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Affordable Housing Program
2006A Funding Round Recipients
Total units: 957
Total AHP grants: $7.8 million
Total development costs: $134.7 million
Eastern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey
Central Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Delaware
West Virginia
Out of District
Eastern Pennsylvania
and New Jersey
401 Hazle
Tamaqua, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Reading, PA
Sponsors
Alliance For Building Communities, Allentown, PA
GKH Consulting Company, Honesdale, PA
Total units: 14
Total AHP grants: $90,000
Total development costs: $3.31 million
Built in 1875 and originally housing the Tamaqua Boot
& Shoe Factory, the building at 401 Hazle Street
has been a railroad signal factory, dairy, garment factory
and building supply. The 401 Hazle project in Tamaqua,
one of FHLBank Pittsburgh's Blueprint Communities, will
transform the two-story, steel-framed brick structure
into 14 rental units — four one-bedroom, five two-bedroom
and five three-bedroom apartments. Two apartments will
be wheelchair-accessible, and one will be a hearing/
vision-impaired unit. Located in Tamaqua's Historic
District and listed in the National Register, 401 Hazle
will be historically rehabilitated, including a landscaped
courtyard with both garage and onsite parking. Adjacent
to the Main and Elm Street districts, the facility is
within walking distance of multiple services such as
medical offices, day care, pharmacies, food markets,
churches, post office, library, restaurants, banks and
retail stores.
Allentown Rescue Mission
Allentown, PA
Lender
East Penn Bank, Allentown, PA
Sponsors
Allentown Rescue Mission, Inc., Allentown, PA
Foster and Associates, Holland, MI
Total units: 94
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $2.25 million
Formed in 1900 with a focus on ending homelessness,
Allentown Rescue Mission, Inc. now needs significant
work on its buildings, which were last renovated prior
to occupancy in 1962. While the buildings have "good
bones" and are structurally sound, renovation can
resolve issues with ADA compliance, insulation, safety,
aesthetics and additional housing. This project will
install an elevator and barrier-free bathroom facilities,
a new stair tower, insulation and energy-efficient windows
and doors. It will also increase housing capacity by
adding 17 new rental housing units while renovating
77 existing ones. Of the project's 94 completed units,
47 will be designated for the homeless and 30 for special-needs
individuals.
Bernice Elza Homes
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsors
Peoples Emergency Center Community Development Corporation,
Philadelphia, PA
Sherick Project Management, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 6
Total AHP grants: $70,000
Total development costs: $994,091
Unlike older homeless families, young homeless mothers
with children face unique challenges — namely,
their age and inexperience with independent living —
that, left unaddressed, often contribute to recurring
bouts of homelessness. The six-unit Bernice Elza Homes
on 38th and Brandywine streets in Philadelphia will
provide affordable permanent housing for emancipated
homeless youth, ages 16-21, and their children. The
project will combine rental housing with supportive
services — substance abuse treatment, parenting
education, child care, home management training, GED
preparation/training, pre-employment job training/and
placement, transportation, etc. — to help these
families achieve self-sufficiency. With the importance
of electronic technology and computer literacy in today's
society, residents can also participate in Digital Inclusion
and E-Assist programs.
Gaudenzia New Hope
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Reading, PA
Sponsors
Gaudenzia Foundation, Inc., Norristown, PA
Sherick Project Management, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 10
Total AHP grants: $350,000
Total development costs: $695,307
Strategically situated between Gaudenzia's Tioga Arms
facility and the Tioga Child Care and Education Center
(opening in 2007), Gaudenzia New Hope will create ten
affordable rental housing units as well as provide a
valuable step in the continuum of care for women in
recovery. Located in Tioga, one of FHLBank Pittsburgh's
Blueprint Communities, the New Hope project on West
Tioga Street will renovate twin three-story rowhomes
that have been joined together. Although previously
remodeled, the structure now needs repairs to the residential
units, roof and HVAC, plumbing and electrical systems.
The renovation aims to reduce operating costs, improve
energy efficiency and ensure future residents' safety
and comfort. Through New Hope, residents will have a
safe, healthy environment to build their skills and
confidence, become self-sufficient and return to the
community as stable and secure recovering individuals.
