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Press Release - Shepherd Park and Capitol Towers Celebrate RHF’s 55 years of Affordable Housing in Hartford, CT

Shepherd Park and Capitol Towers will be jointly celebrating the 55th Anniversary of Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF), its sponsoring organization on Friday June 9th 2017 at 11:00 AM.

Capitol Towers, 144-units and Shepherd Park, 363-unit, affordable housing communities for seniors and individuals with disabilities, are located in Hartford, Connecticut and both are part of the RHF organization.

About Retirement Housing Foundation

RHF was started by two clergymen from the United Church of Christ and a layperson who, with $7,000, started with a dream that has grown to include Shepherd Park and Capitol Towers and 184 other communities throughout the United States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, serving more than 20,500 older adults, persons with disabilities, and low income families.

About the Schochet Companies

The Schochet Companies is a full service real estate development and management company founded by Jay R. Schochet more than forty years ago.  Since that time the company has developed, owned, and/or managed in excess of 7,000 apartments, the bulk of which are affordable, and over 600,000 square feet of retail and commercial space throughout New England and on the West Coast.  Today, Schochet Companies owns and/or manages over 5,000 apartments and 100,000 square feet of commercial space throughout New England.  Headquartered in Braintree, MA, the company employs over 170 people. For more information about Schochet please visit www.schochet.com.

Shepherd Park and Capitol Towers are the result of a collaborative effort by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Connecticut Housing Finance Agency, the City of Hartford, RHF and The Schochet Companies.

Reporters and Editors:  For further information, contact April Langley, Shepherd Park at 860-523-9159, or april.langley@schochet.com.

About Us

Schochet owns and/or manages over 5,500 apartments and 125,000 square feet of commercial space throughout New England. Headquartered in Braintree, MA, with regional offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Maine.

Contact

Schochet
536 Granite Street, Suite 301
Braintree, MA 02184
Tel: 617-398-5195
Fax: 781-849-6083
info@schochet.com