2017 Voice & Vision Award Celebration Program Book

Event Program Thursday, October 19, 2017

2017 Vision Award Recipients The Kelley Family

Proud Supporters for Three Generations Don Kelley • Tim Kelley • Michael Kelley • Ben Kelley

Celebrating 30 Years with Homeport Voice & Vision!

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Dear Friends, It is my pleasure as President & CEO of Homeport to recognize the Kelley Family with our 2017 Voice & Vision Award. It was Don Kelley’s commitment to “living with purpose” in 1987 that sparked the formation of Columbus Housing Partnership, now Homeport. Don’s son Tim is a past Chairman of the Board of our organization. Tim’s son Michael is a current Board member. Thanks to all three generations of the Kelley family, thousands of Central Ohio families and seniors live in quality affordable homes and benefit from a multitude of social service partnerships.

The vision and spirit of the Kelley Family inspires our staff every day to find ways to address the growing demand for affordable housing and consider creative ways to finance it.

That work could not happen without great partners like Dr. Tony Rucci, Business Professor at The Ohio State University Fisher School, and his students. Over the past year, we have focused on executing a new strategic plan that they facilitated with our Board and entire staff. It is a plan that calls for:

• Closing the housing gap by adding

at least 250 residents annually to the affordable housing rolls via the development or acquisition of rental apartments, and new single family homes for sale or lease/purchase.

• Building and sustaining mutually

beneficial partnerships, through focused philanthropy, to leverage our ability to meet the needs of the market and clients we serve.

• Promoting a high-performance

culture that will financially sustain our organization and enhance the satisfaction and personal growth of our employees.

• Adopting a branding strategy

to increase awareness of the necessary work we are doing and the results being achieved to solidify our position as a leader in the affordable housing market.

Thanks to the plan, I am convinced we will continue to make much-needed impact for decades to come. The team at Homeport is truly in the “people business.” Real estate development and resident services are simply the tools we use to provide our clients with the dignity, security and opportunity they deserve. The true beneficiaries of our work are the 5,700 individuals we have the honor of serving every day.

Thank you, friends and partners, for allowing us to help others. And thank you, Kelley Family for your Voice & Vision over the last thirty years.

With Gratitude,

• Being “laser focused” on the needs of our clients by helping them stay housed, safe and stable. When necessary, linking our residents to a network of social service experts such as National Church Residences for our seniors, the United Way’s Care Coordination Network and many more servicing our youth and families.

Bruce Luecke President & CEO, Homeport

Property Management • Asset Management • Development • Construction

Opening doors to homes, opportunities and hope.

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managed communities across the midwest.

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constructed family, senior and affordable communities.

dedicated associates helping families and seniors.

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Thank You, Sponsors Voice and Vision Signature Sponsors | $50,000

Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) M/I Homes Robert Weiler Company / Kelley Companies Strong Communities Sponsors | $25,000

American Electric Power | Kirk Williams Company Walter Family Foundation | Wallick Communities | Team Fishel Education Empowers Sponsors | $15,000

Rockford Homes | CASTO | Donatos Cornerstone Sponsors | $10,000

Columbia Gas of Ohio | Lbrands Foundation | Huntington Bank Oakwood Management Company | Ruscilli Contruction, Inc. St. Charles Preparatory School | JPMorgan Chase & Company Polaris Centers of Commerce Opportunity Sponsors | $5,000

GBQ Partners | Nationwide Foundation | NAI Ohio Equities Dispatch Media Group | Live! Technologies | Crane Group State Auto Insurance Companies | Mark McCullough Dignity Sponsors | $2,500 Columbus REALTORS® | Ohio Housing Finance Agency | Kohr Royer Griffith Inc. | Sara Neikirk Elford | Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus & Franklin County | Crabbe, Brown & James, Attorneys at Law | EMH&T | Key Bank | Big Lots Foundation | PNC Bank | US Bank | Clark Schaefer Hackett | Ice Miller LLP | Fifth Third Bank | Greater Columbus Community Helping Hands, Inc.

