The National Low Income Housing Coalition reported that most poor families devote more than half their take-home pay to rent. Many families across the country are now struggling to afford basic housing.Īccording to new research by Harvard University, almost 40 million Americans live in housing they can’t afford, in part because home prices in many markets continue to rise while wages have not kept pace. Northern said, “our goal will continue to be to provide decent, safe and sanitary housing to the citizens we represent.” No matter what the obstacles or political climate, Mr. Bonds, who is chief procurement officer for the Gary (Indiana) Housing Authority. “While some housing authorities are just beginning to take on such innovative endeavors, David has successfully been exploring these waters for some time, having to operate outside of the box to be sustainable,” said Mr. Northern is regarded as a housing industry leader. Taryl Bonds, ’96, said the project’s successful launch speaks to why Mr.
Northern and his team developed a public–private partnership so that only about $2 million of the project will be taxpayer supported. The project will bring 220 units of affordable housing to the North Chicago community in Lake County. Northern regards as a career milestone the 2017 groundbreaking of a $49 million development, Brookstone and Regency at Coles Park. But he’s more interested in finding ways to use these positions to create positive change as “an advocate for the needs of all citizens.” “I am privileged to have been the first,” he said.
Northern appreciates the significance of such milestones. “Innovation means being keenly aware of the needs of the community and responding swiftly and appropriately,” says David Northern, ’97 (Photo courtesy of Cooley’s Video)
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