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Chicago Housing Authority SCATTERED SITES NORTH CENTRAL ALTGELD GARDENS SENIOR HOUSING SOUTH SCATTERED SITES NORTH EAST BRIDGEPORT HOMES SENIOR HOUSING NORTH SCATTERED SITES SOUTH WEST DEARBORN HOMES SENIOR HOUSING CENTRAL SCATTERED SITES WEST SCATTERED SITES SOUTH EAST ICKES HOMES LATHROP HOMES LAWNDALE GARDENS LECLAIRE COURTS EXTENSION LOWDEN HOMES PHILLIP MURRAY HOMES RANDOLPH TOWERS TRUMBULL PARK HOMES WENTWORTH GARDENS LEGENDS SOUTH GRACE ABBOTT HOMES ROBERT H. BROOKS HOMES AND EXTENSION JANE ADDAMS HOMES FRANCIS CABRINI HOMES AND EXTENSIONS WILLIAM GREEN HOMES HENRY HORNER HOMES LAKE MICHIGAN HOMES MADDEN PARK HOMES IDA B. WELLS HOMES AND EXTENSION CLARENCE DARROW HOMES ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES ROCKWELL GARDENS STATEWAY GARDENS WASHINGTON PARK HOMES ROOSEVELT SQUARE DOMAIN LOFTS OLD TOWN VILLAGE EAST RIVER VILLAGE OLD TOWN VILLAGE WEST ORCHARD PARK MOHAWK NORTH RENAISSANCE NORTH MOHAWK INFILL OLD TOWN SQUARE CENTRUM I VILLAGE NORTH RAYMOND M. HILLIARD CENTER WESTHAVEN PARK LAKEFRONT REPLACEMENT HOUSING LAKE PARK CRESCENT HUTCHINSON’S ROW JAZZ ON THE BOULEVARD OAKWOOD SHORES THE LANGSTON QUINCY HOMES MOUNT VERNON ARCHER COURTS THE PERSHING PARK BOULEVARD ST. EDMUND’S MEADOWS PRAIRIE COURTS EXTENSION SOUTH PARK PLAZA DO YOU HAVE A VISION FOR CHANGE? SCATTERED SITES NORTH CENTRAL ALTGELD GARDENS SENIOR HOUSING SOUTH SCATTERED SITES NORTH EAST BRIDGEPORT HOMES SENIOR HOUSING NORTH SCATTERED SITES SOUTH WEST DEABORN HOMES SENIOR HOUSING CENTRAL SCATTERED SITES WEST SCATTERED SITES SOUTH EAST HAROLD ICKES HOMES LATHROP HOMES LAWNDALE GARDENS LECLAIRE COURTS EXTENSION LOWDEN HOMES PHILLIP MURRAY HOMES RANDOLPH TOWERS TRUMBULL PARK HOMES WENTWORTH GARDENS LEGENDS SOUTH GRACE ABBOTT HOMES ROBERT H. BROOKS HOMES AND EXTENSION JANE ADDAMS HOMES FRANCIS CABRINI HOMES AND EXTENSIONS WILLIAM GREEN HOMES HENRY HORNER HOMES LAKE MICHIGAN HOMES MADDEN PARK HOMES IDA B. WELLS HOMES AND EXTENSION CLARENCE DARROW HOMES ROBERT TAYLOR HOMES ROCKWELL GARDENS STATEWAY GARDENS WASHINGTON PARK HOMES ROOSEVELTFY2005 SQUARE DOMAIN LOFTSANNUALOLD TOWN VILLAGE EAST PLAN RIVER VILLAGE OLD TOWN VILLAGE WEST ORCHARD PARK MOHAWK NORTH RENAISSANCE NORTH MOHAWK INFILL OLD TOWN SQUARE CENTRUM I VILLAGE NORTH RAYMOND M. HILLIARD CENTER WESTHAVENPLAN PARK LAKEFRONT FOR TRANSFORMATION REPLACEMENT HOUSING LAKE PARK YEAR CRESCENT 6 HUTCHINSON’S ROW JAZZ ON THE BOULEVARD OAKWOOD SHORES THE LANGSTON QUINCY HOMES MOUNTNovember VERNON ARCHER 1, COURTS 2004 THE PERSHING PARK BOULEVARD ST. EDMUND’S MEADOWS PRAIRIE COURTS EXTENSION SOUTH PARK PLAZA DO YOU HAVE A VISION FOR CHANGE? SCATTERED SITES NORTH CENTRAL ALTGELD GARDENS SENIOR HOUSING SOUTH SCATTERED SITES NORTH EAST BRIDGEPORT HOMES SENIOR HOUSING NORTH SCATTERED SITES SOUTH WEST DEARBORN HOMES SENIOR HOUSING CENTRAL SCATTERED SITES WEST SCATTERED SITES SOUTH EAST HAROLD ICKES HOMES LATHROP HOMES LAWNDALE GARDENS LECLAIRE COURTS EXTENSION LOWDEN HOMES PHILLIP MURRAY HOMES RANDOLPH TOWERS TRUMBULL PARK HOMES WENTWORTH GARDENS LEGENDS SOUTH GRACE ABBOTT HOMESCH ROBERTA H.NG BROOKS HOMESE AND. EXTENSION JANE ADDAMS HOMES FRANCIS CABRINI HOMES AND EXTENSIONS WILLIAM GREEN HOMES HENRY HORNER HOMES LAKE MICHIGAN HOMES MADDEN PARK HOMES IDA B. WELLS HOMES AND EXTENSION CLARENCE DARROWCHICAGO HOMES ROBERT HOUSING TAYLOR HOMES ROCKWELL AUTHORITY GARDENS STATEWAY