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Affordable Housing Program
AHP 2005 Funding Recipients
Total units: 1,401
Total AHP grants: $10.37 million
Total development costs: $181.47 million
Delaware
Eastern Pennsylvania
Central Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Out of District
Delaware
City of Dover Homeownership Initiative
Dover, DE
Lender
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, Wilmington,
DE
Sponsor
Dover Housing Authority, Dover, DE
Total units: 10
Total AHP grants: $200,000
Total development costs: $1.58 million
The City of Dover Homeownership Initiative will renovate
ten units for sale to low- to moderate-income, first-time
homebuyers in Dover. Eight units will have three bedrooms,
and two units will have four bedrooms. Two units targeting
families with special needs will be remodeled with grab
bars, wheelchair ramps, doorbells for the hearing/vision-impaired,
etc., based on the homebuyers' needs. This project will
also provide financing and homeownership programs, down
payment and settlement assistance programs, and counseling
to new/prospective homeowners. Because many hardworking
families may not qualify for traditional mortgage loans,
qualified homebuyers may receive assistance in the form
of a deferred/forgivable second mortgage.
Cedar Creek Landing Self-Help
Lincoln, DE
Lender
County Bank, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sponsor
Milford Housing Development Corporation, Milford,
DE
Total units: 15
Total AHP grants: $75,000
Total development costs: $2.03 million
Through the Cedar Creek Landing Self-Help project,
Milford Housing Development Corporation will assist
15 first-time homebuyers in Lincoln's Cedar Creek subdivision
to build their homes — and their neighbors'. To
participate, eligible homebuyers must commit at least
20 hours a week of "sweat equity" (friends
and family members are also welcome to help). The program
combines many services — including pre-construction
and post-occupancy counseling, loan processing, construction
training/supervision and financial management of loan
accounts — to make the dream of affordable homeownership
a reality for very-low- to moderate-income households.
In addition to providing housing opportunities, projects
like Cedar Creek greatly reduce first-year delinquency
rates, empower the participants and promote sustained
homeownership, neighborhood development and community
stability.
Concord Village Phase I
Seaford, DE
Lender
Delaware National Bank, Georgetown, DE
Sponsor
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity, Nassau, DE
Total units: 10
Total AHP grants: $440,220
Total development costs: $880,440
Concord Village will develop ten (of up to 20) houses
on 15 acres of property on German Road in Seaford. Phase
I plans include six three-bedroom and four four-bedroom
homes, three of which are designated for the homeless.
All ten homes will target very-low-income, first-time
homebuyers.
Las Aguilas III
Wilmington, DE
Lender
Citicorp Trust Bank, FSB, Newark, DE
Sponsor
Latin American Community Center Development Corporation,
Wilmington, DE
Total units: 4
Total AHP grants: $60,000
Total development costs: $664,300
Las Aguilas III will rehabilitate four units on North
Harrison and North Van Buren streets for sale to first-time
homebuyers in Wilmington. One home will target a low-income
homebuyer, and three will be for very-low-income families.
All units are within two to three blocks of the Latin
American Community Center. This project continues the
next phase of rehabilitation for Wilmington's vacant
properties and older housing stock in need of necessary
upgrades such as new roofs, plumbing and/or electrical
systems. Homeownership will be a significant step in
the direction of achieving neighborhood stability.
Phase VIII Cornerstone West
Wilmington, DE
Lender
Citicorp Trust Bank, FSB, Newark, DE
Sponsor
Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation,
Wilmington, DE
Total units: 8
Total AHP grants: $87,900
Total development costs: $1.50 million
The Phase VIII Cornerstone West project in Hilltop
will construct six new homes and renovate two existing
homes, which are located in Wilmington's national, state
or local historic districts. These eight three-bedroom
properties will target low- to moderate-income, first-time
homebuyers. This project will address blighted or vacant
properties, adaptively re-use highly visible blighted
corner properties, reduce population density and increase
homeownership and community empowerment strategies to
sustain the positive effects of neighborhood revitalization.
These efforts will spur further reinvestment in the
neighborhood, set the stage for further growth and encourage
initiatives that address public safety and increase
economic development, employment and education.
United Pentacostal Townhouse Complex
Ellendale, DE
Lender
County Bank, Rehoboth Beach, DE
Sponsor
Milford Housing Development Corporation, Milford,
DE
Total units: 14
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $2.17 million
The United Pentacostal Townhouse Complex will construct
14 townhomes targeting very-low- and moderate-income,
first-time homebuyers in Ellendale, an underserved area
of Delaware. The 24-acre development site is owned by
the United Pentecostal Church, of which only two acres
are developable due to wetland restrictions. Milford
Housing Development Corporation is proposing two buildings
and seven townhomes. AHP funds will help defray development
and construction costs of the units. Partners engaged
in this project will bring in-kind contributions to
help lower overall project costs and bring about a more
stable and durable complex.
