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JULY 2013- JULY 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
BECAUSE SUSTAINABLE HOUSING MATTERS
[ Staying the Course ]JANUARY 2013- JUNE 2014 ANNUAL REPORT
BECAUSE SUSTAINABLE HOUSING MATTERS
[ Staying the Course ]
EEvery spring and fall, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond surveys experts who represent numerous and highly diverse communities in the Fifth District made up of Virginia, four other states and District of Columbia.
In the latest survey released May 2014, respondents were asked to identify three current issues having the most significant impact on their communities. It is striking and timely that access to affordable housing was the top current issue.
Respondents expressed concerns over housing costs rising faster than incomes thereby increasing the resource gap for most households seeking affordable housing.
Second was availability of local job options. Respondents commented that jobs are available but many require higher skills and more training than applicants possess.
And third was the issue of improving quality of K-12 education. Respondents stressed the importance of early childhood education as the foundation upon
which a better prepared workforce is built.
Providing access to affordable housing is core to NRHA’s vision and mission.
We are also deeply engaged in supporting workforce readiness for adult residents through culinary, healthcare and security career training partnerships with Tidewater Community College, construction trades skills with our Resident Home Build program and driving improvement courses help connect the residents to their workplace.
For youth resident education, we are a leader in the Virginia Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Network as well as a strong partner in the Sail Nauticus Academy that teaches sixth graders sailing skills and maritime sciences.
NRHA is committed to quality affordable housing that is accountable to onsite management, while also supporting our residents with ample educational and workforce training opportunities through our partner organizations.
A vibrant and sustainable regional economy depends on availability of the right types of housing and in the right location to accommodate future workforce of Norfolk. Making hard decisions at the local level to increase supply of housing close to jobs and
transportation can achieve goals of linking workers with jobs and at substantially lower public cost.
The ability for our region to remain competitive during this period of economic rebound will depend on both a comprehensive regional housing strategy and local housing and land use policy decisions that promote quality housing development.
Much as our young sailors learn on the Norfolk waterfront in the Sail Nauticus program: “It is the set of the sail not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.” Despite the shifting winds of federal funding and other challenges, NRHA is staying the course because “Sustainable Housing Matters.”
Sincerely,
A MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO
[ Staying the Course ]
It is the set of the sail not the direction of the wind that determines which way we will go.
Napoleon Hill
*On May 30, 2014, Montgomery announced his retirement, effective December 31, 2014.The 2015 Annual Report will cover his legacy to City of Norfolk.
Shurl R. Montgomery, CEO
A N N U A L R E P O RT 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
[ Navigate ]
VISION
MISSION
A Message from Our CEO 1Our Board of Commissioners 3Farewell to W. Sheppard Miller, III 6Executive Leadership Team 7Organizational Chart 8An Affordable Place to Call Home 9Downtown: The Hip Place to Live 12
Bringing Monroe Building Back to Life 13Our Goals:
1. Quality Housing Opportunities for All 152. Sustainable Mixed-Income Communities 173. Strategic Business Approach 194. Community Engagement and Support 20
Sail Nauticus 21Legislative Launches 22Budget Overview 23Statistical Digest 25
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NRHA is led by a board of seven
commissioners, appointed by Norfolk
City Council, who are responsible for
determining policy and direction. NRHA
Commissioners are residents of Norfolk and
serve staggered four-year terms. The board
elects a chairman and vice chairman, as
well as selects a chief executive officer who
is responsible for NRHA’s activities and
operations. To contact a Commissioner, call
314-1679.
[ At The Helm ]
CHANGE OF COMMANDWelcome New Chairman
F. Nash Bilisoly
New Board Members
Alphonso Albert
Richard Gresham
OUR BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
NRHA BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND EXECUTIVES AT THEIR PLANNING RETREAT ON MAY 10, 2014
ALPHONSO ALBERT
RICHARD GRESHAM
A N N U A L R E P O RT 4
[ Welcome Aboard ]
CHAIRMAN - F. NASH BILISOLY
F. Nash Bilisoly has been a partner with Vandeventer Black since 1985 and concentrates his law practice in maritime matters, representing shipyards, terminals and vessels.
He received a B.A. from The College of William & Mary in 1976 and a J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in 1979, where he was the Notes and Comments Editor for The Tulane Maritime Lawyer.
His present business associations include Chairman of the Standing Committee on Stevedoring, Marine Terminals and Shoreside Services for The Maritime Law Association of the United States and a member of the National Advisory Board of the Tulane Admiralty Law Institute.
He serves on the Executive Board of the Hermitage Foundation Museum and is a member of the Norfolk Mayor’s Poverty Reduction Commission.
He is a resident of Norfolk and currently resides in the Ghent neighborhood with his wife, Vickie.
Albert attended Norfolk State University, St. Leo College and Norfolk Business College where he majored in Business Administration and Accounting.
Currently, Albert serves as the Executive Director for Garden of Hope Community Development Corporation, whose mission is to build healthy neighborhoods by providing services and programs to underserved individuals, families and communities throughout Hampton Roads.
Highlights of Albert’s professional affiliations include LEAD Hampton Roads, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Hampton Roads 200+ Men, Tidewater Children’s Foundation, Norfolk Drug Court Foundation and Park Place Property Owner’s Association.
He is a longtime resident of Norfolk and currently resides in the Broad Creek neighborhood with his wife, Linda.
Gresham is Vice President of E.T. Gresham Company, a local family-owned construction firm in Norfolk.
Gresham graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University with a degree in architecture and has over 43 years of experience in the industry, 30 years of which are with E. T Gresham.
Highlights of his professional affiliations include Mayor’s Downtown Norfolk Taskforce, General Douglas MacArthur Foundation, Norfolk Society for Cemetery Conservation and Ghent Business Association.
Gresham is a Norfolk native and currently resides in the Belvedere neighborhood with his wife, Jane.
ALPHONSO ALBERTExecutive Director
Garden of Hope Community Development Corporation
RICHARD GRESHAMVice President
E.T. Gresham Company
ROSE ARRINGTON President
Tenant Management Corporation Diggs Town
[ Board of Commissioners ]
FAREWELLTREVOR
ROBINSON
F. NASH BILISOLYChairman Attorney
Vandeventer Black LLP
BARBARA HAMM LEE Vice-Chariman
Executive Producer/Host of “Another View”
WHRO TV
ROBERT J. SOBLE President and Owner
Pottery Art Studio
DONALD MUSACCHIO Retired Federal Service
Consultant
During his period of service, Mr. Robinson participated in important deliberations and decisions of the Authority with reasonableness and thoughtful consideration that put foremost the best interests of the citizens of Norfolk.
The Commissioners, Chief Executive Officer and NRHA staff wish to publicly express their gratitude for contributions of time and talent given by Trevor Robinson, which have made this Authority a better organization and the City of Norfolk a better place to live, work, build, play and raise a family.
