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PRESS RELEASE Contact: Dr. Wilhemina Carey

B O A R D

Tel. (202) 584-7010 Reverend Dr.

For Immediate Release Fax (202) 399-5051

Willie B. Allen, Sr.,
Founder
Monday, March 14, 2011 John McMillan
Martin Moulton President
(202) 422-1161 Jane Dickens
MrMoulton@gmail.com Vice President
Sandra Yates
Secretary
Grand Re-Opening Celebration For Joanne Purvis
The Allen House Senior Residences Treasurer
Bettye Ison
Join us as the Upper Room Housing Corporation, development partners and Chaplain
local officials celebrate the completed renovation of Allen House Apartments Dr. Wilhemina Carey
Business Manager
When: Thursday, April, 14, 2011 Reverend
Celebration: 11 a.m. Vincent E. Allen
Director
Tours: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Reverend
Where: 3760 Minnesota Ave. NE, Washington DC 20019, Ward 7 Willie B. Allen, Jr.
Director
The $8.5 million renovation of the Allen House Apartments, which include 97 units of David Johnson
low- and moderate-income senior housing, was completed in January 2011. The project was Director

made possible with the combination of a HUD Loan 202/223f with Section 8 for $8,102,112 Alberta Allen
Director
and a District of Columbia Department of Environment grant of $410k. All building
systems and amenities have been upgraded and modernized — residential units and
appliances, the roof, HVAC, the laundry room and common areas, and the parking lot.

Allen House Apartments grew out of the dream and vision of the late Dr. Willie B. Allen
Senior and his son, Rev. Vincent E. Allen, Pastor of the Upper Room Baptist Church. In
1987, the Allen’s shared goal was realized: They began a project that would enhance and
ensure a dignified quality of life for the elderly and disabled by providing a safe, secure, clean,
state-of-the-art residential environment in Ward 7. The original building was made possible
with $5.5 million loan from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The
residential building opened in 1991 under the management of the Upper Room Housing
Corporation Inc. and has been a catalyst for development in the area ever since.

As a neighboring Ward 7 resident remarked, the 2011 renovation of Allen House has
provided a “facelifting” for the local community. Please join us as we give thanks to all
our development partners and celebrate Upper Room Housing Corporation’s commitment
to providing quality low- and moderate-income housing in the Nation’s Capital for many
decades to come.

The Upper Room Housing Corporation | 60 Burns Street NE, Washington, DC 20019 | Tel. (202) 396-4375 | Fax (202) 388-9472