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As of today December 1, 2009,  Housing Research.org is back We are back HERE with a better website, blog and commentary.

Is it better to raze or to rehab?

By NICOLE YOUNG and JEFF HORSEMAN Staff Writers From simply rehabbing public housing buildings to completely razing them, area leaders have their own sets of ideas when it comes to be best way to remedy Annapolis’ failing public housing system. In the 1,104 apartments and rowhomes owned by the Annapolis Housing Authority, residents complain of [...]

Hartwell center motivates mom to learn, succeed

Shaquanna Peak leveraged the Tobias Booker Hartwell Campus of Learners concept to her advantage. Peak, a Spartanburg native, lived at the former Tobe Hartwell Courts, a Spartanburg Housing Authority complex, with her family for 15 years. Peak’s family stayed until the 60-year-old, high-density community that struggled with crime was demolished to make room for modern, [...]

$75M Bedford Hill project completes eight houses, begins next phase

$75M Bedford Hill project completes eight houses, begins next phase Eight new single-family homes have been completed as part of Bedford Hill, a three-phase HOPE VI project located in the Hill District. The project’s $20 million second phase will begin in June and will include eight additional homes and 116 rental apartments. Phase three will [...]

A new neighborhood built to tear down old barriers

By Stuart Eskenazi Seattle Times staff reporter THOMAS JAMES HURST / THE SEATTLE TIMES “There was no national model we could look to. There was no book to read because nobody had done this before.” Seattle Housing Authority employee Joy Bryngleson, whose job is to build a cohesive community at NewHolly, shares a laugh with [...]

Olver for ‘green’ housing rehab for HUD HOPE VI

U.S. Rep. John W. Olver, D-Mass. introduced a bipartisan bill in Congress last week that would require all revitalization of federal housing projects to meet “green communities criteria’ to promote energy efficiency, use of building materials fostering healthier environments and earth-friendly site planning.Olver’s measure, with 10 co-sponsors, calls for the tougher green standards for all [...]

The HOPE VI Green Building and Technical Assistance Act of 2007

COLUMBIA, Md., May 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Enterprise joins Congressman John Olver (D-MA) and his colleagues, Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA ), Wayne Gilchrest (R-MD), David Hobson (R- OH), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Steven LaTourette (R-OH), Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Jim Walsh (R-NY) and Mel Watt (D-NC), in support of bipartisan legislation to require all new [...]

Hope VI and African Americans

HOPE VI racial parity doubted – Figures: Most homes go to minorities By RENÉE GAMELA UTICA — Some members of the board that oversees the city’s HOPE VI project are expressing concern not enough of the program’s federally funded homes are being sold to African Americans. The issue was highlighted last month when two African-American [...]

Owners criticize quality of HOPE VI homes

By RENÉE GAMELA UTICA — HOPE VI project leaders met with HOPE VI homeowners Tuesday night to address concerns about the workmanship of the homes they purchased more than a year ago. The first-time homeowners cited problems ranging from warped porches to incomplete plumbing. A Leah Street couple brought photographs to show Municipal Housing Authority [...]

Housing demolition put off

Decision means Park Avenue redevelopment could be delayed for years By JEWELS PHRANER After almost two years of debate between Park Avenue residents and the Columbia Housing Authority, the agency has indefinitely postponed the proposed redevelopment and demolition of 70 public housing apartments. Housing authority CEO Phil Steinhaus said the project has been placed at [...]