RESOLUTION(OCTOBER 5, 2010 - JULY 31, 2013)
A N N U A L R E P O RT 6
FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS
[ Farewell to W. Sheppard Miller, III ]
After 11½ years as chairman of the seven-member board, W. Sheppard Miller III announced his
resignation on September 12, 2013.
“I’ve done it for a long time,” he said, “and it’s a huge time commitment, if it’s done right. No
exaggeration, I went to over 100 meetings a year for NRHA.”
With a strong board and a number of projects in final phases, Miller, who runs two companies of his
own – KITCO Fiber Optics and Light Tech Inc. – said it was the right time to hand over the reins.
“I thought it might be better to let someone else do it,” he said, of the volunteer role. “It’s been a very
rewarding time. It’s bittersweet for me because I like doing it and I like the people.”
W. SHEPPARD MILLER, III
Excerpted: Inside Business article, September 23, 2013
MILLER PRESENTING WINNER OF “WHAT HOME MEANS TO ME” POSTER CONTEST
APPRECIATION RECEPTION AT 2013 GOVERNOR’S HOUSING CONFERENCE
[ Executive Leadership Team ]
The CEO, Chief Division Officers, supported by other ELT members, plan, organize and execute the organization’s operations strategy. They meet regularly to discuss and confirm operational plans, establish organization priorities, set performance standards, coordinate projects between divisions, review progress toward organization and division goals, approve new procedures as well as assign project and program responsibilities.
The Executive Leadership Team (ELT) flanks newly installed public art sculpture at Broad Creek.
Ed Ware Communications and Government Relations Director
James Hollomon Real Estate Services Director
Donnell Brown Chief Housing Officer
Brenda Benn Budget and Compliance Director
Michael Clark Neighborhood Services Director
Jamie Jones Information Services Director
Shurl Montgomery Chief Executive Officer
Donna Mills Property Management Director
Richard Archer Human Resources Director
John Kownack Chief Community Development Officer
Clara Graves Chief Financial Officer
Nathaniel McCormick Senior Architect, Development
Julius Norman Workforce Development Manager
Tim Coyle (not pictured) Legal Counsel, Crenshaw Ware & Martin
Left Right
SEAWORTHY
CHARTING THE COURSE
[ NRHA Organizational Chart ]
Board of Commissioners
Executive Office
Administrative Operations
Housing Operations
Development Planning and
Community Building
Finance
Administrative Services
Budget Management
Property Management
Housing Choice Voucher Program
Capital Fund Program
ClientServices
Real Estate Services
Human Resources
Planning/Project Management
Communications/
Neighborhood Programs
Government Relations
Information Systems
Strategic Direction Team
A N N U A L R E P O RT 8
ALL HANDS ON DECK
Facilities Management
Program Development
[ An Affordable Place
The first time a colleague shared information with
Lavern Wilson about NRHA’s first-time homebuyer program
she handed the application to a coworker.
“I didn’t have enough faith at the time,” she said.
But the bus driver and mother of three held tight when
a second application came her way. There had to be a
reason for it, she figured, and decided to learn more.
She discovered that the program aims to increase the
amount of affordable housing for would-be homeowners in
Norfolk with lower to moderate incomes. The program is
offered through NRHA and City of Norfolk.
Through the program, eligible first-time buyers receive
assistance on down payments and closing costs through
forgivable “soft-second” mortgage loans that feature no
interest or monthly payments.
“I didn’t know I could buy a home,”
said Wilson, of Lexington Park Apartments
off Tidewater Drive. “God was looking out for
me.”
Now, Wilson is returning, as a first-time
homeowner, to Ballentine, the neighborhood
where she grew up. And while she is moving
back to old stomping grounds, the 1,191-
square-foot, two-story house that’ll be hers is
brand new.
The Ballentine Boulevard house
that Wilson will inhabit is the program’s inaugural new
construction dwelling built for $126,000.
LaShawn Fortes, manager of the HomeNet
Homeownership Center, an NRHA component that started
in 1997, said that a second house that fits the low-budget
category is under way on Grandy Avenue, and a third is
planned in Berkley.
Some clients were stagnating in the program not
because of their credit or a lack of savings, said Jennifer
White Moore, NRHA’s Senior Communications and
Marketing Specialist, but because they were “unable to
find a home in decent condition under $130,000.”
Fortes said the price tag for most homes in the
program, either refurbished ones or newly built houses,
was $175,000 or more.
“Something under $130,000 was not proving easy for
lookers,” she said, usually because the housing inventory
in that range needs too much work and might not be up to
code.
Besides, Fortes added, “For the (program)
homeowners to be successful, they shouldn’t have to make
any major repairs.”
But building a house, lot included, on such a moderate
budget? It hadn’t happened. NRHA wanted to change that.
HomeNet reached out to some builders with whom
it had previously worked and asked:
Could they build a house, lot included, for
$126,000?
Bobby Howerin of Howerin Construction
Corp., a member of NRHA’s Builders and
Designers Guild, was the first to accept the
challenge and recently completed Wilson’s
house on infill, a vacant area between homes
in an established neighborhood. Guild
membership is a requisite for participating
in single-family-home construction projects
in which the authority is the land developer.
“This was kind of an experiment to see how reasonably
or low-priced or affordable a home can be,” Howerin said.
Wilson’s house, a Queen Anne style that’s just 21.4
feet wide, is built on a so-called “nonconforming-sized lot”
– 37.5 feet by 100 feet, as opposed to the city’s minimum
size of 50 feet by 100 feet. The home is proportional to the
lot’s smaller dimensions.
Howerin worked with TightLines Designs, an
architectural firm based in Raleigh, N.C., that provides
designs for environmentally friendly and affordable homes.
The firm has done at least 11 builds with NRHA in recent
to Call Home ]
“I LIVE IN THE PROJECTS – BEEN THERE 19 YEARS – AND DIDN’T
KNOW I COULD BUY A HOME.”
years and TightLines project manager Craig Bethel said the
company typically does Victorians or bungalows to blend in with a
neighborhood’s existing homes.
Wilson selected TightLine’s “Monique” model, a Queen Anne
style with three bedrooms and 2½ baths and an open floor plan
downstairs, which offers larger living in a smaller footprint.
“The floor plan itself is smaller, but it doesn’t feel confined,”
Bethel said. “We try not to block views in public spaces and to
make as much use of these spaces as possible. And the good
thing about our houses is they have the old look and charm but
with today’s efficiency.”
Howerin said the heating and air efficiency rating on Wilson’s
home is a grade higher than is standard for the industry. The
structure also features plenty of recycled wood products, Energy
Star-approved appliances and energy-efficient windows and
doors.
Wilson was able to pick the colors for her siding, roofing,
paint, flooring and counter tops.
“I’ve never had a bathroom of my own,” Wilson said, “and I
love how the house has a country-style porch that I can sit on.”
Although Howerin is a custom home builder whose works
have been showcased in several Homearamas, the relevance of
this being Wilson’s first home isn’t lost on him.