Harvest Senior Housing
Lindenwold, NJ
Lender
PNC Bank, NA, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
Generations, Inc., Lindenwold, NJ
The Metro Company, LLC, Jersey City, NJ
Total units: 92
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $15.87 million
On the Abundant Harvest Ministries campus in Lindenwold,
NJ, Harvest Senior Housing will develop a 92-unit, three-story
apartment building on Gibbsboro Road to house very-low-income
seniors. Of the 74 one-bedroom and 18 two-bedroom units,
one-fourth will be reserved for the frail elderly and
one reserved for a building superintendent. All apartments
will have sprinkler systems, air conditioning and gas-fired
HVAC systems and will meet or exceed both Energy Star
and handicapped-accessible/adaptable requirements. The
three-floor building of brick and siding will also house
a large community room, craft/game room, medical suite,
meeting rooms, laundry facilities and lounge areas for
residents to congregate and socialize. The property
is near a large wooded park but is within a developed
area near shopping, medical facilities and other amenities
available and accessible to residents.
Lancaster Homeownership Choice Program
Lancaster, PA
Lender
Fulton Bank, Lancaster, PA
Sponsor
SACA Development Corporation, Lancaster, PA
Total units: 50
Total AHP grants: $400,000
Total development costs: $9.52 million
In Lancaster, the Lancaster Homeownership Choice Program
in-fill development will create 50 townhomes (40 AHP
units and ten market-rate units) on properties along
Palm, South Plum and South Duke streets and Juniata
Avenue. The sites consist of vacant, condemned or blighted
properties. Forty-three homes will be new construction,
and seven existing but vacant homes will be rehabilitated.
Twenty homes will target first-time homebuyers. Thirty-six
units will have three bedrooms, and four will accommodate
the physically handicapped. Units will be one of four
housing types: a two-story townhouse with three bedrooms
and two baths, a two-story townhouse with two bedrooms
and one bath, a carriage house with three bedrooms,
two baths and garage; or an accessible/adaptable unit
with three bedrooms and two baths. Each home will include
a minimum of one off-street parking space.
Mantua I Supported Independent Living
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Firstrust Bank, Conshohocken, PA
Sponsor
1260 Housing Development Corporation, Philadelphia,
PA
Total units: 10
Total AHP grants: $105,000
Total development costs: $1.39 million
Vacant land along Fairmount Avenue in west Philadelphia's
Mantua neighborhood will soon be home to the Mantua
I Supported Independent Living project. The two-story
building will contain ten one-bedroom rental units,
one targeting the physically handicapped and two targeting
the homeless, and will offer very-low-income individuals
with housing and services to address behavioral health
issues. Residents coping with a physical disability
will be evaluated for their ability to live independently,
supported by an individualized program. Individuals
with serious mental illness will be provided with the
supported independent living program, a comprehensive
set of services offered by mental health agencies throughout
Philadelphia to enable these residents in maintaining
and maximizing their self-sufficiency.
Our City Reading
Reading, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Wyomissing, PA
Sponsor
Our City Reading, Inc., Reading, PA
Total units: 100
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $7.11 million
To encourage homeownership in Berks County, Our City
Reading, Inc. will create homeownership opportunities
for 100 very-low- to moderate-income, first-time homebuyers
in Reading by purchasing and restoring vacant and abandoned
homes along Amity and McKnight streets. The project
will also focus on single-parent households transitioning
from welfare to work. An eligible homebuyer must have
an acceptable credit rating and at least a one-year
employment history. A minimum of $500 in down payment
(no closing costs) will be required. The restored homes
will boast new kitchens, bathrooms, roofs, windows,
heating systems, lighting, plastering and painting,
carpeting and appliances. Of more than 300 homes/properties
Our City Reading has purchased to date, more than 220
have been sold, 15 are currently for sale, 17 are or
will be ripped down and 60 are being rehabilitated.
The goal is to renovate at least 100 homes a year.
Powelton Heights
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
Firstrust Bank, Conshohocken, PA
Sponsor
1260 Housing Development Corporation, Philadelphia,
PA
Total units: 48
Total AHP grants: $260,000
Total development costs: $9.12 million
On vacant land along Warren Street in west Philadelphia,
the Powelton Heights project will develop a 48-unit
rental housing facility in West Powelton Village. The
four-story building will house one-bedroom units, of
which ten will target homeless individuals with serious
mental illness, 14 will target non-homeless individuals
with serious mental illness, twelve will target individuals
with physical disabilities and twelve will be for general
occupancy. All 48 units are for very-low-income residents.
