Posts tagged Dcha
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Barry Farm redevelopment illustrates how far DCHA still has to go
Although the DC Housing Authority’s (DCHA) redevelopment of Southwest’s Greenleaf Gardens community is starting off with some promising signs of transparency, the agency is still leaving a lot to be desired when it comes to the plans for some of the other public housing developments under its purview. One of the more obvious examples is just two miles, or two Metro stops, away, in Barry Farm, from which over a hundred households have already been scattered and left wanting for more input on what will happen next. Keep reading…
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A chance to do things differently? How the Greenleaf Gardens redevelopment plan could fulfill its goals.
Last November, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) selected a co-developer for its planned redevelopment of Southwest’s Greenleaf Gardens community and embarked upon a precedent-setting approach to engaging Greenleaf Gardens residents. Now, DCHA has brought that co-development team into its first meetings with residents and stakeholders to explain the proposal that so inspired confidence in DCHA’s selection committee. Here’s what that proposal entails and how it relates to what DCHA required in its request for proposals (RFP). Keep reading…
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DC’s New Communities Initiative, explained
A look into the origins, goals, and limitations of an ambitious program to revitalize several DC communities. Keep reading…
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Why DC could send $6 million in Strand Theater tax credits to LA instead
For more than a year, DC Housing Enterprises, a subsidiary of the District’s Housing Authority, had $6 million in federal tax credits set aside to help redevelop the Strand Theater, a historic, now-abandoned movie theater that was once a focal point for Deanwood’s Black community. Officials want to turn the space into a restaurant with an arts and entertainment program. So how did these tax credits end up on a path to an LA hospital? Keep reading…
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The DC Housing Authority finally has a possible co-developer for Greenleaf Gardens. Here’s how it happened.
In October, the DC Housing Authority (DCHA) Board of Commissioners voted 5-4 against the agency commencing negotiations with their preferred co-developer for Greenleaf Gardens. By that following month, however, the Board voted 5-4 in favor, enabling the agency to move forward with the Exclusive Right to Negotiate (ERN) with that co-developer. What made the difference? Here’s how the redevelopment process went from conceptual to doable. Keep reading…
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How the DC Housing Authority plans to make public housing livable again
Decades of community mismanagement, inconsistent funding, and different directorships have left DC’s 41-property public housing portfolio in varying states of dilapidation. The latest DC Housing Authority (DCHA) administration has put forth a far-reaching plan that sets priorities for repairs, maintenance, and repositioning of various communities in hopes of salvaging some units and, for other units, offering their residents a better option. Keep reading…
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How has privatization of public housing fared in DC?
Since being the site of the country’s first all-Black public housing development at Langston Terrace Dwellings, DC has been one of many centers for innovative approaches to public housing, both through adoption and implementation of newer federal programs, and through initiatives led by the DC Housing Authority (DCHA). Here is how privatization of public housing has played out in the District. Keep reading…
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How Greenleaf Gardens’ redevelopment is wedded to the DC Housing Authority’s own evolution
The Greenleaf Gardens redevelopment plan has gone through several iterations and false starts. But the push for development now is a product of decades of changes, both meager and monumental, to the owner and manager of the District’s portfolio of public housing— the DC Housing Authority. Keep reading…
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DC’s Greenleaf public housing complex is set for redevelopment. We will cover what happens.
Greenleaf Gardens, a 493-unit public housing development in Southwest, will undergo a major redevelopment. GGWash will be covering what happens along the way. Keep reading…
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