Security Sponsors | $1,000 Alvis | IMPACT Community Center | Rhema | First Church of God | Barbara Poppe and Associates Byers, Minton & Associates, LLC | Lancaster Pollard | Park National Bank | Steve Buchenroth United Way of Central Ohio | Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority Nationwide Children’s Hospital | RED Capital Markets, LLC | Berardi + Partners, Inc. Third Federal Savings & Loan | PACT (Partners Achieving Community Transformation, Columbus, Ohio) | Porter Wright | Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP

Supporting Sponsors | $500 Cornerstone Capital Corporation | Union Savings Bank | Wright-Patt Credit Union Terracon | Vogt Strategic Insights | Mount Carmel Twin River Ohio Chapter of the Links, Inc. | The Columbus Urban League

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MISSION

To create a cornerstone of dignity, security and opportunity through quality affordable homes and strong communities.

STRAT E GI C P RI ORI T I E S

• Closing the housing gap by adding at least 250 residents annually to the affordable housing rolls via the development or acquisition of rental apartments, and new single family homes for sales or lease/purchase.

• Being “laser focused” on the needs of our clients by helping them stay housed, safe and stable. When necessary, linking our residents to a network of social service experts such as National Church Residences for our seniors, the United Way’s Care Coordination Network and many more servicing our youth and families.

• Building and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships, through focused philanthropy, to leverage our ability to meet the needs of the market and clients we serve.

• Promoting a high-performance culture that will financially sustain our organization and enhance the satisfaction and personal growth of our employees.

• Adopting a branding strategy to increase awareness of the necessary work we are doing and the results being achieved to solidify our position as a leader in the affordable housing market.

Congratulations to the Kelley Family from all of us at Homeport!

Thank you for your multi-generational commitment to generosity and leadership in our community.

2016 Vision Award Recipient

Homes & Roses

The proverbs of two fathers – and what they mean for Homeport’s future An Honoree’s Perspective

by Michael Kelley

My grandfather Don Kelley and my father Tim Kelley have imparted much wisdom on me over the years. Sometimes this wisdom is conveyed through old sayings or proverbs. For example, around the time I became part of our family’s real estate company five years ago, Don commented, “You could fall into a pile of manure and still come out smelling like a rose.” Some say Don (Old Timer) is full of it, but I took this as his commentary on the environment around me as I started to work on real estate development deals – low interest rates, high demand for apartments, and incredible partners (like the Weiler family).

The advice I take away from this commentary: Take some risks! Be bold!

Don’t fear failure. This reflects Don’s penchant for risk as an entrepreneurialminded Army veteran turned telephone company worker who had little to lose when he started his real estate career.

Tim likes another proverb, which has been attributed to Andrew Carnegie.

“Shirt sleeves to shirts sleeves in three generations.” This is good advice, too. A warning not to become entitled or complacent. Be diligent. Focus on what is most important. This advice reflects Tim’s disciplined background as an attorney, and his responsibility for managing risk and helping grow an established company.

I believe both pieces of advice might also apply to Homeport as it, like me, comes to the end of its third decade.

Now, more than ever before, the environment is right for Homeport to take bold action without fear of failure in the struggle to provide dignity, security and opportunity for Central Ohio residents. To be sure, the challenges that Homeport faces are significant, and in some ways more daunting than in 1987 when it was founded. A widening disparity of wealth means more families need affordable housing. Diminished federal funding for various initiatives means revenue cuts from previously reliable sources. And yet, Homeport is surrounded by opportunity and possibility: • Public awareness about the problem of affordable housing is now at an all-time high.

• The Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio has opened lines of communication and possibilities of synergy with like-minded organizations.

• Homeport has a high-caliber President & CEO in Bruce Luecke and an extremely talented staff from top to bottom. (In fact, Homeport was recently named one of the 5 Nonprofits to Watch by the Columbus Foundation.)

Homeport is already showing bold leadership and it is actively exploring new and innovative ways to build more apartment communities, revitalize more homes and reach more families. At the same time, Homeport must continue to be disciplined and focused, refusing to become complacent, and never losing sight of its core mission that is so critical to our community.

It is with deep gratitude that the Kelley family accepts this year’s Voice & Vision award. We are honored to be part of this 30th-year anniversary celebration, and humbled to count ourselves in the company of its previous recipients, Maude Hill and Hal Keller, whose voices and visions continue to inspire us. The Kelley family is proud to have supported Homeport over the last thirty years, and we pledge our support for the next thirty. We have utmost confidence in Homeport’s ability to take bold yet disciplined action. If we all roll up our shirt sleeves, we can ensure that all Columbus families come out smelling like a rose.