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Eastern Pennsylvania
Central Court Apartments
Bloomsburg, PA
Lender
Columbia County Farmers National Bank, Bloomsburg,
PA
Sponsors
Columbia County Housing Corporation, Bloomsburg,
PA
Mullin and Lonergan Associates, New Cumberland, PA
Total units: 8
Total AHP grants: $169,196
Total development costs: $1.68 million
In Bloomsburg, Central Court Apartments will provide
special-needs housing for families of victims of domestic
abuse and/or first-time, at-risk mothers. This eight-apartment
project comprises one one-bedroom, five two-bedroom
and two three-bedroom units to replace blighted property
on Central Road in Scott Township. All units will target
very-low-income families, with units equipped for the
handicapped and/or the hearing or /vision-impaired.
All units will be visitable, air-conditioned and equipped
with Energy Star® appliances and a geothermal heating/cooling
system. Also featured are a community room, onsite management
office, fenced-in playground and ample parking for tenants,
visitors and staff. Residents must sign one-year leases
and enroll in at least one program to help direct the
family toward self-sufficiency. Services will be coordinated
to assist with needed medical support, including routine
care for pregnant women and health/welfare assistance
for children.
ChesPenn Senior Housing
Coatesville, PA
Lender
First Financial Bank, Downingtown, PA
Sponsors
Brandywine Health and Wellness Foundation, Coatesville,
PA
Cansler Investment Group, Coatesville, PA
Total units: 20
Total AHP grants: $300,000
Total development costs: $5.07 million
ChesPenn Senior Housing will build a three-story new-construction
facility along East Lincoln Highway for low- and very-low-income
elderly in Coatesville. Along with 20 one-bedroom senior
apartments, this project will also house a medical and
dental facility targeting uninsured and underinsured
residents of Chester County. The first-floor facility
will contain pediatric and adult exam rooms, triage
stations, a conference room, central reception area,
dental treatment areas, laboratory and medical records
storage room, patient waiting rooms and private doctors'
offices. The second and third floors will house apartments,
a community room, computer room, central laundry, management
office, exterior balconies for residential use and office
space for supportive services. Twenty-five off-street
parking spaces will also be available. Video surveillance
equipment in the entrance/lobby will allow residents
to view visitors through a designated station on their
TVs. Utilities will be paid by Brandywine Health and
Wellness Foundation.
Clearfield Place Transitional Housing
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsors
Gaudenzia Foundation, Inc., Norristown, PA
Sherick Project Management, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 30
Total AHP grants: $300,000
Total development costs: $1.5 million
Clearfield Place Transitional Housing will create 30
single-room-occupancy units in North Philadelphia for
homeless adult men recently discharged from county jail
and recovering from substance abuse and co-disorders.
With three units targeting the physically handicapped,
this rental project will provide housing and support
services to 30 men in the first year of occupancy and
60 men over the three-year grant term. Located one block
from an existing Gaudenzia facility, the proposed site
capitalizes on revitalization along North Broad Street,
productively uses abandoned vacant land, will be rehabilitated
through new construction that complements the neighboring
facades, and enhances the appearance and safety of the
block. The units will share communal living space and
recreation space outside the building. Clearfield Place
will eliminate blight, build more affordable housing
and provide a valuable step in a continuum of care.
Cloisters III
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsor
Peoples Emergency Center Community Development Corporation,
Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 50
Total AHP grants: $309,555
Total development costs: $12.88 million
Cloisters III will transform vacant properties into
50 affordable rental units in Philadelphia's Mantua
neighborhood. This project will provide much needed
housing, and its availability of programs, scope of
services and special needs, and depth of the development
team set Cloisters III apart as a significant revitalization
project. Geared for family occupancy, Cloisters III
will offer six one-bedroom, 19 two-bedroom and 25 three-bedroom
units, all with off-street parking. Ten units will target
the homeless, with six handicapped-accessible units
targeting very-low-income households. An elevator-serviced
building will house twelve apartments for families and
a community facility with a computer lab. Bordered by
37th, 40th, Spring Garden and Wallace streets, Cloisters
III is adjacent to other Cloisters developments and
near Drexel University, University of Pennsylvania,
Presbyterian Hospital, 30th Street Station and the Lancaster
Avenue Commercial Corridor. Cloisters III residents
will have access to child care and supportive services
through the Peoples Emergency Center.
