4.4.23
From NBC 5 DFW:
Construction is underway at a mixed-income housing complex in Fort Worth named after long-time activist and educator, Opal Lee.
The complex is named “The Opal” in honor of Opal Lee, known nationally as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth.” Lee is known for her campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, an effort that became a reality in 2021.
4.4.23
From the Chicago Fire's press release:
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot, the Chicago Fire Football Club, Alderman Jason Ervin (28th Ward), and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) today announced the signing of a ground lease for a new training facility for Chicago’s Major League Soccer (MLS) team in the Roosevelt Square neighborhood on the Near West Side.
4.4.23
From Urbanize New York's article:
A public housing complex in Downtown Jersey City is up for a high-rise makeover, reports 6sqft.
4.4.23
From The Registry: Pacific Northwest Real Estate's article:
(Editor’s Note: Snohomish County public records show that the sale price was $33.8 million, or approximately $307,272 per unit. The buyer was listed as the Housing Authority of Snohomish County, and the seller was listed as an entity affiliated with SEA/VAN Holdings, LTD.)
CBRE announced the sale of Madison Park, a 95,676-...
4.4.23
From Black Enterprise:
4.4.23
From the State of Oregon's press release:
3.29.23
CLPHA is pleased to announce that 15 of our members received a combined more than $4 million in grants from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that will help bridge the digital divide for their communities!
3.8.23
Last month, Gregory Russ stepped down as chair of the New York City Housing Authority’s (NYCHA) board of directors, as well as CLPHA’s board.
3.8.23
From Jersey City, NJ Mayor Steven Fulop's press release:
Mayor Steven M. Fulop joins the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) to announce the unprecedented vision to revitalize the Holland Gardens public housing complex with 50% affordable housing to be built on-site in the flourishing downtown area of Jersey City.
3.8.23
From the Housing Authority of the City of Austin's press release:
Today the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA) was joined by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Adrianne Todman to announce that 300 project-based housing vouchers—including 100 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers for homeless veterans—will be...
3.7.23
From Dothan Housing's press release:
3.7.23
From the Sacramento Redevelopment & Housing Agency's YouTube channel:
This video is presented by the SHRA Development Department as an overview of the various affordable housing projects in the City of Sacramento that are completed, under construction or scheduled to begin construction in 2022 - 2023.
3.7.23
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
The Chicago Housing Authority this week received $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 75 new vouchers that will provide housing assistance to young adults who are transitioning out of foster care and are experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.
3.7.23
From Fox 26 Houston:
David Northern, President & CEO of Houston Housing Authority speaks with FOX 26's Nate Griffin to learn more ahead of an unveiling in Third Ward honoring Houston native George Floyd.
3.7.23
From the Austin Monitor:
3.7.23
From the Boston Globe:
After 25 years, isn’t it time for a change?
That’s what Kate Bennett, administrator of the Boston Housing Authority, asks herself as she prepares for the next chapter in her career. Bennett, who former mayor Martin J. Walsh tapped to lead the agency in 2020, announced Wednesday that she is stepping down after filling a variety of BHA roles since 1998.
3.7.23
From MinnPost:
A Minnesota Senate committee will take up a proposal on Friday to grant $45 million to the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority to fix up hundreds of houses that the agency rents to some of the city’s lowest-income families.
Most of the families with children that MPHA serves live in one of these 700 “scattered site” family homes — which, as the name implies, are...
3.7.23
From LoHud.com:
Last summer, Shanequa Benitez borrowed her mom’s electric bike and pedaled up and down Yonkers’ notorious hills. Using her grandfather’s Vivitar 35-millimeter camera, the 34-year-old Yonkers native photographed friends on sweltering afternoons in and around Cromwell Towers, the public housing where she grew up in the Locust Hill neighborhood.
2.22.23
From The Journal Gazette:
The CEO and executive director of the Fort Wayne Housing Authority is the recipient of the Michael Carroll Community Economic Development Leadership Award, Prosperity Indiana announced Thursday.
George Guy, who leads the local housing authority, received the award that distinguishes a person who has consistently provided leadership, advocacy, support and...
2.22.23
From The Journal Gazette:
The CEO and executive director of the Fort Wayne Housing Authority is the recipient of the Michael Carroll Community Economic Development Leadership Award, Prosperity Indiana announced Thursday.
George Guy, who leads the local housing authority, received the award that distinguishes a person who has consistently provided leadership, advocacy, support and...
2.22.23
From NBC 10 Boston:
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a major, $67 million investment to create and preserve 802 affordable housing units in the city at a press conference Thursday morning.