10.11.23
From The Virgin Islands Daily News:
Each apartment received new windows, doors, fixtures, flooring, cabinets, ceiling fans, LED lighting and a fresh coat of paint, according to a statement from housing developer MDG Design + Construction. The units are also equipped with new kitchen and bathroom fixtures designed with low water usage in mind as well as electric water heaters and EnergyStar...
10.10.23
From the Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority's website:
The Board of Commissioners for the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) has selected Nathan Frank Simms Jr. to lead the organization as Executive Director. Simms will relocate from Fulton County, Georgia, where he most recently served as Manager – Federal Programs for their Department of...
10.10.23
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
10.10.23
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
Based on the overwhelming popularity of last year’s inaugural “Homecoming” Celebration, the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) announced today it is again host the second-annual event that serves federal Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) recipients from Monday, Oct. 16 through Friday, Oct. 20, at its partner’s office at...
10.10.23
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
Opportunity Homes San Antonio has allocated 150 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) to South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) to assist the City of San Antonio in addressing the homeless population in the community. With more than 3,000 homeless in Bexar County, the need for increased housing options is critical.
10.10.23
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
Opportunity Homes San Antonio has allocated 150 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) to South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) to assist the City of San Antonio in addressing the homeless population in the community. With more than 3,000 homeless in Bexar County, the need for increased housing options is critical.
10.10.23
From the New Haven Register:
The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on a digital divide in New Haven, but the divide existed before then — and it continues to exist. Now, New Haven will provide more tools to help close that divide with a $250,000 federal grant.
10.10.23
KeyBank Provides $14.6 Million of Financing for Supportive Housing in Tacoma, Washington (Tacoma HA)
From KeyBank's press release:
KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided $14.6 million financing for the construction of New Life Homes, a 60-unit low-income housing project on Hilltop in Tacoma, WA. This project will help to address the dire need for affordable housing serving individuals in recovery for substance abuse, those leaving the criminal justice system,...
10.10.23
From The Virginian-Pilot:
The city of Norfolk has secured its first federal grant to help offset the cost of building a 20-plus acre park in the St. Paul’s neighborhood that will double as a flooding mitigation tool.
10.10.23
From the Los Angeles County Development Authority's website:
10.10.23
From WTO9 News Steubenville:
The Pittsburgh Housing Authority provided pointers to Steubenville City Council on Tuesday regarding the High Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant that council received in January. This is the first phase of grants the city can receive.
The housing authority has plenty of experience, as it’s received the planning grant in the past. Most recently, it is...
10.10.23
From NBC 10 Boston:
It’s been nearly two months since Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, signed an executive order banning fossil fuels from city buildings by the year 2050, and work toward those goals is well underway.
The Boston Housing Authority holds one of the city's largest shares of the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The BHA’s fossil fuel-free target is even more aggressive — it...
10.10.23
From New York City Mayor Eric Adams' press release:
10.10.23
From the Municipal Housing Authority of the City of Yonkers' press release:
The Yonkers Housing Authority was visited by Alexis Pelosi, Senior Advisor for Climate, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, who toured several housing authority sites on September 19 including the new La Mora Senior Housing now under construction.
9.27.23
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
Opportunity Home San Antonio hosted a grand reopening today of Victoria Plaza Apartments, a 185-unit public housing community serving senior and disabled residents located south of Hemisfair.
9.27.23
Earlier this month, staff and resident leaders from the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh visited Washington, D.C. on a leadership retreat. HACP’s team made the rounds on their 3-day visit: they met with Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) and Congresswoman Summer Lee (D-PA) on Capitol Hill, peers from the District of Columbia Housing Authority, HUD officials, and CLPHA staffers. We hope that...
9.27.23
Last week, HUD and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded $16.1 million in HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers to 71 PHAs across the country.
9.27.23
In advance of CLPHA Board Member and Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura CEO Denise Wise’s upcoming, well-deserved retirement, CLPHA interviewed Ms. Wise about her career and her perspective on the public housing industry.
9.26.23
From the Minneapolis Housing Authority's press release:
9.26.23
From The Columbian:
While residents experiencing homelessness and housing leaders recognize the issues preventing the unhoused from accessing health care, some have taken matters into their own hands and made care more accessible.
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9.26.23
From Opportunity Home San Antonio's press release:
The San Antonio City Council voted today to support Opportunity Home San Antonio through an Accessibility and Modernization fund as part of the FY 2024 Annual Operating and Capital Budget. The purpose of the fund is to address the pressing capital needs including repairing, rehabilitating and modernizing housing units...
9.26.23
From ABC 7 Denver:
Denver housing authority leaders celebrated Friday the completion of their pilot program's first accessory dwelling unit, aimed at providing more affordable housing in the west part of town.
An accessory dwelling unit, or ADU, is a self-contained living space that is an extension of a pre-existing property. In 2021, the Denver Housing Authority and West Denver...
9.26.23
From the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority's press release:
9.26.23
From the Houston Housing Authority's Facebook post: