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Mulford Gardens HOPE VI
Community Update
June 8, 2006
Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers

Agenda
• HOPE VI Program Plan Overview
• Ashburton Avenue Master Plan
• Development Projects
• Relocation
• Community and Supportive Services
• Discussion of Next Steps and Issues

MHACY Project Team
• MHACY – Executive Director, Peter Smith
• MHACY Senior Tenant Supervisor-Brenda Gray
• HOPE VI Program Manager-Brian Sweeney/Ray Baker
• MHACY Wide CSS Coordinator-Denise Wesley
• Developer – The Richman Group / Landex
• CSS Program Manager-Alta Consulting- Myrna Peralta
• Westhab /Andrus / FSSY
• Relocation Support – Housing Action Council– Rose Noonan
• Community Capital Resources / Westchester Residential Opportunities
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MULFORD GARDENS COMMUNITY
2006

MHACY HOPE VI Goals
• MHACY’s goals for its HOPE VI program are to
contribute to the overall revitalization of the ST.
Joseph’s s area through investment in the development
of new housing on the Mulford Gardens property,
offsite properties and through scattered sites
homeownership properties.
• It is the presumption and desire of MHACY that all
Mulford Gardens Residents be offered the opportunity
to return to the revitalized community and that a large
majority of residents actually avail themselves of this
opportunity.

COY Master Plan
MHACY’s HOPE VI Revitalization project is a small
component of the City of Yonker’s Master Plan to revitalize the
greater St. Josephs Community and connect this area to the
revitalization efforts along Yonker’s waterfront. The City’s
Master Plan and MHACY’s component are the result of years of
planning and investment by the City of Yonkers, the County of
Westchester, the State of New York, HUD, and NYDOT and
the community to create a new vision for the St. Joseph’s
community. This vision includes revitalization of existing
properties (commercial and residential), redesign and re-
construction of the major roadways, development of new
parking and development of commercial and retail spaces.

Proposed HOPE VI Development
• Creation of 469 housing units
• Phase I – Off-site
Plan
• 170 subsidized ACC
• 144 Project Based Housing Choice Voucher Units
• 125 low-income / market rate rental
• 30 Homeownership
• Off-site homeownership four developments – 30 units
• Site A – 81 units
• Site B – 60 units
• Phase II – Mulford Gardens
• Demolition
• Mulford 1 – 115 units
• Mulford 2 – 115 units
• Phase III – Off-site
• Site C – 68 Units
• Phase IV – Replacement Housing Funds in concert with the City Master Plan
• Development of additional Public Housing Units
• Development of low income rental and tax credit units
• Potential for additional homeownership units
• Additional complementary retail components

HOPE VI Development Sites
Mulford 1 & 2
230 units
Off-site Homeownership
19 units
Site A – 81 units
Site B – 60 units
Father Pat Carroll Green
Development
Site C -68 units

Phase I - Homeownership Program
• Intensive HO counseling and preparation effort
• Development Opportunities:
• Sprain Lakes Estates – 13 homes
• Westminster & Shelburne – 4 homes
• CURE – 2 homes
• Fr. Pat Carroll Green Development
• Habitat for Humanity – up to 10 “sweat equity”
opportunities

• Location: Ashburton Avenue and Park Avenue
• Building Type: Six story elevator
• Total Development Costs - $22,612,000
• Number of Units: 81 units
• 30 Public housing
• 51 Project based assistance
• Elderly Housing
• 52 - one bedroom
• 29 - two bedroom
Phase I
Senior Building (Site A)

Phase I
Off-site Rental (Site B)
• Location: Ashburton Avenue and Vineyard
• Building Type: Six story elevator
• Total Development Costs - $18,880,000
• Number of Units: 60
• 15 Public Housing Units
• 18 Project based assistance
• 27 LIHTC
• Family Housing
• 25 - 1 bedrooms
• 25- 2 bedrooms
• 10 - 3 bedrooms