Residents with a physical disability will be evaluated
for their ability to live independently, supported by
an individualized service program. Residents with serious
mental illness will be provided with a supportive independent
living program, a comprehensive set of services offered
by mental health agencies throughout Philadelphia that
allow residents to maintain and maximize their self-sufficiency.
St. Elizabeth's Recovery Residence
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, NA, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Project H.O.M.E., Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 24
Total AHP grants: $369,722
Total development costs: $1.93 million
In northcentral Philadelphia, St. Elizabeth's Recovery
Residence will undergo critical renovations to its four-story
facility on North Croskey Street, which houses 24 single-room-occupancy
(SRO) units for homeless adult men recovering from drug-
and alcohol-related addictions. Responding to the Veterans
Administration's direct request, this project will renovate
the building to accommodate twelve fourth-floor SRO
units designated for veterans, four of which will be
handicapped-accessible. The remaining SRO units will
be on the second and third floors, with two handicapped-accessible
units on the third floor. Renovations will also include
adding an elevator to ensure full access to the building.
Project H.O.M.E. plans to purchase the building from
the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and continue expanding
services to veterans and the physically handicapped
homeless.
Stable Homes for Stable Families IV
Philadelphia, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, NA, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Allegheny West Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 10
Total AHP grants: $150,000
Total development costs: $1.46 million
In north Philadelphia's Allegheny West neighborhood,
the Stable Homes for Stable Families IV project will
rehabilitate eleven vacant properties into ten new homes
for very-low- to moderate-income, first-time homebuyers.
Two homes will be three-bedroom units. Stable Homes
IV, part of the Allegheny West Foundation's Forgotten
Blocks redevelopment plan, is part of a four-phase strategy
that targets a six-block neighborhood bordered by Cambria
Street on the north, Lehigh Avenue on the south, 19th
Street on the east and 20th Street on the west. Forgotten
Blocks is within three blocks of several neighborhood
anchors, including Woodstock Cooperative Mutual Homes,
Hope Plaza Shopping Center, Dobbins Technical School,
the North 22nd Street Commercial Corridor and Deliverance
Evangelical Church. When completed, Forgotten Blocks
will have significantly improved the neighborhood by
removing and replacing 66 vacant sites with 47 housing
units for low-income households and adding four sites
for commercial use.
Wellington Heights
Chester, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Reading, PA
Sponsors
Chester Redevelopment Authority, Chester, PA
Pennrose Pennrose Properties, Philadelphia, PA
Total units: 30
Total AHP grants: $450,000
Total development costs: $6.97 million
In Chester, the Wellington Heights project in Philadelphia's
Highland Gardens community will demolish some 100 deteriorated
residential structures for new construction of 30 semi-detached
single-family homes for moderate-income, first-time
homebuyers. In the 1940s, Highland Gardens created shipworker
housing with two-story, one-bath residential structures
in attached rows built "slab-on-grade," with
great lack of open space and off-street parking. With
three bedrooms and 1½ baths, the new homes will
have many features desirable and expected in today's
housing market. Homebuyers will also have the opportunity
to purchase upgrades and options to customize their
home, similar to other new market-rate homeownership
developments. This homeownership development is key
to Chester's Upper West End Initiative, which was started
in 1998.
Central Pennsylvania
Chambersburg Family Townhomes
Chambersburg, PA
Lender
Farmers & Merchants Trust Company,
Chambersburg, PA
Sponsors
Valley Housing Development Corporation, Emmaus, PA
PIRHL, LLC, Warrensville Heights, OH
Total units: 45
Total AHP grants: $315,000
Total development costs: $9.58 million
The Chambersburg Family Townhomes development will
build 45 lease-purchase townhomes targeting low-income
homebuyers in Chambersburg Borough. The project, building
on two land parcels totaling more than 11 acres near
Buchanan Road, will comprise nine two-bedroom, 23 three-bedroom
and 13 four-bedroom units. Six units will target the
physically disabled, and three units will accommodate
residents with a mental health issue and/or women who
are victims of domestic violence. Thirty-four units
will have visitability design features (wheelchair ramps,
zero-step entrances, first-floor bathrooms and dining
areas, 36-inch passageways, etc.). Each home will include
energy-efficient building materials and appliances,
central air conditioning, basement, wall-to-wall carpet
and livable porches or patios. The units will also be
digitally accessible and contain green building features.