“The people who’ve qualified for the program have worked
hard to get there,” he said.
Wilson fits that category. She said that she was “speechless”
when Fortes, told her that she could have a new home in her price
range.
To qualify for the program, Wilson said she had to take
homeownership classes and learn about real estate taxes, home
maintenance, budgeting and how to trim expenses, among other
topics.
“They taught me what I can do without because there will be
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• Be a first-time home buyer or not have owned a
home within the past three years.
• Have a gross annual household income within 80
percent of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development’s (HUD) median income limit for
the area. For example, effective Feb. 9, 2014, in
Norfolk, that would be $56,500 for four people.
• Be pre-approved for a first mortgage loan by a
Virginia Housing Development Authority (VHDA)
approved lender with a pre-approved loan that
specifies, among other things, a loan amount, a
fixed interest rate, type of standard fixed-rate loan
and a loan term of 30 years. Also, must certify
that the credit of the first mortgage borrower
meets program guidelines including, among
others, no unsatisfied collections or judgments.
• Must have verifiable savings of at least $3,000.
• Must have a certificate of completion from
Homenet’s VHDA homeownership educational
class.
*Households that are interested in down-payment
and closing cost assistance from the NRHA must
be determined eligible before ratifying a contract.
Those with a ratified contract before eligibility
is determined will be automatically ineligible for
assistance.
Online: www.nrha.us/own/HOMEprogram
Call: HomeNet Homeownership Center
757-314-4202
FORTES AND HOWERIN OUTSIDE THE NEW HOME
HOW TO QUALIFYTo qualify for the Down Payment/Closing Cost
Assistance Program, one must:
Learn more
A N N U A L R E P O RT
a lot more than I’ll be responsible for,” she said.
Fortes said the average household seeking a home
through the program spends two years preparing financially,
including eliminating debt and increasing credit score.
“We look at what they need to do and then put steps
together for them three at a time,” she said. “They get
through those steps, and then we give them three more.
“We take a holistic approach from beginning to
end to make sure their credit is right, that they have
savings and that they understand the responsibilities of
homeownership.”
According to Fortes, in 2013 the average income of a
program participant was $37,000; the average home sale
price was $151,000, with an average loan of $129,400.
The average household size was two people. The program’s
total sales in 2013 was almost $6 million. Of that, total
private funding leveraged was $3.5 million.
Fortes said HomeNet has assisted lower to moderate
income families in purchasing more than $90 million in
real estate in Norfolk since the program’s inception.
In 2013, 36 households completed the road to
homeownership through the program. Demographically,
they were represented by nine white, one Hispanic, one
Asian and 25 black households. Professions of recent
buyers include, but are not limited to, teacher, bartender,
truck driver, auto technician, security guard, painter,
[ An Affordable Place
to Call Home ] continued
administrative specialist, postal carrier, personal trainer, pharmacy
technician and mechanic. Retired military also purchased. The
program’s participants range in age from the 20s through the
senior years. The oldest client, Fortes said, was a 72-year-old
woman who had always wanted her own home and ended up
paying less to own than she had renting.
“She wanted to have her own place before leaving the Earth,
and she did,” Fortes said.
Wilson’s home is possible, in part, through HUD funds allocated
to the city annually and administered through NRHA. In turn,
NRHA has partnerships with the Virginia Housing Development
Authority, as well as HUD-certified housing agencies, private
lenders and real-estate professionals.
Wilson’s first mortgage, a traditional 30-year, is through
Monarch Bank. A “silent-second” 10-year mortgage through the
program provides a no interest loan that is partially forgiven on
each annual anniversary of closing date; Wilson must stay in the
house for 10 years for it to be fully forgiven. She predicts that will
be no problem. “I am elated; my children are so happy. I don’t
plan on going anywhere. Once I move in, that’s it. That’s my dream
home.”
“I am elated; my children are so happy. I don’t plan on going anywhere. Once I move in, that’s it. That’s my dream home.”
Excerpted: The Virginian Pilot, Victoria Hecht, January 25, 2014
$126,000 BALLENTINE HOME
[ Downtown: The Hip Place to Live ]
Norfolk Ranks #3 in Top 25 Hipster Zip Codes
ZIP City25-34%
ofPopulation
% Who WalkPub. Transit
to Work
RentVacancy
Rate
Ave. Rent3 Bedroom
Home
% Who Rent
Gross RentYield %
MedianPrice
55101 Saint Paul
15203 Pittsburg
23510 Norfolk
55401 Minneapolis
22304 Alexandria
07073 East Rutherford
22203 Arlington
52246 Iowa City
98121 Seattle
98007 Bellevue
55408 Minneapolis
11104 Sunnyside
07030 Hoboken
11102 Astoria
11232 Brooklyn
20910 Silver Spring
60625 Chicago
53703 Madison
94107 San Francisco
55405 Minneapolis
80218 Denver
11377 Woodside
22201 Arlington
60647 Chicago
60642 Chicago
13.98$125,332$1,4602.9072.1038.8034.90
10.84$135,000$1,2204.3051.2029.6023.90
7.96$227,600$1,5103.4072.4021.3025.00
7.76$296,774$1,9202.7052.4030.0036.30
7.66$310,000$1,9804.4057.7020.7023.50
7.06$350,000$2,0604.8057.6027.8020.40
6.69$437,600$2,4402.9065.2041.5033.50
6.49$212,500$1,1503.6057.9024.5022.00
6.18$351,500$1,8104.3076.3051.2030.20
5.95$387,000$1,9203.0064.1021.9028.10
5.93$236,850$1,1702.0074.0022.4032.20
5.90$380,050$1,8702.6085.8080.0024.90
5.88$559,444$2,7404.2067.2065.4039.30
5.68$435,000$2,0603.5083.7076.1026.70
5.66$392,000$1,8503.4079.1077.5022.90
5.46$441,683$2,0103.4062.6037.7022.90
5.18$282,500$1,2205.0060.0037.3022.40
4.97$282,500$1,1704.7082.7042.7023.30
4.91$725,750$2,9702.5061.5039.8029.50
4.89$282,000$1,1504.8061.3021.1023.80
4.80$282,500$1,1302.9068.0020.4032.00
4.73$479,100$1,8901.6072.7075.7020.80
4.70$605,000$2,3704.5063.0041.8042.70
4.69$325,000$1,2704.9062.5034.2027.10
4.64$370,000$1,4304.7063.4042.9037.80
Source: www.realtytrac.com
CRACKING THE CODE ABOUT HAPPENINGS IN NORFOLK!
Our CEO, Shurl Montgomery, has captained the “Brain Drain to Brain Gain” initiative of the Greater Norfolk Corporation (GNC), bringing together over 125 business leaders to support young professional attraction and retention. Its mission is to position Norfolk to embrace and nurture future entrepreneurs and the next generation of companies that will power future growth and prosperity.