Cross/Greenwich Street
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsor
Universal Community Homes, Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 9
Total AHP grants: $90,000
Total development costs: $1.97 million
With the Cross/Greenwich Street homeownership project,
Universal Community Homes will develop nine units in
South Philadelphia for sale to very-low- to moderate-income,
first-time homebuyers. The proposed development in the
city's Point Breeze neighborhood will include five rehabilitated
rowhomes and four new-construction homes along the 2300
blocks of both Cross and Greenwich streets. Five homes
will be three-bedroom units, and one will target the
physically handicapped. In addition to housing units,
the project will create a landscaped parking area, a
new street connecting Cross and Greenwich streets, and
14 "cleaned and greened" lots that will be
cared for by the community.
Hanover Lutheran
Hanover, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsors
A+E Group, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania,
York, PA
Total units: 19
Total AHP grants: $190,000
Total development costs: $2.14 million
The Hanover Lutheran project will develop a retirement
community serving the ill, frail, low-income and well
elderly in western York County and adjacent areas. The
AHP grant will bridge the funding gap, enabling this
project to begin construction and create a new three-story
Section 202 apartment building to house 19 very-low-income
families. In addition to the new building, this project
will also construct a new skilled-care nursing center
offering long-term care to 40 individuals; a new 46-unit
personal-care residence to help maintain tenants' independence
and self-reliance; 76 two-bedroom independent-living
cottages for the well elderly; and 98 two-bedroom apartments.
This continuum-of-care community in West Manheim Township
represents the main focus of Lutheran Social Services
of South Central Pennsylvania over the next decade.
Hunter School Homeownership
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsor
Norris Square Civic Association, Philadelphia,
PA
Total units: 60
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $11.55 million
The Hunter School Homeownership project will consist
of two-story townhouses in the Norris Square neighborhood
of North Philadelphia. This project comprises 57 three-bedroom
units and three four-bedroom units located on a total
of approximately four acres on the 2300 blocks of Waterloo,
Howard and Hope streets, the 2400 blocks of Waterloo
and Howard streets, and the 111-153 blocks of East Cumberland
Street. Fifty-five units will target first-time homebuyers,
with 15 units for very-low-income households, 30 for
low-income, five for moderate-income and ten market-rate
units. Two units will also serve the physically handicapped,
and one, the frail elderly.
Inglis Gardens at Germantown
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsors
Inglis Housing Corporation, Philadelphia, PA
Diamond & Associates, Newtown, PA
Total units: 15
Total AHP grants: $75,000
Total development costs: $3.56 million
Inglis Gardens at Germantown will construct a 15-unit
complex in Philadelphia for individuals with severe
mobility impairment from neurological disorders who
wish to live independently. The rental complex will
house ten one-bedroom, four two-bedroom and one two-bedroom
manager's units. All units will feature 36-inch doorways;
bathrooms with roll-in shower space and five-foot turning
radius; double-door refrigerators; side-mounted sink
faucets; Lazy Susan cabinets; and cooktop stoves with
adjustable mirrors on backsplashes to view pot contents
from a seated position. Other features will include
a community room and kitchen, onsite laundry, management
office, accessible parking and landscaped courtyard.
A porch surrounding the building will enable residents
to visit, and all residents will have badge sensors
for opening doors automatically. Public transportation
will allow access to resources including medical facilities,
grocery stores, banks, places of worship and other services
that will help maximize residents' independence.
Norris Street Home Rehabilitation
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Asociacion de Puertorriqueños en Marcha,
Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 4
Total AHP grants: $34,000
Total development costs: $531,500
Norris Street Home Rehabilitation will renovate four
vacant structures along West Norris Street in Philadelphia.
The structures are adjacent to other developments recently
completed by the Asociacion de Puertorriqueños
en Marcha, Inc. (APM). The targeted homes are the last
four vacant buildings along this block and are typical
Philadelphia two- and three-story rowhomes. Three two-story
structures will be rehabbed into two- and three-bedroom
one-bath units. The single three-story structure will
be rehabbed into a five-bedroom two-bath home. The homes
will target moderate-income, first-time homebuyers who
must go through an extensive housing counseling program
and home maintenance program. This linking of programs
has significantly mitigated against default in all of
APM-developed housing.
St. Elizabeth's Homeownership Phase V
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Project HOME Community Development Corporation,
Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 16
Total AHP grants: $340,000
Total development costs: $3.95 million
St. Elizabeth's Homeownership Phase V will comprise
16 houses in the 1800 and 1900 blocks of North 23rd
Street in Philadelphia. All units will target very-low-
to moderate-income, first-time homebuyers. The proposed
development combines sustainable building practices
through building preservation and use of the highest
energy-efficiency specifications. The properties —
historically significant rowhouses in extremely deteriorated
condition — have been vacant, vandalized and exposed
to the elements for approximately 50 years. Each unit
will be gutted, and all lead, asbestos and other dangerous
substances will be removed. The facades and sides of
each house will be renovated in a manner consistent
with Philadelphia historical requirements. Plans will
be designed in consultation with Project HOME to ensure
the design meets the unique needs of families in northcentral
Philadelphia.