Habitat for Humanity Development Project One
Harrisburg, PA
Lender
Sovereign Bank, Reading, PA
Sponsor
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg Area,
Harrisburg, PA
Total units: 5
Total AHP grants: $100,000
Total development costs: $338,600
In Dauphin County, five new homes will be built primarily
by Habitat for Humanity volunteers in Harrisburg's South
Allison Hill area. One home will have three bedrooms
and be completely handicapped-accessible. Three additional
homes will also house three bedrooms, one will house
four bedrooms, and these four will all be handicapped-visitable.
Very-low- to moderate-income homebuyers have been selected
for all homes, based on Habitat criteria. For more than
ten years, Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Harrisburg
area has been building homes in South Allison Hill,
an area that has been designated for homeownership development.
Single Room Occupancy for the Homeless
Enola, PA
Lender
CommunityBanks, Carlisle, PA
Sponsor
Cumberland/Perry Housing Initiatives, Inc., Carlisle,
PA
Total units: 6
Total AHP grants: $90,000
Total development costs: $1.12 million
A former church and parsonage in East Pennsboro Township
will soon be transformed into six single-room-occupancy
(SRO) affordable rental units for very-low-income homeless
individuals in Cumberland County. The property, to be
converted into five efficiency apartments and one one-bedroom
apartment, is centrally located and in close proximity
to amenities including a grocery store, laundromat,
post office, bank, community center, pharmacy and public
transportation. Upon admittance to the facility, residents
will undergo a comprehensive needs assessment that will
identify issues to be addressed by case management.
An individual service plan will be developed, and a
case manager will assist residents in meeting the plan's
goals, identifying their needs and accessing supportive
services. The case manager will also help obtain documents
(birth certificate, Social Security cards, government-issued
identification) required to access services.
Susquehanna Harbor Safe Haven
Harrisburg, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsors
Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority, Harrisburg, PA
Mullin and Lonergan Associates, Inc., New Cumberland,
PA
Total units: 65
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $1.78 million
Susquehanna Harbor Safe Haven will redevelop blighted,
abandoned property; relocate overnight shelter to an
appropriate facility; provide safe housing for the homeless;
and enhance safety in Harrisburg's neighborhoods. Susquehanna
Harbor is earmarked for 25 permanent housing units for
homeless individuals with mental disability or recovering
from drug and alcohol addiction. The project will also
create space to house 40 overnight beds, a program currently
operating out of church basements in downtown Harrisburg.
Construction on the two-story facility on North 12th
Street will use energy-efficient design and systems
to minimize operating costs, and will have onsite parking,
laundry, cafeteria-style kitchen/dining, medical dispensary
and courtyard. Susquehanna Harbor's location also invites
employment opportunities that are within walking distance,
and activities or services outside the facility are
within two miles, with the facility providing transportation
for tenants, as needed.
Wisteria Commons
Cresco, PA
Lender
ESSA Bank & Trust, Stroudsburg, PA
Sponsors
The Shepherds in Monroe County, Inc., Cresco, PA
Monarch Development Group, LLC, New Cumberland, PA
Total units: 40
Total AHP grants: $170,518
Total development costs: $6.59 million
On the corner of Grace Avenue and Route 390 in Cresco,
the six-building Wisteria Commons will provide 40 rental
units to very-low- to low-income individuals and families
in Monroe County. Of these handicapped-adaptable/visitable
units, 36 will be one-bedroom and four will be two-bedroom
units. The development will create community space including
a common laundry area, cyber-nook for Internet access
and computer literacy training, community room with
kitchen, office area for management and maintenance,
and a support services area. A large onsite gazebo will
offer residents an outside area to gather and enjoy
the project's rural setting. Amenities available within
a three-mile radius include a post office, senior center,
food store, beauty shops, restaurants, gas station,
video store, pharmacy and hardware stores.
Western Pennsylvania
Bedford Hill Apartments Phase II
Pittsburgh, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsor
McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 116
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $20.26 million
In Pittsburgh's Hill District, a former public housing
site will become Bedford Hill Apartments Phase II, a
project to construct 116 rental units. Fifty-eight units
will be public housing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit
(LIHTC)-assisted units, 33 will be LIHTC-assisted units,
and 25 will be unrestricted market-rate units. The development
will offer 44 one-bedroom, 47 two-bedroom, 21 three-bedroom
and four four-bedroom units. Located in the 2100 block
of Bedford Avenue, the site is convenient to public
transportation and near places of worship, retail, social
services, child care providers, medical care and schools.