Norfolk23510 25.00 21.30 72.40 3.40 $1,510 $227,600 7.96
ATTRACTING AND RETAINING IN THE 23510
12A N N U A L R E P O RT
BRINGING MONROE BUILDING BACK TO LIFE
[ An Artistic Touch: ] Contributed by Delphine Carnes and Harriet Reynolds, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, PLC.
NRHA closed in late 2013 on a $9.7 million project to
renovate the historic Monroe Building in downtown Norfolk for
use by the Governor’s School for the Arts as its consolidated
campus and the Virginia Stage Company for set and costume
facilities (collectively, the “Project”).
The opening of the renovated Monroe Building as a
regional center for culture and arts education was the result
of collaborative and creative efforts of NRHA, City of Norfolk,
architectural firm of Tymoff+Moss, Norfolk-based contractor
Virtexco, the Governor’s School for the Arts (the “Governor’s
School”), Virginia Stage Company, Community Affordable
Housing Equity Corporation (“CAHEC”), Commonwealth
Preservation Group, TowneBank and law firm of Crenshaw,
Ware & Martin, P.L.C.
Designed by John Kevan Peebles, the “dean of Virginia
architects,” the Monroe Building was constructed in 1915
in the style of the Chicago School of Architecture. This style
was popular in the early twentieth century when the advent of
steel-frame construction in commercial buildings permitted the
use of large plate-glass windows. Another distinctive feature
of this architectural style was the application of terra-cotta
ornamentation on the building’s front façade.
The Monroe Building, located at 254 Granby Street
in downtown Norfolk, is one of the few remaining examples
of the Chicago School of Architecture in Hampton Roads.
The recent renovation of this historic structure successfully
maintains many of the building’s original features, including
ornamental elevator doors and skylights, while modernizing it
to accommodate Governor’s School needs.
The newly rehabilitated Monroe Building will serve
as a campus for the Governor’s School. Established in
1987, the Governor’s School is a competitive regional arts
school, which admits students from eight area public school
divisions: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Chesapeake,
Suffolk, Isle of Wight, Southampton and Franklin. Previously,
Governor’s School classes were held at a variety of locations
scattered throughout Norfolk. The Project enables the school
to consolidate programs and operations under one roof. This
offers students the opportunity to interact with peers from
different arts departments and to take advantage of other
cultural resources in Norfolk’s historic downtown area.
The Monroe Building now houses the Governor’s School’s
administrative offices, visual art, music and theater classes,
sound-proofed practice rooms and a Black Box theater. The
dance program remains at the TRDance Center just down the
block. Virginia Stage Company, which occupies the neighboring
HISTORIC PHOTO OF MONROE BUILDING
Wells Theatre, will use a portion of the building for dressing rooms and set construction facilities.
This ambitious and multifaceted transaction, which closed on December 18, 2013, involved multiple sources of funding, including federal
and state historic rehabilitation tax credit (“HTC”) equity; municipal funds invested through NRHA Monroe GP, L.L.C., a special purpose entity
created to facilitate this transaction; a direct loan from the Governor’s Magnet School for Arts Foundation (“GSA Foundation”) and a construc-
tion-to-permanent loan from TowneBank. The HTC investor, CAHEC, provided both the federal and state HTC funding. A special purpose entity,
NRHA Arts Education Limited Partnership (“NRHA
AELP”), was created to acquire the property and to
own, rehabilitate and operate the Project. NRHA AELP
has two members, the General Partner and the HTC
Investor, both of which contributed equity in exchange
for their respective ownership interests in NRHA AELP.
Direct loans were provided to NRHA AELP by Towne
Bank and the GSA Foundation; those loans will be paid
back over time from rental revenues.
NRHA AELP is leasing approximately 83% of the
property to the Governor’s School for its academic
operations. The remaining portion (approximately 17%)
of the property has been leased by NRHA AELP to City
of Norfolk, which in turn has subleased its space to
Virginia Stage Company, a professional resident theater
company operating in the adjacent Wells Theatre.
This transformative venture would not have been
possible without the insight and perseverance of many
individuals and entities. The condition of the Monroe
Building prior to renovation was deplorable. In fact,
the top two floors had been condemned. The City of
Norfolk and NRHA had the vision to restore a Norfolk
landmark and to create a new home for the Governor’s
School. NRHA’s team was instrumental in putting
together the necessary financing and overseeing
renovation. The local architectural firm of Tymoff+Moss
and Norfolk contractor Virtexco brought their collective
experience and expertise in historic renovation to
design the school’s new space and to rehabilitate the
distinctive interior and exterior features of the 100 year
old structure. They were assisted in their efforts by
Commonwealth Preservation Group, a Norfolk-based
historic preservation planning firm, which provided
consulting services during the construction phase to
ensure compliance with stringent HTC requirements.
The renovation was further complicated by the tight construction time-line required to
move the Governor’s School students into new classrooms by beginning of winter term.
The law firm of Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, P.L.C., counsel to NRHA, structured this complex transaction which involved creation of a number
of special purpose entities and combined a variety of funding sources, including federal and state HTCs. Despite the many difficulties inherent
in closing an HTC transaction, the HTC equity contributed by CAHEC was the linchpin of the Project’s success, providing the essential gap
funding needed to finance the preservation of one of Norfolk’s most significant landmarks. The rehabilitation of the Monroe Building exemplifies
the merits of the HTC program, which encourages and makes possible the restoration of our nation’s architectural heritage and revitalization of
its communities. Dedication of the renovated Monroe Building took place May 2014.
14A N N U A L R E P O RT
BEFORE AFTER
BEFORE AFTER
BEFORE AFTER
QUALITY HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL[ 1 ]
NRHA is committed to providing a continuum of housing options for households of all incomes seeking housing.
Our Goals
• Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program achieved “High
Performer” designation from HUD, which measures 14 key
performance indicators ranging from property inspections to
expanding program outside low-income areas.
• NRHA achieves “High Performer” designation under HUD
Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS), which measures
physical condition of properties, financial management and
resident satisfaction.
• In the ongoing redevelopment of Grandy Village, HUD approved
the phased demolition of 88 obsolete assisted-rental units,
which will be replaced by a similar number of townhouse-style
apartments by 2018. Future development plans call for a senior
mid-rise complex, for-sale housing as well as additional assisted-
rental and market-rate apartments.
• Broke ground in February 2014 on Cottage Bridge Midrise,
a new $6 million, 47-unit, fully handicap accessible building
located at 7408 Tidewater Drive. This project will also meet
Earth Craft energy efficiency standards.
• Worked closely with City Council and Mayor’s Poverty Reduction
Commission to examine the nature of poverty in Norfolk and
recommend actions to reduce number of persons living in
poverty.
• The Poverty Reduction Commission final report issued July
2014 recommends that NRHA, on behalf of Mayor and City
Council, take the lead to “develop a citywide and regional
housing plan, including implementation strategies, to ensure an
adequate supply of quality and affordable housing.”
