Housing Campuses

With the occupancy of the new Woodhaven apartments, the Below Market Rate Housing program consists of 64 units constructed by nine different builders. The 64 units represent 6 one bedroom, 52 two bedroom, and 6 three bedroom apartments and single family homes in nine locations on Sanibel. CHR owns all but one of the 64 units, and all are committed to Below Market Rate Housing in perpetuity. The perpetuity commitment to Below Market Rate Housing is critical; Sanibel property values continue to escalate, the demographics of our community continue to change, and the accompanying need for affordable housing on Sanibel also increases.

Over 335 adults and children have lived in the Below Market Rate Housing units to date. The Below Market Rate Housing tenants are of all ages, including longtime older residents who would otherwise find it difficult to afford to continue to live here, and younger persons who often live in Below Market Rate Housing a few years before moving onward and upward in their careers and their lives.

In August, 2004, Sanibel Community Housing and Resources, Inc.’s 25 anniversary as a non-profit organization was followed a few days later by an even not common for the island during that same 1979-2004 time period – Hurricane Charley. Thankfully, with the exception of one Below Market Rate Housing (BMRH) home, this storm caused limited damage to the 52 units in the BMRH program.

Our current Housing Campuses:

Woodhaven
Wooster
Mahogany
Belding
Rabbit Road
Airport Way
Whitehall
Beach Road
Casa Mariposa

Download BMRH Application in PDF format

Available Rental Openings (coming soon.)