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Revitalization Master Plan To relocate families successfully, AHA had concluded that three principles are essential: all families affected by revitalization must be provided access to Community and Supportive Services Programs (CSS), especially during relocation; families must have comprehensive and hands-on support to successfully reconnect to mainstream society and new opportunities; and CSS must be driven by outcomes and high expectations of family achievement. AHA selected development partners on the basis of their national experience in constructing affordable housing in better understanding of and commitment to the of AHA’s CATALYSTS Plan. The Grady Redevelopment, LLC consisted of a joint venture of three prominent real estate development firms; Trammell Crow Residential, The Integral Group, and Urban Realty Partners. The original master plan for Grady's revitalization was based on PATH Technologies (Partnership for Advancing Technology and Housing) and Principles of New Urbanism. The Plan included the construction of 545 mixed-income units in total to include the following: 352 multi-family rental apartments, a 124 unit senior housing development, 48 for sale townhomes on-site, and 21 for sale single family homes located in off-site neighborhoods within the City of Atlanta. Approximately 66% of the total units constructed on- and off-site were planned to be affordable. In total, the master plan called for approximately 715 residents who lived in 141 public housing assisted rental units, 70 low income housing tax credit units, 112 project-based rental assistance units, 151 market-rate rental units, 35 affordable homeownership units that would be available to families who earned up to 80% of area median income, and 34 detached single-family homes to be sold at market-rates to families who earn more than 80% of the area median income; 21 of the for-sale single-family homes were planned to be developed off-site on AHA owned property. Construction was planned around ENERGY STAR specifications which encouraged the use of green building materials and environmentally sustainable resources. Sixty percent of the multi-family rental units (housing approximately 380) and 14 of the townhomes were planned to be affordable, i.e. reserved for families earning less than $41,558. Additionally, 90% of the senior rental units were planned to accommodate approximately 134 elderly persons living on fixed incomes of under $23,000. Along with reconnecting the new community to the historic Auburn Avenue District, the plans call for designing the development around both green principles and New Urbanism concepts that included the following: a reconfiguration of the Grady Homes commons as a $1.45 million 2.3 acre ‘Great Lawn’ with green spaces that would include a “Memorial Lawn”, an "Intergenerational Plaza", a "Senior Green", and a renovated Butler Park which is owned by 32 | P a g e
the city. The development was also plan to include a 6000 sq. ft. community center and swimming pool, a 20,000 sq. ft. structure that would house and an early childhood development center, and 8000 sq. ft. of commercial space. The new development would also provide convenient access to the King Memorial MARTA Station, Georgia State University, the regional health center at Grady Hospital, and the central business district in downtown Atlanta. In June of 2004, HUD awarded AHA a HOPE VI demolition grant of $4.8 million. The CSS program Component The CSS program component of the master plan was centered on a commitment of $7.4 million to provide families ongoing life counseling and coaching, connecting them to quality resources, and at the same time emphasizing the importance of personal responsibility. The program was planned to be housed in one of the new facilities and supported by a $775,000 investment of the development partners. The program would include an on-site business center (Neighborhood Network Center) that would give residents access to computers and the Internet as well as to computer training. The CSS is based on the "Humans Services Delivery Strategy" (HSDS). The objective of this strategy is to stay in touch with families, keep families connected to educational and training programs and provide them services to improve their quality of life. The four components of the program are as follows: Ongoing Life Counseling and Coaching, Individual Family Support, a Connection to Quality Programs and Resources; and the Promotion of Personal Responsibility. Through HSDS, each family was assigned a Human Services Case Manager who had the responsibility of working with the family to help remove barriers that impeded success. It also sought to ensure a seamless continuum of care was provided to families from pre-revitalization through completion and beyond. The strategy was implemented by human services professionals in cooperation with development partners and the AHA. IMS Human Services Management was selected to provide case management services to Grady homes residents through the revitalization grant period. Current Status of Grady Revitalization Auburn Point includes the revitalization of Grady Homes, Antoine Graves, Graves Annex and University Homes. During FY 2011 a number of construction activities were underway and the environmental remediation activities to address issues such as asbestos were being concluded. As part of the Grady Homes revitalization, the following sites were under construction: Ashley I, a multifamily rental complex with 54 public housing assisted units, 33 | P a g e
Page 1 and 2: FINAL REPORT Impact of the Mixed-In
Page 3 and 4: Executive Summary Public housing in
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Case Processing Summary N Percent C
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o In 2009 there were 84 HOHs who pa
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A minority of householders moved in
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Total Participants 97 94 69 Partici
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Figure 63 Number of Years since Mov
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Regarding the difficulty of finding
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