• In Spring of 2014, conducted annual reconciliation of Housing
Choice Voucher (HCV) and assisted-rental waiting lists to determine
whether current applicants are still interested in applying. The
updated waiting lists include 1,193 applicants for HCV and 2,938
applicants for assisted-rental.
• Honoring the City’s commitment to the Housing Our Heroes
program, NRHA has pledged to roll out project based vouchers
over the next few years to continuously supply the area with
available permanent housing stock specifically for veterans.
• NRHA submitted a final report to HUD, resulting from $250,000
Choice Neighborhood Planning Grant received in 2010, to study
challenged neighborhoods just east and west of downtown.
• The Salvation Army opened its Ray and Joan Kroc Corps
Community Center, an $35 million, 92,000 SF, fitness
and wellness center in April at Broad Creek. This regional
mega-facility has a large gym, pool, fitness areas, worship space
and performing arts theatre.
• In celebration of National Housing Month in June, NRHA hosted
a Homeownership Workshop to a select group of 50 eligible
residents who were interested in utilizing NRHA programs to
achieve homeownership.
• Community milestone anniversaries: Grandy Village celebrated
60 years and Franklin Arms celebrated 10 years.
• Twenty-eight United Way Day of Caring volunteers helped with
beautification efforts in several NRHA communities.
• Security camera surveillance systems installed in five senior
midrise apartments.
• Completed over $4 million of improvements for assisted-
rental properties, including accessibility and erosion control
improvements, roofing repairs and upgrades, new windows and
doors as well as other interior improvements.
• Started $8.35 million of new work, including electrical infrastructure
and hot water tank improvements .
HOMEOWNERSHIP WORKSHOP UNITED WAY DAY OF CARING FRANKLIN ARMS 10TH ANNIVERSARY
CAPTIONBREAKING GROUND AT COTTAGE BRIDGE MIDRISE
• Family Self-Sufficiency, a program designed to help assisted-rental and housing voucher families become economically independent,
enrolled 330 households.
• State Farm awarded a grant of $74,000 to the Resident Home Build Program, a
workforce development academy for 11 NRHA residents to complete a 12 week trade
skills training program in construction.
• Successful self-sufficiency training courses resulting in graduates from following
programs:
• Transportation services for are made available elderly and disabled residents to enhance quality of life.
• “College Here We Come” program, assisting resident students with post-secondary school preparation. Eight students attended a
Carolina College Tour (which included Duke University, University of North Carolina, North Carolina Central and Shaw University).
• Three resident students attended the West Point Summer STEM camp in New York.
• Nine resident students participated in a STEM Camp through “From One Hand To
Another” at the Hampton University, Virginia Beach Campus.
• Partnering with Norfolk Public Schools and the City, 23 Tidewater Park Elementary
students participated in the before school swim program at the Southside Aquatic
Center.
• Three youth residents participated in the AAU basketball championship in Florida,
finishing ninth in the nation.
• Enhancement vouchers for Bell Diamond Apartments, assisting tenants who would
otherwise be adversely affected by HUD program decisions.
RAY AND JOAN KROC CORP COMMUNITY CENTER
Client Services Department lands $1.6 million in grants for STEM education and workforce training:
NRHA ACCEPTS STATE FARM GRANT
YOUTH RESIDENTS AT AAU CHAMPIONSHIP
• Phlebotomy (13)
• Pharmacy Technician (10)
• Certified Nursing Assistant (16)
• Paralegal coursework (2)
• A+ Certification Computer Technician (1)
• CPA Review coursework (1)
• Driver Improvement classes (39)
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• Merrimack Landing, with 492 apartments on 51 acres, was last renovated in 1995. Plans are being finalized for $21 million in site improvements, interior renovations and new on-site storage facility.
• The Builders and Designers Guild held their annual meeting in April 2014 which included a newly updated manual, upcoming RFPs and an update from the city’s new permit resource office.
• HomeNet program hosted 12 mortgage bankers for the inaugural “Lenders Lunch” in April 2014. The open-dialogue seminar is designed to collect feedback from lenders regarding NRHA homeownership programs.
• Board of Commissioners authorized NRHA to enter into a Land Disposition and Development Contract for final phase of East Beach. This final phase is anticipated to include a mixture of 80 townhomes, single-family homes, cottages and carriage house and 16 new retail/commercial businesses, culminating a redevelopment project that has completely transformed this 100 acre bay-front community.
• Property assessments for East Beach totaled $68 million in 2005, providing $756,000 in annual real estate taxes. In 2012, East Beach property assessments totaled $277 million, generating annual real estate taxes of $3.1 million.
• Norfolk’s West Freemason neighborhood is recognized as “Great Places in America: Neighborhoods” by American Planning Association.
• A new elementary school will be built in Broad Creek to replace aging Richard Bowling Elementary. NRHA collaborated with Norfolk Public Schools and the City of Norfolk to gather input for the future school’s design elements.
• Efforts proceeded to develop 27 new single family homes during 2014 on formerly blighted properties in Norfolk redevelopment and conservation areas. Ten new homes are completed and occupied, nine homes are under construction and eight home plans are being reviewed for approval, including seven parcels in Willoughby and eight parcels in Central Brambleton/Ballentine Place neighborhoods.
• In 2014, sales prices for new residences built on NRHA parcels, ranged from $126,000 to $776,900.
• Renovation of historic Monroe Building in Downtown Norfolk, consolidates Governor’s School for the Arts (GSA) serving 250 students from eight school districts and augments Virginia Stage Company (VSC) working space (see page 13).
• Plans submitted for five residential lots and one rehab on 34th Street. RFP to be released in Fall 2014.
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES IN WILLOUGHBY
BUILDERS & DESIGNERS GUILD ANNUAL MEETING
MONROE/GSA RIBBON CUTTING
SUSTAINABLE MIXED-INCOME COMMUNITIES
[ 2 ]
There is a need for a new housing model to create a healthy physical and social environment that would appeal to a wider range of incomes.
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• Rezoning approved by City Council for ten Church Street townhomes. Construction to be complete by Fall 2014.
• Twenty-six first time homebuyers received counseling and direct financial assistance in purchasing homes in Norfolk utilizing grant funding from HOME program and Federal Home Loan Bank totaling $659,000. This leveraged private mortgages totaling approximately $3.3 million.
• NRHA is partnering with the The Community Builders (TCB) on development of 50 townhouse style apartments in Broad Creek which are intended to replace units demolished at Moton Circle. NRHA is working with TCB and HUD on a mixed-finance development and expects to begin construction in early 2015; with first units expected by end of 2015 and remainder available in 2016.
KROC CORP COMMUNITY CENTER DEDICATION AND RIBBON CUTTING (PHOTO CREDIT: SALVATION ARMY)
REMARKS OF MAYOR PAUL D. FRAIM KROC CENTER DEDICATIONSATURDAY, APRIL 26, 2014
GRANDY VILLAGE LEARNING CENTER HONORED AS A “SUSTAINED DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE RIVER STAR BUSINESS” BY THE ELIZABETH RIVER PROJECT
• Forty-five Norfolk homeowners received assistance in renovation and repair, including direct financial assistance of $1.4 million, as well as technical assistance in the identification of needed rehabilitation elements and contract management.
