PORTLANDNEIGHBORHOODINITIATIVE

THE MISSION OF THE REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE

Our mission is to work hand-in-hand with the community to enhance the quality of life for the residents of Portland’s neighborhood. Habitat brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. We believe in creating strong neighborhoods one block at a time.

THE PORTLAND APPROACH

Portland is a neighborhood and former independent town two miles northwest of downtown Louisville, Ky. In its early days, it was the largest of six major settlements at the Falls of the Ohio River. Today its boundaries are the Ohio River to the north, 10th street to the east, Market Street to the south, and the Shawnee Golf Course to the west. Portland is home to a large number of Louisville’s most prominent historic landmarks and a large percentage of the city’s pre-Civil War buildings.

As of April 2012, Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville has invested $4.2 million in Portland by constructing over 80 homes. Portland has been home to Habitat’s Construction Center since 2001. Recently, Habitat renovated a former bakery, which now houses Habitat’s administrative, development, construction, family services and ReStore functions.

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PORTLAND’S ASSETS

• Strong sense of identity and community• Historic homes• Portland Avenue Community Trust• Portland Promise Center• Neighborhood House• Portland Museum• Historic Marine Hospital• Boone Park• Commercial corridor directly accessible from expressway• Close proximity to downtown Louisville

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GREATER PORTLAND MAP

In September of 2011, Habitat defined an area around our new headquarters on which we could concentrate our efforts. The area encompassed a triangle bordered by 19th, Rowan and Bank Streets. We asked one of our community partners, The Network Center for Community Change (NC3), to create a land use map for the area. NC3 walked the neighborhood, analyzed the area’s 286 parcels, then presented the map to residents at a community meeting held by Habitat in October.

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TARGET AREA MAP

Based on the map and residents’ feedback, Habitat’s board recommended a two-year neighborhood initiative with the goal of decreasing the number of vacant and abandoned properties in our target area and addressing repairs needed to preserve homeownership.

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PVA Assessed Value$101,581 - $308,990

$53,571 - $101,580

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Map Product of Network Center for Community ChangeCreated September 29, 2011

Data Sources: Habitat for Humanity, Louisville PVA, LOJIC, Louisville Metro Government, Observations taken

September 23, 2011 and September 27, 2011

Community Mapping Campaign: Habitat - Portland

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TWO-YEAR INVESTMENT PLAN

$1,200,000 INVESTMENT20

12Partner with NDHC to repair 30 homes in the neighborhood, five of them in the target area.*30 homes @ $20K each = $600K

Acquire six vacant or abandoned properties in the neighborhood, three of them in the target area.6 parcels @ $8K each = $48K

Build or rehab five homes in the neighborhood, one of them in the target area.5 homes @ $90K each = $450K

Celebrate Portland with neighborhood residents by holding one community event at Boone Park and landscaping the triangular park on Bank Street.Community event @ $1KPark landscaping and refurbishing @ $1K

Open a Habitat ReStore and processing facility in the target area.ReStore building and development @ $50KEnvironmentally friendly customer parking @ $50K

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$2,460,000 INVESTMENT

2013

TWO-YEAR INVESTMENT PLAN

Partner with NDHC to repair 40 homes in the neighborhood, five of them in the target area.*40 homes @ $20K each = $800K

Acquire seven vacant or abandoned properties in the neighborhood, two of them in the target area.7 parcels @ $8K each = $56K

Build or rehab six homes in the neighborhood, one of them in the target area.6 homes @ $90K each = $570K

Collaborate with neighborhood residents to hold one community event at Boone Park, build a gazebo in the triangular park, and invest in a neighborhood project.Community event @ $1KGazebo and maintenance of park @ $2KNeighborhood project @ $1K

Attract private investment to build or renovate two abandoned homes in the target area.2 homes @ $100K = $200K

Continue development of the Habitat campus in the target neighborhood.Develop an Education & Welcome Center @ $750KRehab a property to house AmeriCorps members @ $80K

Written:February 2012

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* Funds provided by NRSA grant and administered by New Directions Housing Corporation.

SEEKING TO PUT GOD’S LOVE INTO ACTION, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD

HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE.

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