Residents will receive supportive services including
case management, adult education and training programs,
integrated family supportive services, access to neighborhood
technology and assistance as they transition to gainful
employment and strive for self-sufficiency.
Dad's House and Safe Haven
Pittsburgh, PA
Lender
Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Sponsor
East Liberty Development, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA
Total units: 15
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $4.86 million
In Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood, Dad's House
and Safe Haven will create affordable permanent supportive
rental housing while eliminating blight that is inhibiting
further redevelopment efforts. Nine blighted properties
(six structures and three lots) will be redeveloped
into 15 rental units. Development will create two one-bedroom
units, six two-bedroom units and seven three-bedroom
units on North Saint Clair Street and East Liberty Boulevard
to accommodate very-low-income homeless individuals.
Amenities will include off-street parking, common laundry
facilities, central air conditioning, digital accessibility,
dishwasher, security systems and mini-blinds. The Dad's
House portion of the project will provide ten units
of affordable housing for homeless fathers, in recovery
from substance abuse and mental illness, and their children.
The Safe Haven portion of the project will provide affordable
housing for eight chronically homeless men in five apartment
units.
Highland Pointe
Meadville, PA
Lender
PNC Bank, NA, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Housing And Neighborhood Development Service (HANDS),
Erie, PA
Total units: 8
Total AHP grants: $50,000
Total development costs: $736,600
Adults in Crawford County experiencing chronic mental
illness will gain affordable rental housing through
Highland Pointe, which will renovate an existing two-story
office building in Meadville. The project will consist
of renovating the structure into an eight-unit apartment
building. Two units will be fully accessible, one of
which will also accommodate a tenant who is hearing/visually
impaired. Two additional units will be fully visitable.
The project is primarily financed by a HUD Section 811
capital advance.
Law/Williams
Rochester, PA
Lender
First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Hermitage, PA
Sponsor
Habitat for Humanity of Beaver County, Conway, PA
Total units: 1
Total AHP grants: $10,000
Total development costs: $84,025
Since 1992, Habitat for Humanity of Beaver County has
completed the construction/rehabilitation of 28 homes,
all built/rehabilitated with volunteer labor. The Law/Wlliams
project will rehabilitate the home on Walnut Street
of a single father and daughter in Rochester. Rehabiliation
of the two-bedroom, two-story, vinyl-sided house with
a full basement will remove all interior walls, ceilings
and roof, followed by installation of a new electrical
service with wiring, new plumbing with pipes and fixtures,
and insulation of all exterior walls and ceilings. New
drywall, roof, flooring, lighting, doors and kitchen/bathroom
cabinets and fixtures will then be installed. To create
a low-operating-cost and no/low-maintenance home, the
rehab will include a high-efficiency furnace and water
heater. Project materials will be paid for through in-kind
and cash donations and by recycling the mortgage payments
of the program's established families.
Little Italy Homeownership
Erie, PA
Lender
National City Bank of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsor
Housing And Neighborhood Development Service (HANDS),
Erie, PA
Total units: 3
Total AHP grants: $45,000
Total development costs: $441,915
The Little Italy Homeownership initiative will replace
blight and urban decay along West 17th Street with three
new-construction, three-bedroom, 1½-bath single-family
homes for immediate sale to moderate-income, first-time
homebuyers. The development will continue HANDS' urban
revitalization successes of Mid-Town Homes Phase I,
a 15-unit lease-to-purchase deferred homeownership opportunity,
and Mid-Town Homes Phase II, a six-unit immediate homeownership
opportunity for first-time homebuyers at or below 60
percent of the area median income.
Washington County Habitat for Humanity
Washington, PA
Lender
Washington Federal Savings Bank, Washington, PA
Sponsor
Washington County Habitat for Humanity, Washington,
PA
Total units: 3
Total AHP grants: $36,000
Total development costs: $194,550
With not a handout but a "hand up," three
very-low-income families will help build their own homes
by partnering with Washington County Habitat for Humanity.
The project will build three homes: one each on Park
Avenue and Fayette Street in Washington and one on Tannehill
Street in Canonsburg. Using volunteer labor — professional,
skilled and unskilled — two homes will be three-bedroom
units, and one four-bedroom unit for a special-needs
family of five will house a parent with a seizure disorder
and two mentally disabled children. This home will have
"visitable-house" features such as zero-step
entry and landscaping that will rise to a small covered
porch. The three households must contribute 350 to 500
hours of "sweat equity" on building their
homes and those of other Habitat partner families, and
must attend budgeting, credit counseling and homeownership
workshops.
