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$150M mixed-used development coming to Rockville (Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County)

3.29.19

From the Washington Business Journal:

A joint venture will bring an 18-story, $150 million mixed-used development to downtown Rockville.

Duball LLC, Daiwa House Group and the Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County announced Friday the purchase of 1.5 acres at the corner of Middle Lane and Monroe Street. The development will have 250 market-rate multifamily units, 150 senior affordable residential units, 19,000 square feet of ground-level retail and more than 600 parking spaces.

Pittsburgh’s housing authority helps families buy homes. Its homeownership program, explained (Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh)

3.29.19

From PublicSource:

In Pittsburgh, finding affordable housing can be difficult, whether you seek a room to rent or a place of your own. Owning your property can have substantial financial benefits — such as gaining equity through mortgage principal payments and tax deductions on interest payments. But saving enough money to cover the substantial upfront costs of buying a home is no small feat.

Tacoma residents shape future of Hilltop by designing affordable housing (Tacoma Housing Authority)

3.29.19

From KING 5 news:

There is a discussion about the future of affordable housing happening in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood.

Community leaders with the grassroots organization Fab-5 teamed up with the Tacoma Housing Authority to make sure residents in the neighborhood are at the center of helping design up to 250 new affordable housing units in Tacoma.

First-Time Homebuyers in Logan Heights Welcomed to Their New Townhomes at COMM22, a San Diego Housing Commission Partnership

3.29.19

From the San Diego Housing Commission's press release: 

The presentation of oversized ceremonial keys today culminated the path to homeownership for four families, including Alexis and her children, who celebrated being first-time homebuyers at San Diego Habitat for Humanity’s COMM22 development in Logan Heights, with assistance from the San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC).

International Housing Group Visits SDHC (San Diego Housing Commission)

3.29.19

From the San Diego Housing Commission e-Newsletter:

Hosting a group of housing professionals from The Chartered Institute of Housing South East (United Kingdom) during their visit to Southern California this month was an honor.

After their initial stop in Los Angeles, the group met in San Diego with SDHC senior leaders to discuss our respective programs to create and preserve affordable housing and address homelessness.

Vancouver to participate in national conference on affordable housing, health (Vancouver Housing Authority)

3.29.19

From the Vancouver Business Journal:

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle and the city of Vancouver have been selected to participate in a national problem-solving session on affordable housing and health. “The Mayors’ Institute on Affordable Housing and Health: Advancing City-Level Strategies to Generate Sustainable Solutions” will take place April 2-4 in Detroit and is sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC). 

Westville Manor Rebirth Plan Advances (Elm City Communities/Housing Authority of New Haven)

3.29.19

From the New Haven Independent:

The 1980s-era “barracks-like” buildings of Westville Manor are slated to be torn down and rebuilt as colorful two- and three-story townhouses surrounded by more green space, and better connected to neighboring West Rock streets.

City housing officials and a team of local architects, designers, and engineers pitched that vision of a safer, greener, less dense and more neighbor-friendly Westville Manor on Wednesday night to the City Plan Commission.

New Yakima Veteran's Housing project receives grant for solar power (Yakima Housing Authority)

3.8.19

From KIMA-TV:

The new Yakima Veteran’s Housing project is being granted up to 150 – thousand dollars to install solar power in the new facility.

Yakima Housing Authority is redeveloping a former Marine Corps Armory into a housing for homeless veterans and will be able to have solar power thanks to Pacific Power.

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