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Phase I of the Ida Yarbrough Redevelopment Plan.
The Albany Housing Authority is in the process of submitting a mixed finance 24 C.F.R. 941 subpart f disposition application to HUD’s Special Application Center. The proposed disposition is for Phase I of the Ida Yarbrough Redevelopment Plan. In Phase I of the redevelopment plan, 76 public housing units will be demolished and 43 newly constructed public housing units will be built. Phase I will also include up to ten future homeownership sites, which AHA expects to collaborate with Habitat for Humanity or another not-for-profit developer. The following links will direct you to the disposition application that AHA will be submitting to HUD and a map of the units that will be disposed of in Phase I. If you have any comments or questions regarding the disposition application or the redevelopment plan please leave a comment below or call the comment hotline at 380-5585 to leave a voice message. To view map of Phase I, please click Phase I Ida Yarbrough, to view Disposition Application please click Disposition Application.
AHA commended by Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity.
AHA commended by the Office for Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity of the NYS Division of Homes and Community Renewal in meeting and/or exceeding the Minority and Women-Owned Business/Enterprise goals for South End Revitalization II and Ezra Prentice Homes Rehab. For more information please click Ezra Prentice Homes Rehab MWBE OFHEO or South End Revitalization II MWBE OFHEO for more information.
South End Earth Day Event April 28th, 2012
South End Earth Day is an event for our neighborhood to get together to clean up our streets, turn our vacant lots into community spaces, plant trees, flowers & vegetables, learn about sustainability & nutrition, eat delicious food and hear great music by our neighbors. For more information please click south end earth day 2012.
Albany Housing Authority Presents our Third Annual Black History Month Celebration
Please click AHA Black History Month Flyer 2012 for more informaton.
Albany Housing Authority Special Meeting Board of Commissioners Monday, February 6, 2012 at 2:00pm
AGENDA
ALBANY HOUSING AUTHORITY
SPECIAL MEETING
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 at 2:00 P.M.
200 SOUTH PEARL ST., ALBANY, NEW YORK
1. Roll Call.
2. Business To Be Conducted
Pursuant to Section 5.3 of the By-Laws, the Chairman has called a special meeting of the Authority for the purpose of receiving a report from the Executive Director concerning Media Coverage of a complaint from a resident at North Albany Homes concerning allegations of Mold induced illness and for a report on the Authority’s actions to date in remediating improper installation of siding and windows during construction. No other business shall be conducted unless all the members of the Authority are present.
Notice of Public Hearing
Albany Housing Authority will hold a public hearing on April 4, 2012 at 6:00 PM in the Atrium at 200 So. Pearl Street to hear comments on its Annual Plan for the upcoming fiscal year 2012.
The Annual Plan Update and attachments will be available for public review during regular business hours starting on February 15, 2012 and for the duration of the comment period. A copy of the plan will also be available on our website and at each AHA management office for its federal sites.
Comments may be submitted prior to the public hearing. Comments may be mailed to AHA, 200 So. Pearl St., Albany, NY 12202-1834; emailed to
info@albanyhousing.org or faxed to 518-641-7545.
Please put “Annual Plan Comments” in the subject line. Attendees to the hearing will be required to sign in.
Victor Cain, Chairman
Steven T. Longo, Executive Director
Equal Housing Opportunity
NYSPHADA has implemented Scholarship Program
In order to encourage academic excellence and community responsibility amoung high school students, NYSPHADA has implemented a scholarship program for graduating seniors who are preparing to enter higher level learning (defined as a 2-4 year college, trade school or formal certification program) NYSPHADA will award one scholarship to a deserving youth currently residing in a NYSPHADA member agency. For more information please click on link below or you can also obtain a copy of the application at your Manager’s office or the Administrative Office located at 200 S. Pearl Street, Albany, New York 12202.
HUD AWARDS ALBANY HOUSING AUTHORITY NEARLY $5 MILLION TO CREATE EDUCATION CENTER FOR CHILDREN
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development just awarded the Albany Housing Authority $4,983,822 to create an early childhood education and adult training facility for its public housing residents. The funding is part of nearly $34 million in grants awarded nationwide that will be used as seed money. Nine other public housing authorities were awarded the funding, with the Camden Housing Authority being the only other agency in the New York/New Jersey region. To find out more information click on the links below.
Development & Planning the South End
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BRIEF – Capital South Campus Center
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