Delaware
Cornerstone West Phase IX
Wilmington, DE
Lender
Citizens Bank, Delaware, Wilmington, DE
Sponsor
Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation,
Wilmington, DE
Total units: 7
Total AHP grants: $103,998
Total development costs: $1.48 million
Wilmington's Hilltop neighborhood has begun to experience
the benefits of collaborative community development
efforts. The Cornerstone West Phase IX project will
demolish, build and rehabilitate seven homes, some of
which are located in potential national, state or local
historic districts. Two homes may require demolition
and new construction, and one will add the adjacent
donated lot to the footprint. The remaining five properties
will be rehabilitated. At least two homes will be subject
to potential historical reviews. These properties will
become affordable homes for low- to moderate-income,
first-time homebuyers. This scattered-site infill project
will add to the existing community development efforts
through demolition/construction/rehabilitation of blighted
or vacant properties, adaptive reuse of highly visible
blighted-corner properties, increased affordable homeownership
and community empowerment strategies to sustain the
positive effects of neighborhood revitalization.
Hilltop STAR Homeownership
Wilmington, DE
Lender
Citicorp Trust Bank, FSB, Newark, DE
Sponsor
Interfaith Housing Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE
Total units: 8
Total AHP grants: $120,000
Total development costs: $1.56 million
In Wilmington, the Hilltop STAR Homeownership project
will acquire eight vacant housing units for single-family
homeownership development along North Connell, North
Harrison, North Van Buren, West 2nd and West 4th streets.
All units will target very-low- to moderate-income,
first-time homebuyers. One long-vacant commercial property
unsuitable for residential development will be demolished.
The others comprise a semi-detached home and row townhouses,
which will be rehabilitated. Specifications all units
include three to four bedrooms; one to two baths; new
roofs; new electrical, mechanical and plumbing systems,
as required by code; new HVAC; new kitchens and bathrooms,
including fixtures and appliances; and off-street parking
where possible.
New Knollwood Community Revitalization Project Phase
II
Claymont, DE
Lender
PNC Bank, NA, Pittsburgh, PA
Sponsors
New Knollwood Civic Association, Claymont, DE
NCALL Research, Inc., Dover, DE
Total units: 5
Total AHP grants: $50,000
Total development costs: $950,000
In New Castle County, Phase II of the New Knollwood
Community Revitalization Project will acquire and rehabilitate
five vacant housing units for sale to first-time homebuyers.
Of the five units, all located in Claymont, three will
be sold to moderate-income, first-time homebuyers and
two will target the very-low-income. The three-bedroom,
two-story townhouses and four-bedroom two-story twins
will contain Energy Star® appliances, and air conditioning
will be added. The homes will be in Claymont's Knollwood
neighborhood, a well-established, close-knit community
convenient to grocery stores, banks, postal service,
restaurants, day care facilities, churches, a senior
center, and public transportation. Knollwood also has
a community center, basketball court, baseball field,
playground and a strong, well-organized civic association.
Speakman Place
Wilmington, DE
Lender
Citicorp Trust Bank, FSB, Newark, DE
Sponsors
Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation,
Wilmington, DE
Ingerman Group, Cherry Hill, NJ
Total units: 18
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $3.86 million
At 30th and Spruce streets in Wilmington, the former
Speakman Company will be redeveloped into Speakman Place
Phase I Affordable, offering 18 new-construction homes
targeting moderate- and very-low-income, first-time
homebuyers. The project will provide residents with
first-time-homeowner counseling, down payment and closing
assistance, and access to preferential mortgage financing.
Each unit will boast a spacious three-bedroom and 2½-
bath interior with amenities (open living space, ceramic
tile baths, energy-efficient systems, wall-to-wall carpet,
wood trim and fully equipped kitchens with Energy Star®
appliances), high-quality exterior, extensive landscaping
and private rear yard. The site design will showcase
panoramic views of the Wilmington skyline and the Delaware
Memorial Bridge. Homebuyers may also upgrade and customize
purchased homes before their completion. When this four-phase
project is completed, Speakman Place will comprise 71
lower-income and market-rate housing units.