Homeport’s Beginnings: A Brief History Between 1986 and 1988, Enterprise Foundation, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, and Habitat for Humanity became interested in addressing the affordable housing need in major cities throughout the country – New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland, Columbus, and Milwaukee.

At the persuasion of public officials, Enterprise founder James Rouse visited Columbus while on a tour of Ohio’s three major cities, with the intent of identifying the potential for affordable housing in Ohio. Rouse was attracted by the strong sense of community in Columbus and realized the City and its citizens would be receptive to a comprehensive effort to make housing affordable to everyone who lived there.

Shortly thereafter, Columbus’ prominent developers, philanthropic families, and government officials initiated a campaign to raise the millions of dollars necessary to bring low cost, high quality housing to the community. It took leadership from people like Irving and Melvin Schottenstein, who through their company M/I Homes, were already connected to real estate professionals, including Don Kelley, Robert Weiler, and Max Holzer. It was Irving Schottenstein who saw the need for affordable housing for working families, and Mel who recognized a similar need for an organized shelter system for the homeless. With the seed money raised by The Columbus Foundation, the City, the faith community, and business leaders, their visions came to fruition just one year later when an organized shelter system (Community Shelter Board) and Columbus Neighborhood Partnership (Columbus Housing Partnership, and later Homeport) were incorporated in Columbus.

Thirty years later, Homeport carries on the work begun by our progressive founders to create a cornerstone of dignity, security and opportunity through quality affordable homes and strong communities.

Founders City of Columbus Columbus Board of Realtors The Columbus Foundation

Enterprise Donald W. Kelley Max W. Holzer

James Rouse

Mel and Irving Schottenstein

Max Holzer

Don Kelley and Bob Weiler

Irving E. Schottenstein Robert J. Weiler, Sr. Faith & Community Leaders

First Board of Directors Wiley H. Clodfelder Ginger H. Cunningham Rev. John Edgar Daniel M. Galbreath Max W. Holzer

Donald W. Kelley Katherine S. LeVeque Paul M. Minus Robert H. Potts Irving E. Schottenstein

Robert N. Shamansky Carole Williams Dr. C. Dexter Wise, Pastor

2017 Homeport Board Of Directors Anthony Anzic JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Paula Hughes Nationwide

Sara Neikirk Community Volunteer

Stephen R. Buchenroth Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP

Christy L. Hune (Chair) Team Fishel

Thomas J. O’Hara Jr. (Immediate Past Chair) Huntington National Bank

Melissa Centers State Auto Stan E. Collins Columbus REALTORS Samantha Dye GBQ Partners, LLC Hank Evans Greater Columbus Community Helping Hands Linda Flickinger (Secretary) Supreme Court of Ohio

Emmett M. Kelly Frost Brown Todd LLC Michael Kelley Donald W. Kelley & Associates Mike Lange Able Roofing Mark McCullough AEP Michael C. Mentel Taft Law

Mark Pringle (Vice Chair) Sequent Julee Stephenson NiSource Stefanie Steward-Young Fifth Third Bank Kristopher “Kip” Wahlers Ice Miller

Kai Monahan JPMorgan Chase & Co.

BACK ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Stan E. Collins, Emmett M. Kelly, Mark Pringle, Mike Lange, Paula Hughes, Thomas J. O’Hara Jr., Anthony Anzic, Kristopher “Kip” Wahlers, Julee Stephenson, Stephen R. Buchenroth FRONT ROW, LEFT TO RIGHT: Sara Neikirk, Samantha Dye, Christy L. Hune, Michael Kelley, Hank Evans, Melissa Centers, Linda Flickinger NOT PICTURED:

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MAKING COMMUNITIES

STRONGER TOGETHER Talk to our people and you’ll see that in central Ohio, we do more than keep the lights on. We’re working to make our communities brighter, stronger. That’s why we proudly support Homeport’s effort to create a cornerstone of dignity, security and opportunity through affordable housing and community support.

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CLOSING THE GAP

Linda Powell Framingham Village resident Linda found the Homeport property offered a great place to raise a family, just as she’d hoped. But what she hadn’t expected was the path it provided to the pride and benefits of homeownership.

Homeport is a housing developer. We build everything from energy-efficient rental communities that are affordable to limited-income seniors and families, to single-family homes in historic neighborhoods.

Whether it’s a new build or rehab, the end goal is always the same: helping people gain access to homes that will provide the foundation for a better life.

