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<strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong><br />
Community Update<br />
June 8, 2006<br />
Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers
Agenda<br />
• <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Program Plan Overview<br />
• Ashburton Avenue Master Plan<br />
• Development Projects<br />
• Relocation<br />
• Community and Supportive Services<br />
• Discussion of Next Steps and Issues
MHACY Project Team<br />
• MHACY – Executive Director, Peter Smith<br />
• MHACY Senior Tenant Supervisor-Brenda Gray<br />
• <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Program Manager-Brian Sweeney/Ray Baker<br />
• MHACY Wide CSS Coordinator-Denise Wesley<br />
• Developer – The Richman Group / Landex<br />
• CSS Program Manager-Alta Consulting- Myrna Peralta<br />
• Westhab /Andrus / FSSY<br />
• Relocation Support – Housing Action Council– Rose Noonan<br />
• Community Capital Resources / Westchester Residential Opportunities<br />
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MULFORD GARDENS COMMUNITY<br />
2006
MHACY <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Goals<br />
• MHACY’s goals for its <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> program are to<br />
contribute to the overall revitalization of the ST.<br />
Joseph’s s area through investment in the development<br />
of new housing on the <strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> property,<br />
offsite properties and through scattered sites<br />
homeownership properties.<br />
• It is the presumption and desire of MHACY that all<br />
<strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Residents be offered the opportunity<br />
to return to the revitalized <strong>com</strong>munity and that a large<br />
majority of residents actually avail themselves of this<br />
opportunity.
COY Master Plan<br />
MHACY’s <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Revitalization project is a small<br />
<strong>com</strong>ponent of the City of Yonker’s Master Plan to revitalize the<br />
greater St. Josephs Community and connect this area to the<br />
revitalization efforts along Yonker’s waterfront. The City’s<br />
Master Plan and MHACY’s <strong>com</strong>ponent are the result of years of<br />
planning and investment by the City of Yonkers, the County of<br />
Westchester, the State of New York, HUD, and NYDOT and<br />
the <strong>com</strong>munity to create a new vision for the St. Joseph’s<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity. This vision includes revitalization of existing<br />
properties (<strong>com</strong>mercial and residential), redesign and re-<br />
construction of the major roadways, development of new<br />
parking and development of <strong>com</strong>mercial and retail spaces.
Proposed <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Development<br />
• Creation of 469 housing units<br />
• Phase I – Off-site<br />
Plan<br />
• 170 subsidized ACC<br />
• 144 Project Based Housing Choice Voucher Units<br />
• 125 low-in<strong>com</strong>e / market rate rental<br />
• 30 Homeownership<br />
• Off-site homeownership four developments – 30 units<br />
• Site A – 81 units<br />
• Site B – 60 units<br />
• Phase II – <strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong><br />
• Demolition<br />
• <strong>Mulford</strong> 1 – 115 units<br />
• <strong>Mulford</strong> 2 – 115 units<br />
• Phase III – Off-site<br />
• Site C – 68 Units<br />
• Phase IV – Replacement Housing Funds in concert with the City Master Plan<br />
• Development of additional Public Housing Units<br />
• Development of low in<strong>com</strong>e rental and tax credit units<br />
• Potential for additional homeownership units<br />
• Additional <strong>com</strong>plementary retail <strong>com</strong>ponents
<strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Development Sites<br />
<strong>Mulford</strong> 1 & 2<br />
230 units<br />
Off-site Homeownership<br />
19 units<br />
Site A – 81 units<br />
Site B – 60 units<br />
Father Pat Carroll Green<br />
Development<br />
Site C -68 units
Phase I - Homeownership Program<br />
• Intensive HO counseling and preparation effort<br />
• Development Opportunities:<br />
• Sprain Lakes Estates – 13 homes<br />
• Westminster & Shelburne – 4 homes<br />
• CURE – 2 homes<br />
• Fr. Pat Carroll Green Development<br />
• Habitat for Humanity – up to 10 “sweat equity”<br />
opportunities
• Location: Ashburton Avenue and Park Avenue<br />
• Building Type: Six story elevator<br />
• Total Development Costs - $22,612,000<br />
• Number of Units: 81 units<br />
• 30 Public housing<br />
• 51 Project based assistance<br />
• Elderly Housing<br />
• 52 - one bedroom<br />
• 29 - two bedroom<br />
Phase I<br />
Senior Building (Site A)
Phase I<br />
Off-site Rental (Site B)<br />
• Location: Ashburton Avenue and Vineyard<br />
• Building Type: Six story elevator<br />
• Total Development Costs - $18,880,000<br />
• Number of Units: 60<br />
• 15 Public Housing Units<br />
• 18 Project based assistance<br />
• 27 LIHTC<br />
• Family Housing<br />
• 25 - 1 bedrooms<br />
• 25- 2 bedrooms<br />
• 10 - 3 bedrooms
Phase II<br />
<strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> (Rental)<br />
• Location: Former <strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Site (two phases)<br />
• Building Type: Townhouse, garden apartment<br />
• Total Development Costs -$27,130,000 each phase<br />
• Demolition Cost - $4,000,000<br />