West Virginia
Coalfield Housing
Kincaid, WV
Lender
United Bank, Parkersburg, WV
Sponsor
Southern Appalachia Labor School, Kincaid, WV
Total units: 12
Total AHP grants: $100,000
Total development costs: $380,000
In Fayette County, the Coalfield Housing project will
rehabilitate and repair twelve dilapidated and energy-inefficient
homes for very-low- to moderate-income homeowners in
the county's economically devastated rural coalfield
communities. Of the twelve units, six will be three-bedroom
homes and two will have four or more bedrooms. Two homes
will accommodate the physically handicapped and one
will target the frail elderly. Southern Appalachia Labor
School will enlist YouthBuild members (at-risk high
school dropouts seeking high school degrees) and Youth
Offender Re-entry participants, who will learn about
civic values as well as educational and community service
opportunities from participating in the construction
project. YouthBuild and Youth Offender Re-entry members
will also receive educational training stipends. AHP
funds will be used for building materials and crew supervision.
Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center - Veterans Project
Charleston, WV
Lender
United Bank, Parkersburg, PA
Sponsor
Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center, Inc., Charleston, WV
Total units: 27
Total AHP grants: $250,000
Total development costs: $1.28 million
In Charleston, the Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center (RSLC)
- Veterans Project will offer 27 transitional housing
units at its location on Leon Sullivan Way. Twelve new-construction
units will accommodate single male veterans, and 15
will be rehabilitated in the existing Giltinan Center,
an all-male, 60-bed homeless shelter, geared to house
veterans for at least six months. Three units will target
the physically handicapped and three will accommodate
frail elderly. A service center for homeless veterans
will also be established near Giltinan Center. The expanded
transitional housing will be available to veterans for
up to 24 months while they work with intensive case
managers in developing goals toward maintaining freedom
from substance abuse, stabilizing their housing and
achieving a higher level of self-sufficiency.
SHED Homeownership
Welch, WV
Lender
Pioneer Community Bank, Iaeger, WV
Sponsor
SAFE Housing and Economic Development, Inc. (SHED),
Kimball, WV
Total units: 10
Total AHP grants: $50,000
Total development costs: $575,000
An affiliate of Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc.
(SAFE), SAFE Housing and Economic Development, Inc.
(SHED) will offer ten homes on scattered sites in southern
West Virginia's McDowell and Wyoming counties targeting
low-income, first-time homebuyers. FHLBank Pittsburgh's
AHP grants will provide up to $5,000 per homeowner to
cover acquisition, construction, rehabilitation or downpayment
costs. Nine homes are three-bedroom units, and two homes
will accommodate the physically handicapped.
South Fork Crossing Phase I
Brandywine, WV
Lender
Pendleton Community Bank, Franklin, WV
Sponsor
Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity, Franklin, WV
Total units: 5
Total AHP grants: $75,000
Total development costs: $447,100
The South Fork Crossing Phase I project is the new
construction of five single-family houses on a former
trailer park in the Brandywine/Sugar Grove area in Pendleton
County. Four homes target moderate- to very-low-income,
first-time homebuyers, one home targets the homeless
and one home will accommodate the physically handicapped.
Because buying affordable, developed lots in Pendleton
County is a challenge, Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity
has embarked on developing the South Fork Crossing subdivision
in this community. Using volunteer labor and employing
environmentally friendly and energy-efficient construction
techniques, Almost Heaven Habitat has built 68 new homes
since its founding in 1988.
Out of District
Jubilee Housing Renovation Phase II
Washington, DC
Lender
United Bank, Parkersburg, WV
Sponsors
Jubilee Housing, Washington, DC
Pinnacle Development Partners, Inc., Washington, DC
Total units: 70
Total AHP grants: $500,000
Total development costs: $15.58 million
In Washington, DC, Phase II of the Jubilee Housing
Renovation project — the second of an eight-phase
building development — will conduct major renovation
and reconfigure 90 existing rental housing units into
70 units in separate buildings on Euclid and 18th streets.
Upon completion, the Euclid and Sorrento buildings will
house 29 efficiency, 19 one-bedroom, ten two-bedroom
and twelve three-bedroom units. Fifteen units will be
earmarked each for the physically handicapped and for
homeless participants of the Kairos Program. In addition
to unit realignment, other upgrades will involve removal
of lead-based paint and asbestos; new roofs, floors,
windows and doors; new plumbing, electrical and HVAC
systems; and new floor coverings, cabinets, appliances
and window treatments. An elevator at the Sorrento will
also be installed, and the elevator at the Euclid will
be modernized. Rent will remain affordable to existing
residents with Section 8 assistance.
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