Susquehanna Village
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Community Ventures, Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 53
Total AHP grants: $375,000
Total development costs: $14.28 million
Susquehanna Village will revitalize an area changing
with the growth of the nearby Temple University community
in Philadelphia. This rental project will construct
47 new units and renovate six houses around North 15th
Street and Susquehanna Avenue. At least 16 units will
be wheelchair-accessible, and ten more units will be
adaptable. The renovated houses will comprise five three-bedroom
units and one four-bedroom unit. New-construction units
will include 14 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom units
in a multi-family building; six one-bedroom apartments
in three duplexes; and twelve three-bedroom and nine
four-bedroom single-family houses. A secure apartment
building will include a commercial unit at the corner
of Susquehanna Avenue and Carlisle Street. Well-served
by public transit, this project is within one block
from Broad Street and within two blocks of three bus
routes.
Union Hill Homes
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsors
Homeownership Developers, Philadelphia, PA
Sherick Project Management, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Union Hill Community Developers, Inc., Philadelphia,
PA
Total units: 52
Total AHP grants: $457,655
Total development costs: $11.26 million
Union Hill Homes will provide 52 units for sale to
low- and moderate-income homeowners in West Philadelphia's
Mantua neighborhood. Forty units will target first-time
homebuyers, encouraging minority residents to pursue
homeownership. The 30 three-bedroom and 22 four-bedroom
units will exceed the city's energy-efficiency requirements.
Five new handicapped-accessible units will be designed
in a twin-style format, and each home will include off-street
parking and rear yards. This project's development strategy
addresses construction/rehabilitation on infill properties,
facade treatment to existing occupied properties and
incorporation of open space and streetscape improvements
("greened" lots, pedestrian lighting, street
trees), transforming a community threatened by blight
and crime. This model will help prevent suburban sprawl
by reusing urban land and making urban communities more
competitive.
Water Street Rescue Mission
Lancaster, PA
Lender
Bank of Lancaster County, Lancaster, PA
Sponsors
Foster and Associates, Holland, MI
Water Street Rescue Mission, Lancaster, PA
Total units: 95
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $4.33 million
In Lancaster, the Water Street Rescue Mission project
will renovate 85 existing units and deploy ten new units
targeting homeless single men, homeless single women
with children, and homeless intact families. The rehab
will renovate current warehouse space into 40 transitional-housing
units and use the vacated space to build ten family
units. Further renovation of the same building will
support 45 units of housing for single women with children,
and two decrepit buildings will also be razed to accommodate
off-street parking. In all, 40 units of transitional
housing will target single men, 45 units of emergency
shelter will house single women with children, and five
units each of transitional housing and of emergency
shelter will serve intact families. Also, the mission's
seven- to 24-month residency-based program teaches life
skills, delivers vocational training and provides clients
with supportive services and aftercare to maintain long-term
independence.
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Central Pennsylvania
Bethesda Mission
Harrisburg, PA
Lender
Fulton Bank, Lancaster, PA
Sponsors
Bethesda Mission, Harrisburg, PA
Foster and Associates, Holland, MI
Total units: 76
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $1.82 million
Bethesda Mission's Men's Center in downtown Harrisburg
will create affordable housing to continue meeting the
city's growing need for homeless residency programs.
Built in 1902 and purchased by Bethesda Mission in 1934,
the Men's Center will undergo renovation of 76 rental
units - eight units of emergency shelter; 60 units of
transitional housing for recovery programs; and eight
units of transitional housing for program graduates.
This three-phase project is nearing completion. The
first phase, raising the first-floor level of the residence
housing and adding an additional emergency exit, has
been completed. The second phase, improving aesthetics
and weather protection of the building exterior by tuck-pointing
the brick exterior and painting the trim, is currently
under construction. The third phase will renovate client
living areas; update mechanical, electrical and fire
suppression systems; and make the facility barrier-free
with installation of an elevator.
Geneva Green Apartments
Mechanicsburg, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Redevelopment Housing Authority of Cumberland County,
Carlisle, PA
Total units: 64
Total AHP grants: $390,000
Total development costs: $8.29 million
Geneva Green Apartments will house 64 rental units
in eight apartment buildings and a community building,
targeting the low- and very-low-income populations in
Mechanicsburg, Cumberland County. The 31 two-bedroom
and 33 three-bedroom units will contain Energy Star®
appliances, including dishwashers, and air conditioning.