When Linda Powell moved into Framingham Village in 1998, she was not envisioning herself as a potential homeowner; she was simply a mom happy to be living in an affordable, newly-constructed home to raise her boys.

Fifteen years passed and Powell became eligible to purchase the three-bedroom, 1 ½ bath home owned

by Homeport. But it took a while – an additional three years – to buy into the idea and to take the courses to educate herself on how to successfully transition from renter to homeowner.

On the last day of 2016, with encouragement from her pastor and now adult children, as well as Homeport, she pulled the trigger on the deal.

“You can do anything when you put your mind to it,” Powell said.

Not everyone is ready for homeownership, but Homeport’s vision is to empower its residents to dream and shape their future. The lease-option program is part of that vision. Homeport offers potential buyers the individual counseling and courses needed to make for a successful transformation from renter to owner. They learn about credit scores, receive financial fitness tips and learn the responsibilities that come with home ownership.

At purchase, Homeport replaces the roof, furnace and water heater to minimize the large capital repairs the new homebuyer will experience in the first five years of ownership. The price of the home is also reduced $1,000 for every year the resident has lived in the home Homeport has 488 homes in its leaseoption portfolio, though most have yet to reach the 15-year requirement.

Framingham Village residents became eligible to purchase their homes in 2013; 12 out of 22 have been sold and three more are in contract.

“It was one of the most emotional closings I have had, for me, and the lender (Park National Bank),” said Homeport Lease-option Program Manager Brenda Moncrief. “We were so proud of Linda realizing the American Dream of owning her own home.”

Powell said Moncrief was encouraging.

“She said, ‘Please don’t pass up this opportunity.’ She talked me through it, what I needed to do to qualify.”

The two-story home with a full basement was purchased for $86,000. But there was much work by Powell to prepare for the actual transfer of the property.

She took Homeport Housing Advisory Services courses in exterior and interior home maintenance, lawn care, financial fitness and homebuyer education – all part of the lease-option program to ensure success as a homeowner.

Being a homeowner brings stability and a sense of pride, Powell said.

“My family was happy for me. My boys were raised in this home and were happy for me. And so was my pastor,” Powell said. The pastor echoed Moncrief’s comment: “Please don’t let this opportunity pass you by.”

And she didn’t.

“I’m here. This is mine. It’s a big dream,” said Powell. “I thank Homeport and (property management company) Wallick for allowing me to stay and be a renter and giving me an opportunity to advance. I’m just a little old country girl from Louisville, Ky., who never thought she would be a homeowner.”

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LASER FOCUS ON CLIENTS

Smoke-Free Communities Putting residents first was the goal in implementing Homeport’s awardwinning “smoke-free” policy. Thanks to strong policies combined with support for residents seeking to quit, Homeport’s communities are healthier than ever.

Homeport is a housing developer. We build everything from energy-efficient rental communities that are affordable to limited-income seniors and families, to single-family homes in historic neighborhoods.

Whether it’s a new build or rehab, the end goal is always the same: helping people gain access to homes that will provide the foundation for a better life.

Homeport has gone “platinum.”

In recognition of its “smoke-free” policy at rental apartments and homes, Homeport received the top award from the Ohio Department of Health’s (ODH) tobacco prevention program.

“It is really good that you have created a comprehensive policy that protects all the residents,” said Mandy Burkett, Director of the Tobacco Program within the ODH’s Bureau of Health Promotion.

Homeport and four other housing entities in Ohio received the platinum or top award in spring of 2016. ODH also selects, gold, silver and bronze level recipients.

The “Platinum Honor” is provided by ODH to a property owner, company/ public entity or non-profit organization with a written smoke-free policy. The key ingredients:

• No “grandfathering clauses.”

• Prohibiting smoking in all units in a building or the grounds of the building.

• No designated smoking areas.

• No smoking in vehicles in the parking lots or garages.

• No smoking by guests, employees or vendors.

Homeport set in motion its “smoke-free” policies in the fall of 2014 and today has approximately 1,200 apartment units and single-family home under the rules.

Fourteen communities for seniors and younger families have to abide by the rules and more will be coming on line.

The ODH award includes a billboard on East Broad Street.

