Our Journey
2020/21
House 45 rough sleepers under Together Home program
100% PAS score for maintained & well maintained properties
Voice Project Best Workplace 2020 Award
Appoint two new directors to the Board
2019/20
Open 2nd office in Brookvale to deliver services to Northern Beaches applicants & residents
Staff grows from 57 to 83 FTE
Portfolio grows from 2,334 to 3,427 properties
Secure $40 million loan with National Housing Finance & Investment Corporation
Launch 2nd Reconciliation Action Plan 2020-22
Respond to COVID-19 pandemic
2018/19
Move offices to Goulburn St Sydney after 13 years in Redfern
Launch a new Building Bridges tenant engagement strategy
Win the $12 million Supported Transition and Engagement (STEP) homelessness program
Redevelop the Bridge Housing website
Launch A Bridge to Work employment scheme for tenants
2017/18
Win tender to manage 1,200 Northern Beaches public housing tenancies
Develop and tenant 158 seniors’ units in Elger St Glebe
Launch HomeGround Real Estate Sydney
Win specialist disability housing tender for 28 group homes
Launch Pathways to Home initiative for women escaping family violence
2016/17
Launch $25 million development of 65 affordable homes in Bungarribee
Complete 38 social and affordable housing units in Collett Parade Parramatta
Establish new not for profit real estate business
Launch Reconciliation Action Plan 2017-19
Develop Places People Want to Live place making approach
2015/16
Win tender to manage 27 City of Canada Bay affordable homes
Launch innovative Hand Up arrears management program
Renovate and tenant 9 units for older, single women in Ashfield
Commence streamlined contract maintenance system and launch new customer service standards
2014/15
Launch Building Bridges tenant engagement plan
Win tender to manage 18 new units in Telopea
Begin social media engagement and launch Bridge
Business e-news and Rent Online digital rent statements
Secure $18m debt facility with National Australia Bank
Registration as a Tier 1 provider under the National Regulatory System
2013/14
Win Urban Growth NSW tender to develop 62 affordable homes in Bungarribee in western Sydney to meet Nation Building leveraging target
Win tender to manage up to 50 homes in Sydney Olympic Park Authority Affordable Housing portfolio
2012/13
Win 240 Nation Building properties with title and commitment to develop 75 new properties over 10 years
Win tender to manage Waverley Council’s social and affordable housing portfolio of 79 properties
Platform 70 meets its target and is extended to house 30 more rough sleepers
2011/12
Launch Platform 70 program to house 70 rough sleepers from Woolloomooloo in private rental market
Win tender with Housing NSW to redevelop Cowper Street Glebe public housing into 153 seniors homes
Win Housing NSW tender to manage 128 properties to be built in Canterbury-Bankstown LGA
2010/11
Portfolio growth to 1,473 properties
2009/10
Portfolio growth to 1,282 properties
Amalgamate with Eastern Suburbs Rental Housing Association
Registered as a Class 1 Community Housing Provider
Transfer 96 public housing tenancies in South Coogee and Balmain to Bridge Housing management
Tenant Advisory Group (TAG) established
2008/09
Portfolio growth to 1,180 properties
Reincorporate as Company Limited by Guarantee and change name to Bridge Housing Limited
Transfer 117 properties from Burwood Area Community Housing
Win Affordable Housing Initiatives Program tender to purchase 8 units
Amalgamate with Eastern Suburbs Rental Housing Association
2001/02
Portfolio growth to 419 properties
Merger with Darlinghurst Area Community Housing Scheme
1993/94
Amalgamation with the Inner West Housing Association
1985/86
South West Inner Sydney Housing Cooperative opens its doors with 35 homes for families on low incomes