Thirteen units will be fully handicapped-accessible,
and other first-floor units will be handicapped-adaptable.
The community building will house a community room,
kitchen and laundry, office space for the complex manager
and maintenance staff, and an outside "tot lot"
for use by residents and guests. To be constructed on
vacant land, Geneva Greens will complement the design
of apartments and condominiums that line Geneva Drive
and blend into the existing neighborhood. Neighborhood
amenities within a 1.5-mile radius include schools,
parks, health care facilities, grocery stores and retail
establishments. Two bus stops on Geneva Drive are within
a few hundred feet from the proposed complex's entrance.
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Western Pennsylvania
Edinboro Family Homes
Edinboro, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Housing and Neighborhood Development Service, Erie,
PA
Total units: 29
Total AHP grants: $394,000
Total development costs: $5.89 million
Edinboro Family Homes in Erie County will consist of
29 new-construction single-family detached homes with
attached garages. The development is designed as a lease-to-purchase
program, in which tenants will rent the homes for 15
years. During that time, renters will build equity in
the home and save for a down payment to purchase the
home in the 16th year. Eleven units will be for low-income
households and 18 for very-low-income households. Nine
homes will have three bedrooms, and 20 will be four-bedroom
units. Six of the homes will serve special-needs households
such as families with physical disability, sensory/
mobility impairment, mental illness and families in
transition. The development will be located in a mixed-income
neighborhood adjacent to restaurants, grocery stores
and one of the borough's two main transportation arteries.
Homes at Pleasant Ridge
McKees Rocks, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsors
Allegheny County Housing Authority, Pittsburgh,
PA
Pennrose Properties, Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 6
Total AHP grants: $150,000
Total development costs: $1.22 million
Homes at Pleasant Ridge will be a new-construction
mixed-income community at the former Ohioview Acres
public housing development in Stowe Township. This project
will include six new three-bedroom single-family detached
homes marketed to low- and moderate-income families.
One home will be designed as a mobility-impaired unit.
Lenders will determine the prospects' readiness to purchase
after reviewing their credit, income and debt. Ineligible
buyers will be referred to housing counseling. Eligible
homebuyers will be required to fund $1,000 toward the
down payment or 1 percent of the purchase price, whichever
is greater. Construction of these six units is expected
to be completed by May 2006.
Liberty Park Phase I
Pittsburgh, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
East Liberty Development, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Rebecca Foster, Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 124
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $18.95 million
Liberty Park Phase I in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood
will provide 124 one-, two- and three-bedroom units
of new rental housing, including 84 income-restricted
units. All units will have washers, dryers, dishwashers
and security systems. Attractively designed, Liberty
Park will draw examples of architectural styles and
features from the surrounding community. The site plan
will include extensive landscaping and street improvements.
This development will also house a community room, health
and fitness center, computer lab and onsite management
office. A supportive services program, developed in
conjunction with residents and implemented with existing
service providers, will address employment and training
for adults, early-childhood education, recreation, lifelong
learning and family support, as well as intensive services
for residents struggling toward self-sufficiency. Services
and amenities within a one-mile radius of the development
include public transit, child care, grocery and retail
stores, pharmacies, parks, places of worship, schools
and health care facilities.
Marchitelli/States/Schill
Rochester, PA
Lender
First National Bank of Pennsylvania
Hermitage, PA
Sponsor
Habitat for Humanity of Beaver County, Conway,
PA
Total units: 3
Total AHP grants: $30,000
Total development costs: $221,250
Habitat for Humanity of Beaver County will rehabilitate
three homes in Midland and Rochester. The States home
in Midland is a four-bedroom two-story house whose renovation
began in late fall 2004. Renovation of the Marchitellis'
two-bedroom two-story home in Rochester began in spring
2005. The third rehabilitation of the Schills' four-bedroom
two-story home in Rochester will benefit a single mother
and her three children; renovation will accommodate
ADA requirements for a wheelchair-bound daughter suffering
from cerebral palsy and Downs syndrome. Rehabs involve
removal of all interior walls, ceilings and roof; installation
of new electrical service/wiring, high-efficiency furnace
and water heater; and insulation of all exterior walls/ceilings.
New drywall, roof, flooring, lighting, doors and kitchen/bathroom
cabinets and fixtures will also be installed. These
projects will enable three low-income families attain
decent housing, eliminate eyesores and increase local
tax revenues.
Midland Homes Phase II
Midland, PA
Lender
ESB Bank, Ellwood City, PA
Sponsors
Life and Liberty Inc., Ambridge, PA
Mark E. James Development Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 25
Total AHP grants: $400,000
Total development costs: $4.07 million
Midland Homes Phase II represents the next step in
"re-marketing" the Midland area from an abandoned
mill community to a community with outstanding public
education, family-friendly activities and new energy-efficient
homes. Picking up where the Phase I project ended, Phase
II will construct 25 single-family, detached-housing
units to create housing for families at varying incomes.
