About Xenolith Partners
Xenolith Partners LLC is a woman-owned affordable housing development company. Formed in 2016 by founding principals Andrea Kretchmer and Terri Belkas-Mitchell, Xenolith prides itself on its strong relationships, breadth and depth of expertise, and ability to execute. Xenolith is focused on the development of affordable, mixed-income, and mixed-use projects in Connecticut and New York that will revitalize communities and provide quality housing opportunities for all.
A xenolith (Ancient Greek: "foreign rock") is a rock fragment which becomes enveloped in a larger rock during the latter's development and hardening. To be considered a true xenolith, the included rock must be identifiably different from the rock in which it is enveloped.

Andrea Kretchmer