• Park Terrace Apartments received a 2014 Award of Excellence from Tidewater Multifamily Building Council.
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• Norfolk KPMG, LLP gave NRHA a “clean audit” for fiscal year ending June 30, 2013.
• Working with the Norfolk Consortium, NRHA transitioned employee health benefits from fully-insured to self-insured, saving $6.25 million annually.
• Hampton Roads Ventures, NRHA’s community development finance subsidiary, closed five projects from the 2013 Treasury Department $45 million allocation which range from manufacturing, retail and healthcare facilities.
• NRHA conveyed land, encompassing the Lake Wright Golf Course, to the Norfolk Economic Development Authority. The Simon Property Group will build a $75 million Premium Outlet Center with 120 upscale shops.
• Inaugurated state-mandated Virginia Retirement System (VRS) contribution retirement plan for all employees hired after January 1, 2014. Created benefits policies and procedures needed to adopt the hybrid retirement plan.
• Modified employment status, hours worked and other staffing policies to comply with the provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
• Technology Steering Community established to advance NRHA’s business goals and objectives through effective use of information technologies.
• In coordination with the Norfolk Police Department, held organization-wide workplace violence avoidance training.
• Conducted organization-wide training on a new performance evaluation system that will be fully implemented in 2014.
• Purchasing staff members earned two Certified Public Procurement Officer (CPPO) and two Certified Public Procurement Buyer (CPPB) credentials.
• Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) inspectors equipped with tablets to enable inspectors to record inspection results from remote field locations, thus improving efficiency and effectiveness of their work processes.
• NRHA continues to provide outsource services such as property inspections, carpentry and vehicle maintenance for neighboring housing authorities, providing incremental revenue for the authority.
• Server and storage architecture upgrades performed to transition the server computing systems to a private cloud virtualized architecture.
• Six staff members obtained mortgage lending originator certifications.
• Employee payroll system updated from FOXPRO to more efficient and economical SQL program.
• Recycling program implemented at 201 Granby St. headquarters resulted in one third less trash each week overall.
• In September 2013, the Virginia Supreme Court rendered a decision terminating NRHA’s eminent domain authority relating to acquisition of three properties located in Council-approved redevelopment areas. This decision effectively brings to a close a long chapter of NRHA’s history, where thousands of terribly blighted properties, harmful to the public welfare, were acquired, cleared and redeveloped in collaboration with the private sector for the benefit of Norfolk citizens.
STRATEGIC BUSINESS APPROACH[ 3 ]
To meet changing requirements and to make the best use of our resources, we are developing a new approach for the delivery of products and services.
NRHA supporting City and Cordish Companies to transition and reposition existing Waterside Festival Marketplace to Waterside Live!, which will create hundreds of new jobs. It is projected to generate an estimated $93 million in direct revenue to the City over 30 years and an estimated $850,000 annually in parking revenue.
Achieved Standard & Poors Credit Rating of A+, which is one of the highest for redevelopment and housing authorities nationwide.
CHAIRMAN SHEP MILLER HOSTED YOUTH RESIDENTS AT WASHINGTON REDSKINS GAME
YOUTH RESIDENTS IN SAIL NAUTICUS PROGRAM
NAHRO CONFERENCE: SOCIAL MEDIA PANEL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TOUR
HONORED AS FINALIST
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & SUPPORT[ 4 ]
RECOGNITION BANQUET
PARTNERS FAIR
• NRHA Board met with City Council in April for the annual state of the authority briefing.
• NRHA partnered with The Virginia STEM Innovation Network to build strong student interest and engagement leading to enhanced career opportunities for students residing in public housing. Northside Middle School and NRHA team won first place in STEM competition held in February at U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY.
• Advocated for City of Norfolk highest 2014 General Assembly priority to establish Recurrent Flooding Study Committee, which went into effect July 1.
• Partnered with Hampton Roads Realtors Association to gain passage of Virginia First-Time Homebuyers Savings Account legislation at 2014 General Assembly.
• Norfolk was host city of 2013 Governors Housing Conference. NRHA coordinated a community development tour and provided a presentation on economic impact study conducted by William and Mary Mason School of Business.
• Participated with Norfolk Councilwoman, Mamie Johnson, in panel presentation at Virginia Housing Coalition “At the Intersection of Housing and Education” Symposium, June 2014
• Presented at National Association of Redevelopment and Housing Officials (NAHRO) conferences: overview of NRHA mobile website, 2013 Summer Conference; participated on social media panel, 2014 Legislative Conference; and presented on legislative advocacy, 2014 Summer Conference.
• Participating with City of Norfolk as one of 33 “Resilient Cities” world-wide designated by Rockefeller Foundation.
• Third annual Partners Fair was held in November 2013 designed to connect residents to agencies that provide job trainings, job readiness skills, child care services assistance, GED programs, higher education, computer skills, financial and credit counseling and employment opportunities.
• Seventeenth Educational Conference and Health Fair was held in June 2013 for NRHA residents. The Fair hosted 20 agency vendors as well as a Physician Panel.
• Father’s Day event held in June 2013 attracted 500 families with guest speaker David K. Mineta, Deputy Director of Demand Reduction for the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Representatives from HUD have used this program as a national model.
• Recognition Banquet in June 2013 recognized 42 honorees, both students and adult residents, who achieved academic success by celebrating at the Tides game or on Spirit of Norfolk cruise.
• Supported “Norfolk Collaboratory” brand messaging initiative through Nautical Channel travel documentary.
NRHA’s 2012 Annual Report honored as finalist in PR News Platinum
Awards in NYC
Recognizing the interrelated nature of our mission, NRHA resolves to work to become a trusted partner that works collaboratively with Norfolk
citizens, key stakeholders and partners.
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[ Sail Nauticus ]SAILQUEST SUMMER CAMP FOR YOUTH RESIDENTS
Sail Nauticus is a Norfolk based non-profit organization committed to positively inspiring, instructing, and impacting Hampton Roads kids by teaching basic sailing skills and applying maritime sciences. This program was started thanks to a generous donation from Jane Batten, with matching grants and gifts.
The Sail Quest Summer camp launched in 2013, at the Nauticus waterfront campus, located in Downtown Norfolk. The biggest challenge was finding ways to reach an underserved population of kids and enroll them in the program. The answer was a partnership between Sail Nauticus, NRHA and Norfolk Public Schools. Together, the team was able to identify, assemble and transport the kids to the camp program. As a result, the camp experience was offered to over 100 NRHA youth residents.