Twenty-two units will be three-bedroom homes, three
will house four bedrooms, and all units will feature
two baths, living room, dining room and a spacious kitchen.
Thirteen homes are earmarked for first-time homebuyers,
and 15 homes will be sold to low-income families (seven
to very-low-income households). Some units will include
solar panels for basic electricity needs and hot water
heating. The borough of Midland will donate a minimum
of ten vacant lots to Life and Liberty Inc. to help
Midland borough meet the diverse housing needs of its
new residents.
Mid-Town Homes Phase III
Erie, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Housing and Neighborhood Development Service, Erie,
PA
Total units: 3
Total AHP grants: $25,000
Total development costs: $417,500
Mid-Town Homes Phase III will continue current efforts
to revitalize Erie's mid-city neighborhood by eliminating
blighted property and constructing three single-family
detached homes on three lots. The three three-bedroom
homes will be available for sale to moderate-income,
first-time homebuyers. Mid-Town Homes Phase III builds
on the success of Mid-Town Homes Phase I, a 15-unit
lease-to-purchase project, and Mid-Town Homes Phase
II, another low-income, first-time-homebuyer project
with six units. The development also continues the effort
to create a mixed-income neighborhood by offering affordable
homeownership opportunities to moderate-income households.
Negley Neighbors
Pittsburgh, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsor
East Liberty Development, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 49
Total AHP grants: $180,000
Total development costs: $6.77 million
The Negley Neighbors project will provide 49 low-income
rental units in a historic neighborhood on the cusp
of transformation. East Liberty Development, Inc. will
acquire 14 properties to redevelop — eleven are
current residential structures and three are vacant
lots. The project will offer 14 one-bedroom, 22 two-bedroom
and 13 three-bedroom units, all with central air conditioning,
digital access, dishwashers, disposals and mini-blinds.
Onsite community buildings will house a management office,
computer learning lab and community room. Individual
case management, supportive services and activities
will be available to help families achieve stability
and prepare to become homeowners. This additional housing
will allow for the redevelopment of three large subsidized
East Liberty housing projects and ensure that long-term
affordable housing remains available as East Liberty
and the southwest quadrant of Highland Park are revitalized.
Tarentum Senior Housing Phase II
Brackenridge, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
Allegheny County Housing Authority, Pittsburgh,
PA
TREK Development Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 72
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $8.57 million
Tarentum Senior Housing Phase II will bring 72 units
of better-quality affordable housing to the Tarentum
area. Plans are to carry out a revitalization effort
that will demolish one high-rise and renovate other
high-rises to eliminate efficiency apartments and add
modern-day comforts. All units will target low- and
very-low-income tenants. Fifteen units will serve the
frail elderly, eight units will target the physically
handicapped, and six units will be dedicated to the
hearing/vision-impaired. When complete, the development
will accommodate 120 units and a LIFE Center. TREK Development
Group, Inc. proposes to have a sufficient number of
units to offer housing to current Allegheny County Housing
Authority residents as well as to the general public.
Upper Rooms
Pittsburgh, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
Reformed Presbyterian Woman's Association, Pittsburgh,
PA
Bernaciak and Associates, Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 26
Total AHP grants: $52,000
Total development costs: $2.34 million
Upper Rooms, a 35-unit complex for the frail elderly,
will be constructed on vacant property in Perry Hilltop,
an economically disadvantaged neighborhood in Pittsburgh's
North Side. Twenty-six of the apartments will be funded
by a HUD Section 202 grant and reserved for the very-low-income
elderly. The four-story building will house private
apartments with a fully equipped kitchen, living/dining
room, bedroom and bath. The complex will also offer
a community room with kitchenette, laundry, an office
and an entry plaza, and will comply with state and federal
ADA laws. The Reformed Presbyterian Woman's Association
will donate the property, which is adjacent to the Reformed
Presbyterian Home, a 100-bed nursing and personal care
home. Through the home, Upper Rooms residents can receive
affordable supportive services and a continuum of care
that provides dignity, privacy, independence and choice.
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West Virginia
Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity
Brandywine, WV
Lender
Pendleton County Bank, Franklin, WV
Sponsor
Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity, Franklin, WV
Total units: 5
Total AHP grants: $50,000
Total development costs: $375,000
The Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity project will
involve new construction of five three-bedroom single-family
homes on a former trailer park in Pendleton County's
Brandywine/Sugar Grove area. This project will replace
substandard and poverty housing with safe, decent, affordable
housing for the area's very-low- to moderate-income
families in need. Four homes will be for first-time
homebuyers, one will be designated for the physically
handicapped, and two will target the homeless. Employing
energy-efficient construction and volunteer labor guided
by experienced construction staff, Almost Heaven Habitat
will ensure that the houses are not only affordable
but also cost-effective over the life of the mortgage
and beyond. Since 1988, Almost Heaven Habitat has built
63 new homes in Pendleton County, with the capacity
to continue building five to six new houses annually,
as well as providing repair and rehab work to county
residents in need.
