INT RODUCT ION NRHA has always r e quir e d that builde r s par - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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INT RODUCT ION NRHA has always r e quir e d that builde r s par tic ipating in our infill housing de ve lopme nt pr ogr am me e t c e r tain qualific ations. Se le c tion has inc lude d r e vie w of the builde r s: T
INT RODUCT ION
- NRHA has always r
e quir e d that builde r s par tic ipating in
- ur
infill housing de ve lopme nt pr
- gr
am me e t c e r tain qualific ations.
- Se le c tion has inc lude d r
e vie w of the builde r ’s:
- T
r ac k r e c or d
- Custome r
se r vic e pr ac tic e s
- F
inanc ial str e ngth
- Build quality of c omple te d and in-pr
- gr
e ss home s
- NRHA has also stipulate d that housing built on our
land e xc e e d de sign and quality standar ds r e quir e d by the minimum housing c ode .
- NRHA plan appr
- val was always r
e quir e d pr ior c losing with the builde r .
- T
he ove r all goal of our infill housing pr
- gr
am has always be e n to pr
- duc e the be st possible pr
- duc t for
the public .
A GRE AT E R E MPHASIS ON DE SIGN
- Ar
- und 2000, the r
e se e me d to be a gr
- wing inte r
e st among NRHA and City of Nor folk offic ials in tr aditional ne ighbor hood de sign.
- One of the fir
st ste ps take n by staff was to r e vie w and ide ntify spe c ific ne ighbor hood patte r ns so that builde r s r e de ve loping pr
- pe r
tie s (ne w c onstr uc tion or r e novation) c ould mor e c le ar ly unde r stand how to fit in with the e stablishe d ne ighbor hood ar c hite c tur e .
- T
he Patte r n Book for Nor folk Ne ighbor hoods (de ve lope d as a c ollabor ation be twe e n the City of Nor folk and NRHA) e xamine d a numbe r
- f ne ighbor
hoods fr
- m diffe r
e nt pe r iods and sought to illustr ate d the var ious ar c hite c tur al style s, de tails, se tbac ks, par king and landsc aping tr e atme nts spe c ific to the individual c ommunity.
- T
he Patte r n Book was also inte nde d to e nc our age builde r s to move away fr
- m c ode -minimum c onstr
uc tion and to c onside r the c har ac te r
- f the individual ne ighbor
hood.
NRHA BUIL DE RS GUIL D HIST ORY
- Star
te d dur ing the e ar ly 2000s.
- Inte nde d to attr
ac t qualifie d/ e xpe r ie nc e d, builde r s, ar c hite c ts and de signe r s.
- Goals:
- E
stablish and maintain quality builde r / home buye r r e lationships, r e sulting in positive c ustome r satisfac tion for home buye r s in NRHA de ve lopme nts.
- Pr
- mote a high le ve l of c onstr
uc tion quality and r e c ognize e xc e lle nt builde r pe r for manc e .
- F
ac ilitate good c ommunic ation be twe e n NRHA, the c ity and the de sign-build te am.
- E
nhanc e r e vitalization of Nor folk’s ar c hite c tur al and building le gac y thr
- ugh c ontinuous impr
- ve me nt in
housing de sign and c r aftsmanship.
- Guild me mbe r
ship r e quir e d for single - family/ townhouse c onstr uc tion pr
- je c ts, whe r
e NRHA is the land owne r .
- Signale d a gr
e ate r e mphasis on home s that ble nde d with the e xisting home s within our ne ighbor hoods.
Norfolk Redevelopment & Housing Authority Builders and Designers Guild Manual
E ARL Y YE ARS
- Builde r
me mbe r ship pe ake d with 43 builde r s in 2006.
- Guild also inc lude d 8 De signe r
/ Ar c hite c t Me mbe r s along with assoc iate s and var ious c r aftpe r sons.
- Mor
e than 100 applic ations we r e r e vie we d dur ing the e ar ly ye ar s.
- Guild Quality out of Atlanta GA was use d to he lp e valuate
builde r applic ations.
- Applic ation fe e s and annual me mbe r
ship due s we r e c olle c te d to c ove r the c ost of Guild ope r ations and sponsor e d e ve nts.