The summer camp program was identified as the first of its kind in the nation and so successful it was selected to be showcased in the “ReThink - Why Housing Matters” campaign, sponsored by the Housing Authority’s Insurance Group. ReThink creates awareness for, and inspires the public to learn about the benefits that assist-ed-rental housing offers individuals as well as the greater community. A film crew was present for the first week of the Spring 2014 summer camp to capture the experience and interview both staff and youth resident participants. The video will be released as part of the campaign in Fall 2014.
[ Legislative Launches ]
NRHA teamed with Virginia Association of Housing
and Community Development Officials (VAHCDO) and
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment
Officials (NAHRO) to focus on the impacts of continued
federal budget sequestration on vulnerable Virginia
households that cannot afford market rents. The HCV
program provides affordable, quality housing choices
for low income households (average $16,000 annual
income) by allowing families to choose privately owned
rental housing. HCV program was only funded at 69%
of what it costs to administer it and further cuts would
have put the program in severe jeopardy. At the time,
almost 3,500 families in Norfolk were awaiting vouchers.
Our outreach efforts came at a critical time as the
bipartisan House-Senate budget committee was close to
a deal in late 2013 that would raise sequestration caps
for FY2014 and 2015. A new spending plan had to be
enacted before expiration of Continuing Resolution on
January 15, 2014. Virginia was one of only two states
that had two Senators (Kaine and Warner)represented
on the budget committee. They were pivotal in reaching
the Bipartisan Budget Act in 2013 signed into law by
the President December 26, 2013. This bill effectively
allows the HCV administrative to rise from 69% to 79%,
public housing operating subsidy increase from 82%
to 88% and $100 million increase for public housing
capital fund.
As a member of the Senate Banking, Housing
and Urban Affairs Committee, Senator Warner and
Republican Senator Bob Corker from Tennessee
introduced legislation that would become the
framework for Housing Finance Reform and Tax Payer
Protection Act of 2013 (S.1217). This bill was passed
out of committee on a rare bipartisan vote May 15,
2014. NRHA and NAHRO worked closely with Senator
Warner’s office and Banking Committee staff on the bill’s
affordable housing provisions. And especially insertion
of language that explicitly states housing authorities
are eligible recipients for the bill’s Housing Trust Fund,
which would provide an estimated $5 billion per year in
stable funding for rental housing and homeownership. 22
The Tenant Management Council (TMC) was invited to attend a 2014 General Assembly session at the Capitol in Richmond. The group was hosted by Delegate Daun Hester and Senator Kenny Alexander.
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76% Housing Provides ongoing funding stream to close gap between what lower-income tenants can afford to pay in rent and cost of operating housing and resident services programs. Also pursue mixed-finance ventures to redevelop and reposition older projects in portfolio.
19% Development To partner with communities to develop existing land inventory as well as new land assembly opportunities that add to the tax base. Continue to create a robust homeowner assistance capacity to include rehabilitation products, homebuyer subsidy, credit repair and counseling.
5% Other Includes cost to support internal and external initiatives otherwise ineligible under federal programs and projects that do not fit within a specific division.
TOTAL 2014 BUDGET $90,200,448
The Authority delineates operating and program budgets for specific initiatives within three broad categories:
• Conservation and redevelopment neighborhoods • Assisted-rental communities; and
• Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
The Authority proposes FY2014 Budget expenditures of $90,200,448, which represents a net increase of $928,164 (1.04 percent) over previous year’s $89,272,284 million budget.
HOUSING $68,450,60776%
OTHER $4,775,869 5%
DEVELOPMENT $16,973,972 19%
FY2014 Budget Overview
Sustainable Housing Matters
The Consolidated Annual Operating and Capital Budget sets forth revenue and expenditures
Year to Year Approved Budget ComparisonProjected Revenues &
ExpendituresTotal Housing Development Other
FY 2014 ($) $90,200,448 $68,450,607 $16,973,972 $4,775,869
FY 2013 ($) $89,272,284 $72,054,704 $14,731,155 $2,486,425
$ Change $928,164 $(3,604,097) $2,242,817 $2,289,444
% Change (FY13 to FY14) 1.04% -5.00% 15.22% 92.08%
% of FY2014 Budget 100.00% 75.89% 18.82% 5.29%
[ Staying the Course ]
Revenue Picture:
Revenue streams are supported largely by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), City of Norfolk, and other revenue influenced by economic conditions. While revenue projections show limited growth, some local programs gained, while federal budget sequestration caused revenue declines for Federally Aided (12% reduction) and Housing Choice Voucher Programs (22% reduction) allocations. The Capital Fund Program projection includes factor funds received from HUD to build 16 new units in Grandy Village. The annual allocation from HUD for Capital Fund was reduced by 4%. The City of Norfolk’s federal grant programs increased at a rate of 4% for Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG); and decreased 5% for HOME Program. The City’s general obligation bond resources increased revenues to NRHA for neighborhood conservation activities by 46%. Listed below are other revenue highlights for FY2014.
Expenditure Picture:
Following are highlights within the budget for FY2014:
• Elimination of 11 full-time positions and 1 part-time position, including 3 filled and 9 vacant positions;
• Suspension of merit pay increases for fifth consecutive year;
• NRHA’s health insurance premiums increased by an average of 8.2 percent in January 2014. Increased cost will be shared between employees enrolled in plan and NRHA;
• Decrease of management fees to be assessed to Assisted-Rental and Housing Choice Voucher programs in the amount of $688,011, to be made up from internal service fund reserves;
• Deferral of costs related to the implementation of resident service activities;
• Deferral of costs related to the implementation of security cameras and monitoring in assisted-rental communities;
• Staffing costs will continue to be controlled through attrition and position control measures.
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• Utilization from the City of Norfolk General Fund appropriation for NRHA program delivery and administration $1 million
• Utilization from City of Norfolk’s Capital Improvement Fund to support the City’s four major neighborhood plans increased the budget by $1.7 million.
• Use of $2.9 million of Capital Fund Factor Funds for the renovation of Grandy Village Apartments.
• Use of $3.1 million in support of Federally Aided Programs from: NRHA Operating Reserves (Federal) $958K, NRHA Operating Reserves (Local) $1.1 million, Capital Fund Program $940K and NRHA Annual Earning $140K.
• Use of $513K from Merrimack Landing earnings for Housing Choice Voucher Program.
• Use of $254,709 from the NRHA operating reserves for Residential Tax Credit program.
• Use of $1.9 million from NRHA discretionary and nondiscretionary reserve balances to fund other programs.
• Dedication of balances remaining from Urban Development Action Grant activities for urban design and site planning activities.
• Utilization of $1.7 million earnings from non-public housing apartments.