“It’s an honor and makes me want to work harder to get the rest of our properties turned over to ‘smoke free,’” said Brenda Moncrief, Homeport’s point person on the smoke-free initiative. “Our initiative is grounded in our desire to create healthy, stable communities for our residents – from seniors to children,” said Bruce Luecke, Homeport’s President and CEO. “Homeport’s Asset Management team has worked hard to take this from concept to reality.”

ODH’s Burkett said the parameters established by Homeport are important because individuals smoking in their apartments can adversely affect others even when doors are closed.

“We know secondhand smoke can be shared through cracks in the wall, vents,” said Burkett. “It is particularly bad for children and can result in upper respiratory problems, ear infections, and asthma attacks. It increases the risks for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome,” she said.

Adults affected by secondhand smoke can suffer strokes, nasal irritations, lung cancer, heart disease and reproductive problems, Burkett said.

Homeport has a three-violations-andyou’re-out no smoking policy, and provides access to outside agencies such as The Breathing Association for residents who wish to stop smoking.

Only two families have chosen to leave Homeport communities rather than face eviction since the start of the policy.

CULTIVATING PARTNERSHIPS

Dr. Tony Rucci Creating a new strategic plan is a daunting task. Thanks to Ohio State, Homeport was able to tap into the expertise of a Fisher College of Business professor with an impressive corporate resume who, along with four bright business students, helped crystallize the path forward.

Homeport is a housing developer. We build everything from energy-efficient rental communities that are affordable to limited-income seniors and families, to single-family homes in historic neighborhoods.

Whether it’s a new build or rehab, the end goal is always the same: helping people gain access to homes that will provide the foundation for a better life.

Homeport was at critical juncture at the start of 2016, transitioning from long-time leadership and in need of an updated business model in the postGreat Recession era.

Based on a recommendation from M/I Homes President & CEO Robert Schottenstein, whose father Irving was a founder of Homeport, the organization approached Ohio State University Business Professor Tony Rucci.

Dr. Rucci, a business and academic success, accepted the call for help, and, as the saying goes, the rest is history.

“We got exceptional support, direction and research from Tony and his students. He helped us create a very focused plan that was actionable, and accountable, yet simple to understand.

That is a big task,” said Homeport Chief Strategy Officer Craig Murphy.

From February to September 2016, Rucci and four of his OSU students helped Homeport establish a strategic plan eventually approved by Homeport’s Board of Directors.

“He engaged staff and partners and created a story line of where our competencies lie and how we should move forward,” Murphy said. “It provided clarity on meeting our clients’ needs.”

Rucci said his participation did not require a hard sell from Homeport.

“I left Corporate America 12 years ago at the height of my professional career. I always wanted to come back to academia, to teach, but in the latter part of my career I also wanted to give back to nonprofit organizations like Homeport,” Rucci said. “The last year eight years I have had 25 pro-bono clients. It is important to take what you learned and give back.”

Rucci’s students -- Anna Klatt, Christopher Buehler, Holly Norton and Susan Ferger -- received stipends and lots of experience.

“I always recruit students from the Masters in Business Administration program,” Rucci said. “It’s a win-win. The organization gets very bright people to work on the project. The students get responsibility of an agenda, research, facilitating meetings. It is real-time consulting experience.”

Rucci said a strategic plan must be developed with and have buy-in from the organization’s employees. It must be designed with clear lines leading to individuals responsible for its execution.

“We were an objective third party to make Homeport more successful and that translates to having more affordable housing for people,” Rucci said.

Keeping Homeport focused on what it does best was the critical strategic planning process outcome for the organization in helping meet the community’s affordable and safe housing needs, Rucci said.

“The housing world imploded in 2008 and only recently has it turned around,” Rucci said. “Homeport is a rowboat in that ocean. How does an organization like Homeport survive the worst housing environment since The Depression?

Through a clear set of goals and accountability.

“We have tens of thousands of Central Ohio residents who need homes, families needing a safe place to live to enhance their children’s environment and build self-esteem. If [Homeport] keeps that in the center of its bullseye it will succeed. I think we achieved that direction for Homeport. We got this crystal clarity why Homeport exists.”

PROMOTING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE CULTURE

Leah Evans

Homeport is a housing developer. We build everything from energy-efficient rental communities that are affordable to limited-income seniors and families, to single-family homes in historic neighborhoods.

Whether it’s a new build or rehab, the end goal is always the same: helping people gain access to homes that will provide the foundation for a better life.

