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After implementation, rising social concerns require evaluating residents’ place attachment and how it shapes residential satisfaction. The study tests two aims: the association between place attachment and residential satisfaction, and the mediating role of social capital. Data from 370 Mehr housing residents in Pardis, Tehran, are analyzed with structural equation modeling. Results show good model fit, a link between place attachment and satisfaction, and mediation via social capital.","Journal of Housing and the Built Environment (2024) 39:1843–1865  \n[https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-024-10146-1](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10901-024-10146-1)  \nARTICLE  \nAnalyzing the relationship between place attachment and residential satisfaction through the mediation of social capital-the case of affordable housing  \nReyhaneh Ahmadi1 · Marjan Asemani2 · Negin Hamidi1 · Sepideh Safaei Rezaei3 · Abdoljavad Ahmadi4 · Farzad Amirahmadi5 · Sepideh Aghaei6 · Fatemeh Bayat7  \nReceived: 7 July 2023 / Accepted: 28 June 2024 / Published online: 12 August 2024 © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2024  \nAbstract  \nIn recent years, there has been a rapid urbanization trend observed in many countries. This trend poses sustainable development in the long run due to various urban problems. The Iranian government launched a project of affordable housing for low-income residents in response to this rapid urbanization. As different social issues arose after mass affordable housing was implemented in Iran, it is important to assess residents’ place attachment to these projects and their impacts on residents’ satisfaction. This study therefore served two distinct objectives. The study’s first objective was to determine whether place attachment is related to residential satisfaction. In addition, this study examined the mediating role of social capital between place attachment and residential satisfaction. The study used data gathered from residents of Mehr affordable housing in Pardis, Tehran, to examine the relationship between place attachment and residential satisfaction through the mediation of social capital. This was achieved by surveying 370 residents of Mehr affordable housing in Pardis and then analyzing the collected data using structural equation modeling. Considering the data, the model demonstrated appropriate goodness of fit. Place attachment was found to have a relationship with residential satisfaction. Additionally, the research found that social capital mediates the relationship between these two variables. These findings suggest that policymakers should prioritize strategies to foster place attachment and social capital to ensure long-term satisfaction and sustainability of affordable housing projects. This can be achieved through creating attractive and accessible social spaces, promoting social interaction, and incorporation of necessary amenities within affordable housing projects.  \nKeywords Place attachment · Residential satisfaction · Social capital · Affordable housing · Mehr housing  \nList of Acronyms  \nPA Place Attachment PI Place Identity PD Place Dependence  \nExtended author information available on the last page of the article  \nPAF Place Affect  \nSC Social Capital  \nRS Residential Satisfaction SEM Structural Equation Modeling  \n1 Introduction  \nUrban development can be viewed in terms of quantitative and qualitative factors, such asan increase in population and economic scale as well as an improvement in quality of life and community involvement (Lee & Jeong, 2021) . Only when these two factors are balanced can desirable cities be realized (Song et al., 2015). Urban management has, however, so far given priority to quantitative growth above qualitative ones. Due to this, many nations have seen impressive quantitative growth in the building industry, particularly in the housing sector. However, many issues and worries have emerged regarding quality, including“deterioration in the quality of life” and “residents’ indifference” (Lee & Jeong, 2021) . Iran is not an exception when it comes to impressive quantitative performance in home construction. The government unveiled the affordable Mehr housing project as the most important strategy for building homes in the urban fringe of Iranian cities to provide suitable and inexpensive housing for low-income households. 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