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The next new normal: collaboration fuels affordable mixed-use residential developments (Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority)

12.2.20

From FreshWater Cleveland:

A collaboration between the City of Cleveland, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA), the Cleveland Municipal School District, and University Hospitals (UH), Churchill Gateway will be the first in a multi-phase development and will be constructed on the site of the former Harry E. Davis Elementary School at East 105th Street and Churchill Avenue in Glenville.

District of Columbia Housing Authority Celebrates Veterans at its Ninth Annual Veterans Appreciation Event

12.2.20

From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's press release:

The District of Columbia Housing Authority celebrated veterans around the region and announced the awarding of 87 additional VASH, or Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing vouchers from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at its ninth annual Veterans Appreciation Event.

The event, held virtually this year, featured guest speakers and honored DCHA’s over 1,000 VASH recipients and veteran community.

NRHA to provide assistance to Norfolk residents experiencing loss of income due to pandemic (Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority)

12.2.20

From WAVY News: 

 Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NRHA) is providing more assistance to city residents experiencing loss of income due to the pandemic.

“Many residents beyond those we serve through public housing are in trouble right now due to income loss,” said NRHA Executive Director Ron Jackson. “We want to help as best as we can by providing housing counseling and emergency assistance.”

District of Columbia Housing Authority Selects Development Team for Greater Greenleaf Community

12.2.20

From the District of Columbia Housing Authority's press release:

The District of Columbia Housing Authority has partnered with Greenleaf District Partners, a team comprised of developers Pennrose, EYA and Bozzuto Group to begin negotiations on the redevelopment of the greater Greenleaf community, including Greenleaf Gardens, Greenleaf Senior, Greenleaf Additions, and Greenleaf Extension.

Redevelopment of Cottage Gardens Affordable Housing Hits Milestone (Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers)

12.2.20

From the Yonkers Times:

One of the largest affordable housing redevelopment projects in the region reached another milestone with the closing on financing for 178 Warburton at The Ridgeway, a new $56 million mixed-income residential complex of 81 apartment homes in Southwest Yonkers that is being developed by the Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (MHACY) and The Community Builders (TCB).

David Nisivoccia Appointed Executive Director of Denver Housing Authority

11.5.20

Congratulations to David Nisivoccia for being appointed executive director of the Denver Housing Authority, which is a member of CLPHA. Since 2013, David has been president and CEO of the San Antonio Housing Authority, which also a member of CLPHA. Nisivoccia replaces Ismael Guerrero, a former CLPHA board member, who left DHA after 10 years to join Mercy Housing, a Denver-based national affordable housing nonprofit as its new executive director.

CLPHA looks forward to continuing to work with Mr. Nisivoccia in his new role.

 

A Historic Denver Campus Is on Its Way to Becoming Affordable Housing (Denver Housing Authority)

11.5.20

From 303 Magazine:

Since 1929, Pancratia Hall has stood on the Loretto Heights campus, which acted as a southwest Denver educational facility for more than a century. Now, after the hall has been vacant for years, developers have launched a project to convert the building’s dorm rooms, chapel, attics and even its gymnasium into affordable apartments that are both one-of-a-kind and state-of-the-art.

Mayor announces free internet for 9,000 people in L.A. public housing (Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles)

11.5.20

From Los Angeles Daily News:

Mayor Eric Garcetti announced a new initiative Friday designed to deliver six months of free internet access to residents in four public housing communities across Los Angeles, making low-cost, high-quality broadband options available to 9,000 people in nearly 3,600 housing units.

The initiative stems from a partnership between the Mayor’s Office of Budget and Innovation, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, Starry Internet and Microsoft Corp., a city statement reported.

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