Founded in 1989, True Ground Housing Partners (True Ground), formerly Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing, helps more than 2,800 households live in stable, secure, affordable rental homes. True Ground has more than 1,200 affordable apartments under construction and an additional 1,500 in its development pipeline.
As a CORES-certified Resident Services provider, True Ground delivers comprehensive services to youth, families, and seniors across its 23 properties. True Ground was named one of the nation’s Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers in 2019 and again in 2023 by Affordable Housing Finance magazine.
The organization was named 2021 Developer of the Year by the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND). In 2023, True Ground’s Terwilliger Place received CoStar’s Multifamily Development of the Year, Affordable Housing Finance’s Urban Winner, Great American Living’s Best Design & Architecture Award, and the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center Award for Innovation in Attainable Housing. True Ground was also named the Montgomery Housing Alliance Developer of the Year in 2023.