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Building Community Through Playful Learning

Susquehanna Square is a 37-unit affordable housing community developed by Community Ventures in 2020. Located in the heart of North Central… CONTINUE READING

Collaboration with Octavia Hill Association

Two local mission driven organizations announce beginning of combined operations to leverage shared strengths across real estate development,… CONTINUE READING

Old First House Opens in Old City

Community Ventures, Old First Reformed UCC, and Depaul USA have opened Old First House. This affordable housing mixed-use development … CONTINUE READING

Mixed-Use Supportive Housing Coming to Old City

Community Ventures, Old First Reformed UCC, and Depaul USA are pleased to provide this update on Old First House. This project provides 34… CONTINUE READING

Susquehanna Square Receives Blue Ribbon Award

Community Ventures is humbled to receive the PACDC 2021 Blue Ribbon Award, which recognizes outstanding achievement by community development… CONTINUE READING

DesignPhiladelphia Feature

Community Ventures’ mission and work was featured by DesignPhiladelphia News. Our program director, Troy Hannigan, spoke with … CONTINUE READING

Susquehanna Square Breaks Ground

Community Ventures, Grands As Parents, the City of Philadelphia and a host of funders and supporters broke ground on 37 units of much-needed… CONTINUE READING

Centennial Village Receives PACDC Blue Ribbon Award

Community Ventures is thrilled to announce that our Centennial Village project has received the PACDC 2019 Blue Ribbon Award!

The Philadelphia… CONTINUE READING

Career & Contract Opportunities

Community Ventures is always actively seeking individuals and companies interested in working with us. Currently open career and contractor… CONTINUE READING

Centennial Village is Complete & Occupied!

Join us on August 23rd at 11am for the ribbon cutting of 51 new affordable units and 7,000 sqft of commercial space in West Parkside!

Centennial… CONTINUE READING

Community Ventures (CV) and Octavia Hill Association (OHA) have entered into a cooperation agreement based on their shared missions. CV is a non-profit developer, property manager and supportive services provider founded in 1987 and OHA is a for-profit mission-driven property management company founded in 1896. Through this collaboration, as of March 29, 2026, CV and OHA have consolidated all staffing and property management operations under Community Ventures.

Read the full press release available here: community-ventures.org/OHA-Collaboration