ACDA presents workforce‑housing push, explores modular and cooperative models

Sep 4, 2026

ACDA development director Chad Stovall told the committee the authority is pursuing workforce housing partnerships (including discussions with UAA and Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority), testing modular suppliers with lay‑flat shipping, and planning an RFP for a dense workforce housing site targeted for 2027 construction.

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Chad Stovall, development director for the Anchorage Community Development Authority (ACDA), outlined ACDA’s focus on workforce housing, emphasizing a target market broadly described as the "missing middle" — households roughly in the 80–120% area median income range. He said ACDA is pursuing partnerships with major landowners and institutions, including initial conversations with University of Alaska Anchorage leadership about on‑campus housing and discussions with the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority about its parcels.

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