Monday, March 25, 2013
Homes are located in Garfield Court
The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) has finished the construction of eight homeownership units in Garfiled Court and has announced they are now on the market. The Homes at Hope Lane are the first homeownership units units produced by the LBHA, and their completion marks the end of the authority's Hope VI initiative. The revitalization of the LBHA's housing complexes is part of a national initiative known as HOPE VI that pumped $6.7 billion in federal funding into America’s cities within the past 18 years. It’s been an effort to replace distressed housing projects with townhouses and other low-rise developments designed to provide tenants with a cleaner and safer way of life. During a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Homes at Hope Lane …
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Authority putting finishing touches on remaining 8 units at Garfield Court
The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) is nearing the end of it's largest project to date with the Hope VI initiative. The revitalization of the LBHA's housing complexes is part of a national initiative known as HOPE VI that pumped $6.7 billion in federal funding into America’s cities within the past 18 years. It’s been an effort to replace distressed housing projects with townhouses and other low-rise developments designed to provide tenants with a cleaner and safer way of life. The final eight units that are currently being built at Garfield Court will signify the completion of the LBHA's Hope VI program. Under Long Branch’s $20 million HOPE VI grant, housing complexes that had provided 290 units of public housing were improved and …
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Homes will be reviewed during Jan. 10 workshop
The Long Branch Housing Authority (LBHA) will be constructing eight new affordable homes in Garfield Court and is giving residents a chance to claim them. Garfield Court is one of the LBHA's affordable housing units and is located at Hope Lane and University Drive in Long Branch. The group is holding a workshop on Jan. 10 to present information about the homes and answer questions. The workshop will be held in the community room of the LBHA Administration Building at 2 Hope Lane at 6 p.m. "We expect the demand and competition for these homes to be high so if you are interested, now is the time to act," a release from the LBHA states. LBHA Program Coordinator Bob Edwards said the homes should be built by Oct. 2012, and that the authority is…
Jaime Carlesimo
6:50 pm on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Alicia they are dead smack in the middle. Who the hell would buy one of those... Next storm they will blow away! I did enjoy watching the Amish boys build them. I didnt know you can hire them to come from PA and work.. I wonder for how much.. It was strange and entertaining, Im sure they build strong with their own materials Im confident it was provided for them,, which means cheap cheap cheap!! … more ›