Tri County Housing

05/30/2026

It's been four years since we began our First-Time Homebuyer classes and we celebrate all those who went from aspiring homebuyer to proud new homeowner. We are proud of your efforts!

05/30/2026

Thanks to Central Penn Business Journal for celebrating this important steppingstone with us! More much-needed housing is closer to completion.

Tri-County Housing earned a designation from Cumberland County enabling affordable housing projects at LeTort Lofts in Carlisle and Normandy Lofts in Shippensburg. bit.ly/4fQ9qeZ

05/27/2026

Kudos to Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.

Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. would like to thank Christine Serlin, Donna Kimura, and the entire editorial staff at Affordable Housing Finance Magazine for recognizing us as a Top 50 Affordable Housing Developer of 2025. Woda Cooper ranked 7th on the 2025 list, marking the 15th time in the past 16 years that Woda Cooper has been in the top 10. It was also great to be recognized as the 17th largest affordable housing owner in the country. None of this would be possible without the hard work of our employees and the support of our private and public sector partners.
https://www.housingfinance.com/ahf-50/top-50-affordable-housing-developers-2025
https://www.housingfinance.com/ahf-50/top-50-affordable-housing-owners-2025

05/27/2026

Happy to share some news!

Tri-County Housing Earns Key Designation as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) for Cumberland County Venture

(HARRISBURG) – (May 27, 2026) The nonprofit Tri-County Housing has earned a key designation as a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) from the Cumberland County Commissioners, opening the door to more affordable housing at its LeTort Lofts venture in Carlisle, PA.

The certification confirms that Tri-County is in good standing and eligible to receive HOME funds through the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Executive Director Gary Lenker explained. The process required the nonprofit to address a checklist of more than 20 items that include the state of their financials.

Tri-County also earned this designation from the Cumberland County Commissioners for its Normandy Lofts complex in Shippensburg, completed in June of 2025.

LeTort Lofts will reinvigorate the former Tyco plant site at Clay and Hamilton Streets in Carlisle in a partnership with Columbus, Ohio-based builder/developer Woda Cooper. It will include 48 affordable units priced at or below the 60 percent area median income level. The income limit ensures that residents spend no more than 30 percent of their income on rent and housing.

In addition to the CHDO designation, Cumberland County Commissioners approved a request for the Housing and Redevelopment Authorities to apply for $239,926 in HOME funds on behalf of Tri-County Housing. HOME, a federally funded HUD program, provides grants and loans to expand and preserve the supply of affordable housing for lower-income Pennsylvanians.
For its part in LeTort Lofts, Tri-County Housing will create eight affordable for-sale townhomes, providing low- to moderate-income families with an opportunity for homeownership, promoting housing stability and long-term community investment. The total project budget for the eight townhomes is $2,787,221. Based on the buyer’s income, these townhomes will be available for purchase for between $139,900 and $159,900.

The LeTort Lofts community is a long-awaited answer to the question of what will become of a nucleus of closed industrial facilities, Lenker said. Between 2008 and 2012, Carlisle Borough faced the closure of three of its largest industrial facilities, in the borough’s northwest neighborhood. These shutdowns eliminated hundreds of jobs and left behind a cluster of brownfields in a concentrated urban area. The closures included the 48-acre International Automotive Components factory, the 12-acre Carlisle Tire & Wheel property, and the three-acre former Tyco Electronics plant.

“LeTort Lofts brings a much-needed transformation to a once-vibrant site that promises to enhance the local economy and preserve the historic charm that Carlisle has always been known and loved for,” Lenker said. “Earning a CHDO designation helps move this project one step closer to reality and residential living.”

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05/27/2026

Learning in a group setting is great, but one-on-one homebuyer counseling may work better for others. Tri-County Housing now offers BOTH. For more details, please visit our website at tricohousing.com.

05/25/2026

A day of meaning and memories

05/21/2026

Thank you, PennLive.com for spreading the news!

They will be available for purchase by eligible low- to moderate-income homeowners, with a veterans preference.

05/21/2026

Hi! Can we ask you a little favor? 😬

Do you have a few seconds to vote for Tri County Housing as “Simply the Best Nonprofit” in the 2026 Harrisburg Magazine competition? We won last year and would be honored to repeat the win, to help spread the word about our affordable homes to more people in need of a high-quality place to call home in Dauphin, Cumberland and Perry Counties.

We were honored to hear our local leaders say we attract funding because they know we are well-known and respected for our unique ability to GET IT DONE! 🏡🏠🚪

Here’s an easy link to vote. Thank you VERY much!

2026 Simply the Best Ballot More information about the ballot, including frequently asked questions, logos and images, category list, and more can be found on this page. Corrections to how business names appear on the ballot, can be submitted here.

05/20/2026

More photos from our ribbon-cutting celebration at 2151 North 4th Street in uptown Harrisburg.

Thank you to everyone who believed in this transformation.

📸 credit: Noel Sufrin of DCED --with thanks

05/20/2026

Thank you to Alexandra Jones of THE BURG for helping to share the good news about the block-by-block revitalization of uptown Harrisburg (and enduring a scorcher of a press confernece with us.).

Harrisburg is celebrating the addition of five new affordable housing units Uptown. The nonprofit developer Tri-County Housing joined state, city and county representatives to cut the ribbon on five new affordable townhouses along the 2100 block of N. 4th Street Monday. Gary Lenker, executive direct...