From the San Antonio Express-News:
A developer is moving forward with plans to build an eight-story mixed-use project near the La Villita Historic Arts Village downtown.
Dennis McDaniel of Weal Development wants to construct the building on a parking lot at South St. Mary’s and East Nueva streets, across from St. John’s Lutheran Church. Dubbed St. John’s Square, it will include 252 units, ground-floor retail space and a parking garage.
From CBS Minnesota:
The City of St. Paul and St. Paul Public Schools announced the launch of a ‘Families First Housing Pilot’ on Tuesday. The program will give a $300 monthly rent supplement and housing support services to eligible families in the St. Paul school district for up to three years.
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
From The Virginian-Pilot:
Renters make up 45-50% of the people living in Norfolk, according to Michelle Johnson, city director of neighborhood development.
“I think it’s important for people to realize that it takes renters, homeowners and everyone in between to make up neighborhoods of choice,” she said.
From amNewYork:
New York City Housing Authority officials launched an updated version of their MyNYCHA app Wednesday that will allow users to get notifications about maintenance in their building, pay rent and file maintenance reports with ease.
The updated app lets users opt in to receive push or email notifications about maintenance status and outages affecting their buildings, according to a Wednesday press release from NYCHA.
From the New York City Housing Authority's press release:
Today, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) announced the selection of five development teams that will partner with the Authority under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program to preserve 5,908 units in Manhattan and Brooklyn with critical infrastructure and capital repair needs.
From the Toledo Blade:
The remarks of “Wow!” and “Look at that!” kept coming as person after person walked through the door of the three-bedroom apartment. They pointed at the high ceilings, the modern light fixtures, the walk-in closets, and the breakfast bar.
The apartment tour on Monday proved that affordable housing is changing in Toledo. Where drab, barrack-style housing long sat, colorful, spacious housing has now been built.
From WDVM:
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has approved over 100 units of affordable senior housing.
The board approved the construction of 150 units of senior housing in the high cost areas of Alexandria and Fairfax.
The Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority has partnered with Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing to get the ball rolling of the development of the Oakwood Residences.
From the New Haven Independent:
Over 100 public-housing tenants are receiving two years of free internet service and free tablets in return for a promise — to attend classes on how to use them to improve their lives.
That transaction unfolded Wednesday evening at an event at the Cornell Scott Hill Health Center outpost in West Rock at 122 Wilmot Rd.
From Builder Online:
In the construction industry, community service and charitable giving comes in many forms. While some companies will choose to donate a percentage of their revenue to relevant housing-related causes, others may take an active role and build homes for those in need.