- T
he NRHA House Plans L ibr ar y and 7- Ste p Inspe c tion Pr
- c e ss we r
e e stablishe d to e nsur e ar c hite c tur al inte gr ity and build quality.
- Builde r
s we r e e valuate d and r anke d by pe r for manc e . Slow and/ or poor pe r for manc e for any r e ason c ould r e sult in fe we r lot awar ds or me mbe r ship te r mination.
- Dur
ing the mid- 2000s, Guild builde r s ave r age d 75- 100 r e side ntial c onstr uc tion star ts annually.
Guild of T
- da y
GUIL D of today
- Cur
r e ntly the r e ar e 19 builde r s and 4 de signe r / ar c hite c ts.
- All builde r
applic ations ar e now ve tte d in- house by NRHA
- staff. NRHA staff will me e t with any pr
- spe c tive builde r
.
- Annual me mbe r
ship due s no longe r r e quir e d.
- Builde r
s ar e now e ligible to obtain a pr
- visional
me mbe r
- ship. Pr
- visional me mbe r
ships offe r ne w builde r s
- r
builde r s with smalle r c ompanie s a me ans to e stablish a wor king r e lationship with NRHA.
- While the NRHA House Plans L
ibr ar y and 7- Ste p Inspe c tion Pr
- c e ss r
e main, NRHA has move d fr
- m pr
e sc r ibe d plans to pr e fe r r e d plans.
- L
- ts awar
ds now base d on r e vie w of pr
- pose d plan,
quality of mate r ials, pe r for manc e , time line for de ve lopme nt. Pr ic e offe r and numbe r
- f lots r
e que ste d ar e c onside r e d but not pr imar y de te r mining fac tor s.
- Guild me mbe r
ship - pr
- visional or
full me mbe r ship - is
- pe n to any builde r
who me e ts the qualific ations.
- NRHA make s a c onsc ie nc e e ffor
t to awar d lots to all e ligible builde r s who r e spond to RF Ps.
F Y 17 - 18 WORK PL AN OBJE CT IVE S and the GUIL D
- Cur
r e nt de ve lopme nt pr
- je c tions e stimate that NRHA will
ave r age 40- 50 housing star ts in the upc oming ye ar s.
- Br
e akdown:
- F
- ur
Upc oming De ve lopme nts – 107 ne w home s
- 5th – 7th Bay – 38 home s
- Ce ntr
al Br amble ton – 5 or 6 home s
- John T
. We st – 14 home s
- Moton Cir
c le – 50 home s
- With the c ur
r e nt r
- ste r
- f 19 builde r
s, the ave r age is 5 or 6 lot awar ds pe r builde r .
- Conside r
ing that the se pr
- je c ts will not be c ome ac tive at
the same time , the ave r age is r e alistic ally 2- 3 lots pe r ye ar , pe r builde r . Note : list e xc lude s E ast Be ac h, individual infill lot sale s, and pr e viously awar de d site s.
Wha t would ha ppe n if the Guild we re e limina te d?
Wha t would r
e ally ha ppe n
if the Guild we re e limina te d?
WIT HOUT T HE GUIL D
- NRHA would still ne e d an infill housing pr
- gr
am that inc or por ate s many aspe c ts of the Guild. Spe c ific ally:
- Plan submittal and r
e vie w pr
- c e ss.
- T
hor
- ugh builde r
se le c tion and e valuation pr
- c e ss -
NRHA builde r se le c tion would still r e quir e a r e vie w of the builde r ’s tr ac k r e c or d, c ustome r se r vic e polic y, financ ial c apac ity, and pr
- duc t pr
ior to e nte r ing into any lot awar d.
- Constr
uc tion ove r sight - Pote ntial for a de c line in house de sign and c onstr uc tion pr ac tic e s if the 7- Ste p Inspe c tion Pr
- c e ss is e liminate d.
- Many of the r
e quir e me nts and func tions of the Guild as it
- pe r
ate s today, would still be ne c e ssar y to c ontinue the suc c e ss of NRHA’s Infill Housing De ve lopme nt Pr
- gr
am.