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Community Names
Bobbitt Apartments
*Broad Creek
Calvert Square
Cottage Bridge Midrise
Diggs Town
Franklin Arms (Senior)
Grandy Village
Hunter Square
North Wellington Place
Oakleaf Forest
Partrea Apartments
Scattered Site Transitional
Sykes Apartments
Tidewater Gardens
Young Terrace
TOTAL Assisted Rental Units*managed by Community Builders
Units
84
300
310
47
422
100
363
91
25
257
114
15
84
618
746
3,576
Occupied
1980
2006
1957
2015
1952
2003
1953
1978
1988
1942
1979
1993
1980
1955
1953
Acres
3
87
19
2
30
3
44
3
7
24
6
N/A
2
44
36
ASSISTED-RENTAL APARTMENTS (MANAGED BY NRHA)
Merrimack Landing
Mission College
Oakmont North
Park Terrace
TOTAL Units
492
260
407
81
1,240
1941
1990
1971
1977
56
13
21
5
NRHA-OWNED APARTMENTS (UNDER PRIVATE MANAGEMENT)
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM (AS OF 06/30/2014)
Vouchers 2,755 Participating Landlords 877
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
[ Statistical Digest ]
Community Names
Berkley II Sumler Terrace Apartments
Carney Park Beechwood Apartments
Central Brambleton Area
Condominium Conversions
Downtown West Redevelopment
PierPointe Condominiums Freemason
River Park Condominiums
The Heritage at Freemason Harbour
Educational Center Bowe Apartments
Ghent (includes Ghent Conservation)
Ghent on the Square Apartments
Ghent Village Apartments
Grace Covenant
Scattered apartment projects
Huntersville Village Apartments
Huntersville II Paradise Gardens Apartments
Rosemont
Baily Parker Townhouses
Cedarwood Village Apartments
Dundale Apartments
Oakmont Apartments
Ramblewood I and II Apartments
St. Andrews Place Condominiums
Spartan Village Townhouses
TOTAL Multi-Family Units
Units
126
136
32
52
72
44
180
16
110
140
79
150
180
84
114
104
100
128
300
184
69
2,400
MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS
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HOMEOWNERSHIP SERVICESHomeNet FY2014 First-Time Buyer Closings................................................. 26 Total Sales....................................................................................... $3.6 million Total Private Funding Leveraged........................................................ $3.3 million
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OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
[ Statistical Digest ]
8th to 9th Bay
17th to 19th Bay
Attucks Square
Attucks Square West
Ballentine Place
Bay Oaks Place
Bell Diamond (6-15)
Berkley
Broad Creek
Carney Park
*Central Brambleton Arch
Cottage Place
*East Beach
East Ocean View
Gatewood Square
Ghent Square
Huntersville II
Ingleside
Lamberts Point
Lincoln Gardens
Meadowbrook Woods
Middle Towne Arch
Osborne Road
Park Place
Pinewell-by-the-Bay
StoneBridge Crossing
*The Maplewoods at Olde Huntersville
Townhouses at East Church
Wellington East
Wellington Oaks
Westchurch
Willoughby
Scattered Site In-Fill (new and rehabilitated) TOTAL Single-Family Units
*Under construction
Units 5
25
28
24
1
10
74
3
89
72
137
11
459
3
10
462
1
23
20
54
120
188
8
22
73
108
27
13
19
300
31
8
4,6537081
Occupied 2001
2002
1990
1992
2013
1994
1973
2012
2005
1976
2001
1999
2004
2011
2000
1976
2012
1995
2011
1981
1979
1986
1997
2006
1990
1997
2009
2007
1991
1974
2004
2013
Acres 1
3
4.5
5
0.5
1.4
8
1.1
86
25
78.5
2.3
100
1.2
1.3
65
0.5
4.9
1.4
18.8
32
62
1
12
19
51
3
3
3
31
3.7
1.2
SINGLE-FAMILY & TOWNHOME PRODUCTION
Area Ballentine Place
Bayview Rehabilitation District
Berkley II
Berkley III
Campostella Heights
Central Brambleton
*Colonial Place - Riverview
Cottage LIne
*Downtown West
East Ocean View
*Ghent
Kensington/Dominion Place
*Lafayette - Winona
Lambert’s Point
Mid-Town Industrial
*North Titustown
Park Place
Villa Heights
West Ocean View
Willoughby
TOTAL PROJECTS: 20*Inactive projects
Acres 244
733
8
200
80
77
234
299
33
571
155
67
386
89
106
28
221
83
362
138
4,114
Started 1987
1989
1972
1986
2001
1991
1973
1988
1974
1989
1969
1986
1979
1994
1988
1983
1973
1986
1981
2000
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
Special Service Districts Fairmount Park
Wards Carner
Campostella
Started 2007
2008
2010
28
Rehab program assisted 20 householdsRepair program assisted 25 householdsAesthetic Improvement program assisted 20 households
$1.1 million
$288,886
$145,463
TOTAL REHABILITATION LOANS/GRANTS FY2014
A N N U A L R E P O RT
Project Atlantic City (R-1)
*Bell-Diamond (A-1-3)
Berkley II (A-1-5)
Berkley IV
Church Street
*Downtown East (R-18)
Downtown North (R-8)
Downtown South (R-9)
Downtown West (A-1-6)
E. Ghent North (A-1-2)
E. Ghent South (A-1-1)
East Ocean View
*Educational Center (A-1-4)
Hampton Blvd.
Huntersville I (R-70)
Huntersville II
Old Dominion (R-28)
Project #1 (UR1-1)
Rosemont (R-25)
South Brambleton
*Wood Street
TOTAL Projects: 21
Acres 141
28
68
36
29
20
106
72
70
90
69
150
118
66
28
71
37
123
305
142
10
1,779
Start 1957
1969
1972
1994
1977
1961
1958
1961
1973
1969
1969
1989
1969
1997
1971
1980
1963
1951
1962
1991
1978
Primary Land Usemedical center
residential
residential
residential
commercial
commercial, public
commercial, public
commercial, public
residential, commercial
residential, schools
residential
residential
residential, schools
commercial, residential
residential
residential
expansion, commercial, residential
commercial, public
residential
industrial
public
REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
Attucks Theatre
MacArthur Center
Monroe Building
Tidewater Community College - Norfolk Campus
Waterside Festival Market Place
*Closed-out projects
Completed
2004
1999
2014
2000
1983
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
[ Statistical Digest ]
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Project Carney Park
Tucker House
Educational Center
COGIC
Ghent
John Knox Towers
Huntersville II
Calvary Towers Medical
Facilities of America Nursing
Lamberts Point
Village Pointe Apartments
Village Gardens
Middle Towne Arch
Annetta Lane
Grace Place
Rosemont
Braywood Manor
TOTAL
Units
127
150
150
112
180
60
40
40
40
228
1,127
SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS*
*Developed by NRHA, now under different management
30
Type East Ocean View Acquisition Bond
Commercial Industrial/Other Development Bonds
New/Rehabilitation Multi-family
Harbor’s Edge CCRC
ODU Student Housing
No.
1
76
30
1
1
UnitsN/A
N/A
5,879
246
278
$million
$9.9
$184.9
$149.6
$53.2
$56
REVENUE BOND ACTIVITY (SINCE 1977)
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