A Cleveland-area native, Leah has become intimately acquainted with Columbus neighborhoods over the years, and today plays a vital role at Homeport in helping lift up economically neglected communities.

Q: What are your responsibilities?

A: I oversee the financing, development and implementation of Homeport’s neighborhood revitalization initiatives, including new construction and rehabilitation of for-sale single-family housing projects, owner occupied rehabilitation projects, and community beautification and improvement projects.

Q: What do you like most about the organization?

A: It gives me tremendous pride to be a part of an organization that has impacted thousands of lives over the past thirty years. Through the development of housing and the provision of services we create healthy neighborhoods and establish a foundation for strong families and individuals.

Q: What have you done in your career that you are most proud of, or that people may not be aware of?

I have a Master’s of Arts degree in City & Regional Planning from The Ohio State University and have been blessed with wonderful working experiences. Before I came to Homeport in 2013, I worked for the City of Gahanna as well as the Ohio

Department of Development (now the Ohio Development Services Agency).

I am most proud of the business owners I have worked with, homeowners I’ve helped and youth I’ve tutored, mentored and coached.

One of the jobs that taught me the most was my time as a substitute teacher for Columbus City Schools. Being the new person every day, with different schools, administrators, teachers and students, I built a resilience that I think serves me to this day. You have to be grounded in what you know and your abilities to perform in that space. Being a “sub” also allowed me to visit Columbus’ many neighborhoods. Not being from Columbus (I am from Cleveland Heights) it was a great opportunity to learn more about the fabric of this City and the communities that make it unique.

Q: Favorite things I do outside of work?

A: I love spending time with family and friends in Columbus and Cleveland (Go Cavs!) Exercising is a passion — for over 15 years I have been a group exercise instructor. Reading is a favorite hobby. I have been a member of the Rose Petals Book Club for over 10 years. I prefer mysteries.

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Did you know?

Homeport’s original name back in 1987 was Columbus Neighborhood Partnership.

– The Schottensteins of M/I Homes inspired not only Homeport, but another long-standing community organization: The Community Shelter Board.

Irving saw the need for affordable housing for working families, and Mel recognized a similar need for an organized shelter system for the homeless.

– Our first homebuyers were the Pauleys, who purchased a home in Weinland Park, and our first tax-credit property was named after a man-made geologic formation: Indian Mound.

– Homeport’s Raspberry Glen Apartments received the Best Affordable Multi-Family Housing Development Award by National Association of Home Builders.

– Homeport (at the time, CHP) originally planned to finance 500 quality low cost homes, but ended up financing 1,000.

– Rockford Homes built our first single-family home subdivision, Willowcreek, in 1994.

– In 1995, Tipper Gore lent a hand to build a playground at Emerald Glen.

Marsh Run is our largest multifamily community with 184 apartments.

– Homeport started Financial Fitness classes in 2004 and began purchasing properties in American Addition in 2006.

– Homeport opened our first senior-only housing, Fieldstone Court, in 2007.

– Homeport’s North of Broad (NOBO) neighborhood represents two environmental milestones: the first LEED platinum home in Ohio, and the first street paved with recycled tires.

– Homeport partnered with Huntington in 2009 to launch the Huntington Homeownership Alliance.

– Homeport was proud to host a special episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at American Addition in 2011.

– In 2011, the City of Columbus committed 12 million dollars towards infrastructure updates in American Addition.

– Homeport celebrated our 25th anniversary in 2012, but we also celebrated a milestone in home ownership: 100 homes sold!

– Homeport partnered with CASTO in 2014 on the Barrett Middle School property, an exciting project perserving a piece of Columbus’ architectural history.

– Homeport received the “Platinum Honor” award in 2016 from the Ohio Department of Health in recognition of our “smoke-free” policy.

– The Columbus Foundation named Homeport one of the 5 Nonprofits to Watch in 2017!

Building Stronger Communities We proudly support Homeport and applaud its commitment to creating decent, safe and affordable housing.

Congratulations to The Kelley Family for their Voice & Vision in the community.

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A roof for everyone An idea we’ve shared since we both began.

Homeport and M/I believe a roof is more than shingles and wood. Under it, families and dreams are nurtured.

Our founders, Melvin and Irving Schottenstein, like Homeport, put those beliefs into action, working to make the American Dream a reality for everyone.

Our visions remain one and the same.

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