Hipolito (Paul) Roldan, (born 1944
New York City
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) is an affordable housing developer in
Chicago
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In 2001, he participated in a comprehensive community planning effort to manage development in
Humboldt Park, Chicago
Humboldt Park, one of 77 designated community areas, is on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. The Humboldt Park neighborhood is known for its dynamic social and ethnic demographic change over the years. The Puerto Rican community has identifi ...
, on the city's west side. The HHDC, along with two other housing development corporations—Latin United Community Housing Development (LUCHA) and Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp., received city funding and support to develop significant affordable housing programs.
In 2005, the organization was ranked fifth among the nation's Latino nonprofits, by ''Hispanic Business'' magazine.
He is a ULI inner-city adviser and national trustee. He serves on many committees and boards, including Boston's Housing Partnership Network, and the National Puerto Rican Coalition. He was a participant in President
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
's economic conferences held in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1992 and Columbus, Ohio, in 1995.
Awards
* 2009 Lifetime Industry Leadership Award
* 2005 Builder of the Year by ''El Nuevo Constructor'' magazine
* 2002 Friend of the Neighborhoods
* 1988
MacArthur Fellows Program
References
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1944 births
Activists from New York City
Housing reformers
Living people
MacArthur Fellows