The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) partners with state, federal, local and nonprofit housing and community and economic development initiatives. DHCD programs strive to maintain the vibrancy of communities throughout the Commonwealth and include providing universal broadband access, investing in economic development initiatives, promulgating the statewide building and fire regulations, preserving the affordability and efficiency of Virginia’s homes and buildings, addressing homelessness, reducing eviction rates across the state and fostering innovative solutions to create affordable housing. DHCD invests over $350 million annually in addition to $2 billion in federal recovery programs as a partner to Virginia communities to create safe, affordable and prosperous communities to live, work and do business in Virginia.
Bryan W. Horn serves as the Director of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development. He brings 29 years of business and legal experience to the Youngkin Administration in the fields of residential, commercial and industrial construction, commercial and business litigation, construction finance, construction litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His clients have ranged from a large multinational construction firm to large estates, housing developers, homebuilders, homeowners and individuals. While at his former firm, Horn was a shareholder and director and led its Construction Law and Eminent Domain Law Practices. He also served as its managing director from 2016-2019.