Coalfield Housing
Kincaid, WV
Lender
United Bank, Parkersburg, WV
Sponsor
Southern Appalachian Labor School, Kincaid, WV
Total units: 12
Total AHP grants: $100,000
Total development costs: $380,000
Coalfield Housing will rehabilitate and repair twelve
dilapidated, energy-inefficient homes for sale to very-low-
to moderate-income individuals and families in Fayette
County's rural communities. This project will feature
five two-bedroom, five three-bedroom and two four-bedroom
units, with two units each for the physically handicapped
and the frail elderly. The Southern Appalachian Labor
School will create educational and community service
opportunities for YouthBuild members, who are at-risk
high school dropouts seeking high school diplomas. The
experience will also teach civic values to youth who
participate in the renovation. USDA/Rural Development
and AHP funding will furnish building supplies and materials,
and YouthBuild members providing the labor will receive
educational training stipends.
Knollview Village
St. Albans, WV
Lender
WesBanco Bank, Inc., Wheeling, WV
Sponsors
Pison Development, Charleston, WV
Religious Coalition for Community Renewal, Charleston,
WV
Total units: 48
Total AHP grants: $288,000
Total development costs: $3.70 million
Knollview Village will be a 48-unit senior housing
rental project serving Kanawha and Putnam counties and
surrounding areas. The two-story complex will house
centrally located elevator banks as well as 24 one-bedroom
and 24 two-bedroom units for low- and very-low-income
elderly citizens. Ten units are designated for the homeless,
and ten units address special-needs populations. Each
unit will be equipped with safety features and energy-efficient
appliances and windows. The project and its common area
are completely handicapped-accessible. The complex will
have an onsite laundry, library with Web access, exercise
room, community room and an office for the property
manager. Knollview Village will be built with brick
and other energy-efficient construction materials, located
on a five-acre knoll and surrounded by green space and
a gorgeous view. Other services are also planned for
the facility, including a tenant council, safety training
and exercise.
Maple/Ogden Gateway Phase 1B
Fairmont, WV
Lender
WesBanco Bank, Inc., Wheeling, WV
Sponsor
Fairmont Community Development Partnership, Fairmont,
WV
Total units: 12
Total AHP grants: $124,500
Total development costs: $1.08 million
Phase 1B of the ongoing Maple/Ogden Gateway project
will create eight units for sale to homebuyers and four
units reserved for owner-occupied rehabilitation in
Fairmont's Maple/Ogden neighborhood. Five homes will
target low- to moderate-income households, and seven
will target the very-low-income population. Eight three-bedroom
and three four-bedroom units will be available, and
five homes will be for first-time homebuyers. In the
last two years, this centrally located neighborhood
has acquired more than 80 properties, demolished 14
abandoned structures, acquired and rehabilitated three
structures and constructed five new houses. Not only
the neighborhood residents but the entire community
are noticing the progress. By utilizing a block-by-block,
street-by-street approach, this project builds upon
previous work and concentrates efforts in specific areas.
Property values are rising, and a renewed vitality is
evident throughout the neighborhood.
Men's Transitional Housing Update
Huntington, WV
Lender
Huntington Federal Savings Bank, Huntington, WV
Sponsors
Foster and Associates, Holland, MI
Huntington City Mission, Huntington, WV
Total units: 94
Total AHP grants: $275,000
Total development costs: $777,500
In Huntington, the Men's Transitional Housing Update
project will renovate 86 existing units and create eight
more for the Huntington City Mission Men's Center to
serve the city's homeless single men. Nineteen special-needs
units will target individuals suffering from drug/alcohol
abuse. Also included are an addition to the building,
new roof, new HVAC system, new windows and a major renovation
of existing client living areas, necessitated by long-term
wear and tear on the facility. The Men's Center offers
many services including safe transitional housing, social
services, case management, food/medical services, drug/alcohol
counseling, job coaching, life-skills training, personal
counseling, VA benefits advocacy, support groups, aftercare
and work therapy in maintenance, food service, housekeeping,
laundry, transportation and clerical functions.
