OUR BEGINNINGS

Originally incorporated on February 11, 1980, as Jefferson County Assisted Housing Corporation. Navigate is a legal instrumentality of the Jefferson County Housing Authority,  originally formed to pursue funding under HUD’s Section 8 New Construction Program for 100 units of elderly and disabled housing in Tarrant, Alabama. With the first 100 units completed in 1982, Spring Gardens now consists of 244 units including 100 financed by one of the first Low-Income Housing Tax Credit projects in Alabama. Phases III and IV were financed by HOME funds provided by Jefferson County, Alabama. A $3 million community center was recently completed on the property. Residents can access a full array of social and community services in this new, state-of-the-art facility.

THE PREMIERE, HIGH-PERFORMING CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR

Navigate has been a Performance-Based Contract Administrator since 2000. The contract with the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development is the result of a joint venture of Navigate and the Jefferson County Housing Authority. Navigate provides Section 8 Contract Administration Services to approximately 60,000 units of affordable housing in the states of Alabama, Mississippi, Connecticut and Virginia. With a total budget of over $450 million, Navigate activities are administered by approximately 55 employees from offices in Birmingham, Alabama, Richmond, Virginia, Jackson, Mississippi and Hartford, Connecticut.

FIRST OF ITS KIND

Navigate was the first public entity to sign a contract with HUD’s Office of Multi-Family Housing Assistance Restructuring (now OAHP) to be the Participating Administrative Entity (PAE) in Alabama. Through its role as PAE in Alabama, Through its role as PAE in Alabama, Navigate has been instrumental in the preservation of some 2500 units of affordable housing in Alabama.

WHY NAVIGATE?

We want to be the instrument of change across the housing industry revitalizing communities, empowering people and strengthening the industry.

We want to be your Partners.

The housing industry has an abundance of consultants, but there are very few with our depth and breadth of hands-on experience across both the multifamily and public housing platform. You cannot find the same level of service Navigate offers. We’re not only consultants. We’ve been in your shoes. We have the expertise to back it up. We are your public housing authority needs.

We also know the world of government contracting. As your Partner, Navigate can take your small business to new heights

The real question is “why not?”