Phase II
Mulford Gardens (Rental)
• Location: Former Mulford Gardens Site (two phases)
• Building Type: Townhouse, garden apartment
• Total Development Costs -$27,130,000 each phase
• Demolition Cost - $4,000,000
• Infrastructure Costs - $5,000,000
• Number of Units: 230
• 100 Public Housing Units
• 58 Project based assistance
• 72 Low Income Housing Tax Credit
• Family Housing & Community Building
• 56 – one bedroom
• 138 – two bedroom
• 24 – three bedroom
• 12 – four bedroom

Phase III
Off-site Rental (Site C)
• Location: Nepperhan Avenue
• Building Type: Five Story Elevator
• Number of Units: 68
• 25 Public Housing Units
• 17 Project based assistance
• 26 Low Income Housing Tax Credit
• Family Housing
• 15 - one bedroom
• 19 – two bedroom
• 34 – three bedroom
• Total Development Costs -$19,350,000

Phase IV
Replacement Housing Factor Funds
• Phase IV – Replacement Housing Funds in concert
with the City Master Plan
• Development of additional Public Housing Units
• Development of low income rental and tax credit units
• Potential for additional homeownership units
• Additional complementary retail components
• Development in concert with COY revitalization of
Ashburton Avenue / St. Josephs / Waterfront
• Complement and leverage developments currently
underway

HOPE VI Phase Schedule
Development Phase
Phase I
Homeownership
Sprain Lakes
Westminster & Shelburne
Cure
Fr. Pat Carrol Green
Site A
Site B
Phase II
Demolition
Mulford Gardens - B
Mulford Gardens - A
Phase III
Site C
Phase IV
Ashburton Avenue Revitalization
Construction Schedule
2006 2007 2008 2009
2010
1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr

Community & Supportive Services
(CSS) for Residents
• Community & Supportive Services are a critical component of
HOPE VI and essential to ensuring integration of residents into
the greater community and promoting economic and social self-
sufficiency of the residents in the revitalized community.
• 60% of Residents (19-64 yrs. old) are employed
• 20% of Mulford Gardens Residents are Seniors
• ALTA Consulting – CSS Program Manager
• Local Case Management Organizations:
• Westhab, FSSY, and Andrus
• Focus is on social and economic self sufficiency and
homeownership
• All resident interactions documented on CSS Management
system to promote coordination with services providers and
relocation team.

CSS Case Management Program
• 100% of Heads of Households have been contacted
or interviewed
• 100% of residents assigned to individual caseworkers
• Approx. 400 of the 483 Heads of Households
completed needs assessments
• 60% of senior residents evaluated by healthcare
professionals
• Approx. 80% of residents (19-64 yrs. old) have
completed Family/Individual Plans
• Local service agencies actively involved
• Relocation / Mobility Training completed

CSS/Resident Successes
• 49 residents have new job placements, including a
recent hire by Verizon
▪ 46 residents have completed skills development
courses, including medical billing
• 21 residents have completed homeownership
counseling
• 6 residents have completed their GED, with an
additional 5 to graduate soon
• 7 residents have completed ESL classes
• 3 residents have graduated from college over the last 6
months
• 2 residents recently completed the Women’s
Empowerment Training course

Relocation and Re-Occupancy
“The underlying objective of the MHACY Relocation Policy is to ensure that
persons who are relocated as a result of the Mulford Gardens HOPE VI
Revitalization Program are treated fairly, consistently, and equitably so that
they will not suffer disproportionate hardships as a direct result of activities
designed for the benefit of MHACY residents as a whole.”
• The relocation strategy is to retain the community presence and security of residents by relocating
all residents during the period from July 2006 through December 2006.
• Strategy reduces the number of partially vacated buildings and units u
and promotes choice and
mobility.
• Comprehensive training and Communication Program Underway
• Resident Mobility Institute – Alta / HAC
• Housing Action Council – relocation support provider
• Partnership leverages ongoing efforts
• Provides Mobility Institute Training classes
• Individualized resident relocation counseling
• Identify housing units/properties
• Support residents with relocation issues
• Homeownership training, support and services
• Moving Support Services Contracting – local providers

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