Park (View) Side
Terra Alta, WV
Lender
Terra Alta Bank, Terra Alta, WV
Sponsor
Garrett County Community Action Committee, Inc.,
Oakland, MD
Total units: 24
Total AHP grants: $200,000
Total development costs: $2.73 million
The Park (View) Side project will house a two-story
24-unit rental project targeting very-low-income senior
citizens in Terra Alta. Four units will be for the physically
handicapped, and two will accommodate the hearing-impaired.
An elevator will serve tenants and guests with physical
limitations. The project will be adjacent to a park
where residents can access walking paths, picnic/recreational
areas and a community center, and will be within walking
distance to a bank, pharmacy, library, offices and other
retail services in town. A first of its kind in West
Virginia, this project is co-sponsored by North Central
West Virginia Community Action, which has served Preston
County with anti-poverty services for more than 30 years,
and Garrett County Community Action, an experienced
developer of more than 450 affordable, community and
public housing units in Maryland.
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Out of District
Cascade Village North
Akron, OH
Lender
National City Bank of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh,
PA
Sponsor
The Community Builders, Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 97
Total AHP grants: $250,000
Total development costs: $12.83 million
Cascade Village North is the first phase of rental
development in the Elizabeth Park HOPE VI revitalization
project, transforming previous blighted public housing
into a revitalized residential neighborhood and community.
This project features 33 small-scale residential buildings
near a village green, pedestrian paths and riverfront
trails. The 97 units offer kitchens with islands, dishwashers,
spacious rooms, equipped laundry, ground-floor bathrooms
or half-baths, ample closet space, wood cabinetry, wall-to-wall
carpeting, Internet connection, energy-efficient heating
and cooling systems, and other Energy Star® features.
Forty-eight units will be for very-low-income households,
and 21 will be handicapped-accessible, with five units
equipped with an elevator. The entire site is designed
to be visitable with at least one at-grade entry. A
new residential street is under construction, and a
series of lanes creating a circulation network will
link the development to public transit routes.
Cooper Plaza Phase I
Camden, NJ
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsor
Metropolitan Camden Habitat for Humanity, Camden,
NJ
Total units: 7
Total AHP grants: $70,000
Total dvelopment costs: $615,163
The Cooper Plaza Phase I scattered-site project will
create three new-construction and four rehabilitated
units in Camden. This homeownership project will target
very-low-income, first-time homebuyers. Five homes will
be three-bedroom units, and the other two will be four-bedroom
units. All but one unit are located on Royden Street
in the Cooper Plaza neighborhood, where Metropolitan
Camden Habitat for Humanity has been operating for the
last decade. The outlying unit, located in East Camden,
will be a handicapped-accessible unit. All homebuyers
must contribute sweat equity to be eligible to purchase
any of these homes.
Harvest Senior Housing
Lindenwold, NJ
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
Generations, Inc., Lindenwold, NJ
The Metro Company, LLC, Jersey City, NJ
Total units: 92
Total AHP grants: $383,215
Total development costs: $12.41 million
Harvest Senior Housing will construct a 92-unit three-story
building for very-low-income seniors on Gibbsboro Road
in Lindenwold. Of 74 one-bedroom and 18 two-bedroom
units for rent, 23 will target the frail elderly. All
apartments will have air conditioning, a fire sprinkler
system and gas-fired HVAC systems, and will meet or
exceed Energy Star® efficiency requirements. This
project will incorporate extensive community space and
also meet or exceed all handicapped-accessible and adaptable
requirements. The first floor houses a large community
room, craft/game room, laundry, medical suite and meeting
rooms. The second and third floors will also house laundry
facilities and lounge areas where seniors can congregate
and socialize. The U-shaped building's exterior will
feature brick, siding and ornamental trim, with 92 off-street
parking spaces. This project is near a developed area
with shopping, medical facilities and other amenities
accessible to residents.
Oaks at Shannon's Crossing
Okeechobee, FL
Lender
PNC Bank, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
Everglades Community Association, Florida City,
FL
Judd K. Roth Real Estate Development, Allentown, PA
Total units: 42
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $4.5 million
The Oaks at Shannon's Crossing will create affordable
rental housing for farm workers in Okeechobee, an agricultural
and cattle-ranch community in southeast Florida. With
many substandard homes, mobile homes and barracks damaged
or destroyed during last year's hurricanes, this new-construction
project offers an opportunity for decent, safe and sanitary
housing for very-low- and moderate-income farmers and
their families. The Oaks proposes 42 two-, three- and
four-bedroom units. Twenty three-bedroom and eight four-bedroom
units will have two bathrooms, and off-street parking
will be available. A community center will be used for
tenant activities and to provide supportive services,
a major component of this project. Often these families
are prone to financial problems, drug/alcohol use and/or
child care, health, education and employment issues.
This project is within one mile of grocery shopping,
schools, pharmacies and other community services.
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