• Infrastructure Costs - $5,000,000<br />
• Number of Units: 230<br />
• 100 Public Housing Units<br />
• 58 Project based assistance<br />
• 72 Low In<strong>com</strong>e Housing Tax Credit<br />
• Family Housing & Community Building<br />
• 56 – one bedroom<br />
• 138 – two bedroom<br />
• 24 – three bedroom<br />
• 12 – four bedroom
Phase III<br />
Off-site Rental (Site C)<br />
• Location: Nepperhan Avenue<br />
• Building Type: Five Story Elevator<br />
• Number of Units: 68<br />
• 25 Public Housing Units<br />
• 17 Project based assistance<br />
• 26 Low In<strong>com</strong>e Housing Tax Credit<br />
• Family Housing<br />
• 15 - one bedroom<br />
• 19 – two bedroom<br />
• 34 – three bedroom<br />
• Total Development Costs -$19,350,000
Phase IV<br />
Replacement Housing Factor Funds<br />
• Phase IV – Replacement Housing Funds in concert<br />
with the City Master Plan<br />
• Development of additional Public Housing Units<br />
• Development of low in<strong>com</strong>e rental and tax credit units<br />
• Potential for additional homeownership units<br />
• Additional <strong>com</strong>plementary retail <strong>com</strong>ponents<br />
• Development in concert with COY revitalization of<br />
Ashburton Avenue / St. Josephs / Waterfront<br />
• Complement and leverage developments currently<br />
underway
<strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> Phase Schedule<br />
Development Phase<br />
Phase I<br />
Homeownership<br />
Sprain Lakes<br />
Westminster & Shelburne<br />
Cure<br />
Fr. Pat Carrol Green<br />
Site A<br />
Site B<br />
Phase II<br />
Demolition<br />
<strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> - B<br />
<strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> - A<br />
Phase III<br />
Site C<br />
Phase IV<br />
Ashburton Avenue Revitalization<br />
Construction Schedule<br />
2006 2007 2008 2009<br />
2010<br />
1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr 1Qtr 2Qtr 3Qtr 4Qtr
Community & Supportive Services<br />
(CSS) for Residents<br />
• Community & Supportive Services are a critical <strong>com</strong>ponent of<br />
<strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong> and essential to ensuring integration of residents into<br />
the greater <strong>com</strong>munity and promoting economic and social self-<br />
sufficiency of the residents in the revitalized <strong>com</strong>munity.<br />
• 60% of Residents (19-64 yrs. old) are employed<br />
• 20% of <strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> Residents are Seniors<br />
• ALTA Consulting – CSS Program Manager<br />
• Local Case Management Organizations:<br />
• Westhab, FSSY, and Andrus<br />
• Focus is on social and economic self sufficiency and<br />
homeownership<br />
• All resident interactions documented on CSS Management<br />
system to promote coordination with services providers and<br />
relocation team.
CSS Case Management Program<br />
• 100% of Heads of Households have been contacted<br />
or interviewed<br />
• 100% of residents assigned to individual caseworkers<br />
• Approx. 400 of the 483 Heads of Households<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted needs assessments<br />
• 60% of senior residents evaluated by healthcare<br />
professionals<br />
• Approx. 80% of residents (19-64 yrs. old) have<br />
<strong>com</strong>pleted Family/Individual Plans<br />
• Local service agencies actively involved<br />
• Relocation / Mobility Training <strong>com</strong>pleted
CSS/Resident Successes<br />
• 49 residents have new job placements, including a<br />
recent hire by Verizon<br />
▪ 46 residents have <strong>com</strong>pleted skills development<br />
courses, including medical billing<br />
• 21 residents have <strong>com</strong>pleted homeownership<br />
counseling<br />
• 6 residents have <strong>com</strong>pleted their GED, with an<br />
additional 5 to graduate soon<br />
• 7 residents have <strong>com</strong>pleted ESL classes<br />
• 3 residents have graduated from college over the last 6<br />
months<br />
• 2 residents recently <strong>com</strong>pleted the Women’s<br />
Empowerment Training course
Relocation and Re-Occupancy<br />
“The underlying objective of the MHACY Relocation Policy is to ensure that<br />
persons who are relocated as a result of the <strong>Mulford</strong> <strong>Gardens</strong> <strong>HOPE</strong> <strong>VI</strong><br />
Revitalization Program are treated fairly, consistently, and equitably so that<br />
they will not suffer disproportionate hardships as a direct result of activities<br />
designed for the benefit of MHACY residents as a whole.”<br />
• The relocation strategy is to retain the <strong>com</strong>munity presence and security of residents by relocating<br />
all residents during the period from July 2006 through December 2006.<br />
• Strategy reduces the number of partially vacated buildings and units u<br />
and promotes choice and<br />
mobility.<br />
• Comprehensive training and Communication Program Underway<br />
• Resident Mobility Institute – Alta / HAC<br />
• Housing Action Council – relocation support provider<br />
• Partnership leverages ongoing efforts<br />
• Provides Mobility Institute Training classes<br />
• Individualized resident relocation counseling<br />
• Identify housing units/properties<br />
• Support residents with relocation issues<br />
• Homeownership training, support and services<br />
• Moving Support Services Contracting – local providers
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