Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority

What Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority does

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) is a governmental public housing agency (PHA) established under Virginia state law and operating under Annual Contributions Contracts with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Founded in 1938 and headquartered at 3116 South Street, Portsmouth, Virginia, PRHA administers the two principal HUD housing programs locally: the Public Housing program, under which it directly owns and manages rental units across properties such as Hamilton Place, Seeboard Square, Phoebus Square, Kings Square, Westbury, Dale Homes, Lexington Square, and Swanson Homes; and the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program, under which it issues vouchers and pays housing assistance payments to private-market landlords on behalf of eligible participants. Rents in both programs are capped at 30% of monthly adjusted gross income for residents.

The agency's portfolio extends beyond housing stock into redevelopment and resident-support services. PRHA's redevelopment division executes neighborhood revitalization projects, including the Lexington Reserve Senior Community (completed December 2025), the Lexington Place / Lincoln Park revitalization initiative, and the Senior Home Repair Grant Program. Layered workforce and self-sufficiency programs include Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS), YouthBuild (administered with the US Department of Labor and Pyramid Enterprises LLC), a Homeownership Program, Senior and Disability Services, and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protections. The agency participates in HUD's Move to Work (MTW) demonstration, which provides flexibility to design locally tailored housing strategies.

PRHA is funded through a combination of federal HUD operating subsidies and capital fund allocations and tenant rent payments. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization employs 101–250 staff, is governed by a Board of Commissioners, and operates a partner-facing HCV Landlord Portal for private-market landlord onboarding. PRHA has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, no commercial technology product, and no expansion beyond the City of Portsmouth jurisdiction. Strategic activities in recent years have centered on incremental portfolio redevelopment, senior housing construction, and workforce program administration rather than market expansion.

Name

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Legal name

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Website

https://prha.org

Company type

Public

Founded year

1938

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) is a governmental public housing agency administering HUD-funded Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher programs for low-income families, elderly, and disabled residents of Portsmouth, Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Housing Administration

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs (92511), Administration of Housing Programs (925110), Lessors of Real Estate (5311), Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly (62331)

SIC

Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors (6510), Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Public & Affordable Housing Programs (Subsidies, Vouchers, Public Housing) (BPAIANAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Affordable & Public Housing Asset Management (BPAJAMAI), Senior & Assisted Living Residential Property Management (BPAJAFAE), Public Housing & Social Housing Development/Modernization Programs (FSALAKAH), Affordable/Subsidized Independent Living (HUD/LIHTC) Communities (HLADAAAB)

Keywords

• Public housing administration
• Housing choice vouchers
• Affordable housing programs
• Neighborhood revitalization
• Senior housing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portsmouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Housing Assistance: PRHA receives federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer the public housing program and Housing Choice Voucher program. Operating subsidies and capital funding are allocated by HUD. The agency also collects rent from residents, typically set at 30% of monthly adjusted gross income.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) is a federally funded public housing agency that administers Public Housing, Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), and Move to Work rental assistance programs for low-income families, elderly, disabled, and veteran households in Portsmouth, Virginia. The agency also delivers resident support services including Family Self-Sufficiency, YouthBuild workforce training, Homeownership counseling, and Senior Home Repair Grants, while redeveloping aging public housing stock through neighborhood revitalization initiatives such as Lincoln Park/Place and Lexington Reserve.

Product overview

Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (PRHA) is a public housing agency (PHA) operating under HUD Annual Contributions Contracts, offering a portfolio of housing assistance and redevelopment programs. The two core programs are Public Housing (directly owned and managed rental units for low-income families, elderly, and persons with disabilities) and the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program (rental subsidies enabling tenants to find housing in the private market). These core programs are augmented by the Move to Work (MTW) Program for innovative housing strategies, the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program for workforce development, the YouthBuild program for construction-based youth training, and a Homeownership Program for purchase assistance. PRHA's Redevelopment division pursues neighborhood revitalization through new construction (Lexington Reserve Senior Community, Lexington Place/Lincoln Park Revitalization) and the Senior Home Repair Grant Program. Supporting services include Senior and Disability Services, VAWA protections, an HCV Landlord Portal for private market landlord partners, and a full procurement/solicitation platform covering IFBs, RFPs, and RFQs across construction, professional services, and facilities maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Public Housing Program
• Housing Choice Voucher (HCV/Section 8) Program
• Move to Work (MTW) Program
• Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program
• YouthBuild Program
• Homeownership Program
• Senior Home Repair Grant Program
• Neighborhood Revitalization and Redevelopment
• Lexington Reserve Senior Community
• HCV Landlord Portal
• Procurement and Vendor Services Procurement and contract opportunities posted by PRHA for vendors and contractors, with solicitations published through the state's eVA procurement system.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YouthBuild (US Department of Labor)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPRHA partners with Pyramid Enterprises LLC and the US Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration (ETA) to administer the YouthBuild program. YouthBuild is a workforce development program providing education, training, and leadership development opportunities to young people in construction industries. PRHA participants build single-family homes which are then sold, with construction expected to conclude in late July following the January 20th groundbreaking ceremony at 605 London Street.
• Pyramid Enterprises LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConstruction partner for PRHA's YouthBuild program. Participated in groundbreaking ceremony for single-family home construction at 605 London Street. The partnership enables young people to gain construction skills while producing affordable housing assets.
• Missy ElliottminorOthersMusic artist who donated $50,000 to Portsmouth Housing Authority, as reported in the news section of the PRHA website.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Virginia Beach Housing Authority: Regional Virginia PHA administering HCV and public housing programs. Directly comparable in regulatory environment and program mix, with similar coastal-city demographics.
• Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Neighboring Virginia PHA administering public housing, HCV, and redevelopment programs. Comparable in size, jurisdiction, and program mix.
• Chesapeake Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Hampton Roads PHA operating Public Housing, HCV, and Section 8 programs. Direct regional comparable with similar mid-sized jurisdiction.
• Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Hampton Roads regional peer operating the same HUD Public Housing and HCV programs in Norfolk, VA. Directly comparable in program scope, federal funding model, and mid-sized city jurisdiction adjacent to PRHA.
• Housing Authority of the City of Charleston: Mid-sized PHA administering public housing, HCV, and redevelopment in a comparable mid-Atlantic coastal city. Useful benchmark for operating scale and program structure.
• Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Virginia capital-city PHA administering HUD public housing, HCV, and large-scale neighborhood revitalization. Comparable program model with larger scale of redevelopment activity.
• Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority: Regional PHA operating Public Housing, HCV, and redevelopment in Newport News, VA. Closely comparable mid-sized Virginia PHA with similar portfolio mix.

Others

• National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO): Trade association representing PHAs and redevelopment agencies. Adjacent peer that shapes policy, training, and operational standards for entities like PRHA.
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Federal parent funder and regulator overseeing PHAs through Annual Contributions Contracts, MTW designations, PIH Notices, and HQS standards. Defining counterpart and policy counterparty for every PHA.

Broad incumbents

• Atlanta Housing Authority: Large-scale PHA operating a substantially bigger portfolio of public housing, HCV, and mixed-finance redevelopment. Demonstrates the broader incumbent PHA operating model PRHA operates within.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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