Housing using Autho hori rity ty of the City ty of f New Bern Housing People. Changing Lives. Transforming a City/ Sustaining a Future
CITY OF NEW BERN
WHERE WE WERE
New Bern: Before Affordable Housing
New Bern: Before Affordable Housing
New Bern: Before Affordable Housing
New Bern Housing Authority Public Housing constructed 1939-1953, (some units more than seventy years old) State of the Art During Construction
History of Affordable Housing Established to provide decent and safe rental housing Accommodation of low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities Tended to be barracks construction High density populations
New Bern Housing Authority THREE DEVELOPMENTS New Bern Towers Craven Terrace Trent Court Senior Housing
WHERE WE ARE
STATE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING Housing Authority services 579 public housing families . (Does not include over 700 units of section 8) Our units do not fully or adequately service the needs of our families
STATE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING Compared to the current housing standards, our units are functionally obsolete Current units struggle to meet the housing needs of New Bern’s growing population
Concentrated Housing
Aging & Outdated Units
Compelling Statistics 114 Trent Ct., 42 Craven Terrace units in a flood zone which equates to almost 30% of the inventory An in-house appraisal found 21 irreparable units Without total rehab, another 180 units will cost more to repair than is economically feasible
PRESENT HOUSING ISSUES FACING CNI COMMUNITY Inadequate Affordable Housing Options High Unemployment Large Number of Vacant & Business Locations Few Community Based Jobs
PRESENT HOUSING ISSUES FACING CNI COMMUNITY Need for Enhanced Affordable Housing Options and Business Development CNI Community currently working co-operatively to address the essential successful neighborhood components (Strategic partnerships focused on housing, economic, educational and community development)
New Bern Housing Authority WHERE ARE WE GOING
PRIORITIZING CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES (RAD)Rehabilitation of Craven Partnership with City of Terrace (TCG) New Bern on Day’s Inn revitalization (Planning) Tax Credit Application for New Construction Senior Initiation of Pollack St. Housing Complex (Shiff-Brody revitalization (Task Force) Partnership) All initiative include Rehabilitation of New Bern Public/Private Partnerships Towers (Planning) and direct community involvement Partner with City of New Bern of Third Ave revitalization
PROGRESS We are ahead of the process RAD approved for Craven Terrace Public housing portfolio Engaged in planning process for rehab of New Bern Towers Selection of development Partners Submission of 9% Tax credit App for revitalization
PROGRESS Completion of certain environmental studies Submission of historic Tax credit application Conducted various architectural and engineering studies Construction of neighborhood private, public, educational partnerships
COMMUNITY VISION
The Process Choice Choice Neighborhood Neighborhood Initiatives Initiatives Planning Implementation Grant Grant • Safe, Decent& Affordable Housing Economic/Business • Development • Revitalization of Greater Five Points
New Bern: An Evolving City Strengthening New Bern’s current and future co -operative partnerships to enhance Neighborhood Revitalization, Diversity and Economic Development of the Greater Five Points Community Create City-wide stakeholder commitment and opportunities (Private, Public, Education, Religious, Community Residents, Business)
New Bern: An Evolving City The current CNI Planning grant will assist the NBHA and the City of New Bern in strategically planning and moving forward in achieving that goal We seek to rehabilitate housing, rebuild businesses and provide the foundation of economic revitalization throughout the CNI target area and throughout the City of New Bern
New Bern: An Evolving City With the assistance of HUD through CNI Planning Grant and the potential for a subsequent CNI Implementation Grant , along with the continued city-wide and community commitment we will transform Greater Five Points and the City of New Bern
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