Our goal: to create a diverse inventory of high-quality and affordable housing opportunities for neighbors of our community.

quality and affordable housing

We will create an affordable, high-quality, mixed-income environment that promotes diversity by: 

• Redeveloping Ardenwood Village, an EBRPHA Housing Community

• Developing Cypress at Ardendale, a four phase new construction multi-family and senior community

• Advancing Operation Restore Pride to beautify neighborhoods and repair blighted properties

• Including design principles for all developments to address place-making gateways and streetscape improvements

We will create a high-quality diverse housing inventory by:

• Implementing a housing rehabilitation program

We will decrease vacancy rates by:

• Partnering with the Byrne Criminal Justice Innovation (BCJI) program and the Blight Abatement Law Clinic

• Implementing a housing demolition initiative

• Implementing a vacant and abandoned property registration program

• Establishing an infill development program

mixed-use district

We will create a vibrant mixed-use district that will increase the desirability of our community by:

• Developing diverse housing options using neighbor-informed design principles

• Attracting businesses and investors

• Building and establishing Ardendale, a mixed-use development in our community

homeownership

We will increase the rates of homeownership among public housing residents by:

• Establishing a homeowner's assistance center for our community