GARDENS WASHINGTON PARK HOMES ROOSEVELT SQUARE DOMAIN LOFTS OLD TOWN VILLAGE EAST RIVER VILLAGE OLD TOWN VILLAGE WEST ORCHARD PARK DO YOU HAVE A VISION FOR CHANGE? TABLE OF CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CHAPTER 1: TRANSFORMING CHICAGO’S PUBLIC HOUSING CHAPTER 2: CONNECTING FAMILIES TO EXPANDED HOUSING OPTIONS CHAPTER 3: TRANSITIONING FAMILIES TO NEW COMMUNITIES CHAPTER 4: SUPPORTING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL SELF-SUFFICIENCY CHAPTER 5: SUSTAINING VIABLE COMMUNITIES CHAPTER 6: MAINTAINING FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY CHAPTER 7: MANAGING THE PLAN FOR TRANSFORMATION APPENDICES: Page 1. Conversion Plan Update 1 2. Crosswalk 5 3. Deconcentration 10 4. Public Housing Stock and Demographic Information 13 5. Public Housing Wait List Demographic Information 16 6. Public Housing Occupancy By Development 17 7. Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program and Wait List Demographic Information 21 8. Proposed Demolition Schedule 23 9. Proposed Non-Dwelling Structure Demolition 39 10. Proposed Disposition 40 11. Estimated Capital Expenditures (By Development and Fund) 41 12. Public Housing Five-Year Capital Fund Program 43 13. Senior Designated Housing Plan Update 44 14. Public Comments 47 15. Certifications 48 16. Submissions Required for the Receipt of Funds 49 COLLABORATIONS 50 PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS Photography on the front and back covers and at the beginning of each chapter is courtesy of © Jack Bridges, www.jackbridges.com Sharon Gist Gilliam MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Chairperson Lori Healey Vice-Chairperson In FY1999, the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) began transforming the face of Chicago’s public housing by Board of Commissioners Hallie Amey implementing its ten-year Plan for Transformation (Plan), a blueprint that aims to dramatically improve living Earnest Gates conditions for public housing residents. Approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Dr. Mildred Harris Michael Ivers Development (HUD) in February 2000, the Plan’s vision is to redevelop or rehabilitate 25,000 units of public Martin Nesbitt housing, located in thriving communities that anyone would be proud to call home. Carlos Ponce Mary E. Wiggins Sandra Young As we embark upon the Plan’s sixth year, the CHA continues to work diligently to create, provide, and maintain safe, decent, quality housing for Chicago’s low-income families. In FY2005, we will surpass the midway point, with Terry Peterson Chief Executive Officer over half of the units promised under the Plan completed. Additionally, we will focus our efforts even more on preparing residents to return to newly-built mixed-income communities and ensure that they have every Adrienne G. Minley opportunity to succeed there. Chief of Staff Gail A. Niemann General Counsel The Plan has already made considerable progress. By the end of FY2004, we will have completed 89% of the senior units scheduled for rehabilitation under the Plan and 1,639 mixed-income units. Additionally, we have helped expand housing choices for public housing families, who now have the opportunity to rent in the private real estate market through the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Furthermore, by collaborating with the City of Chicago, along with private and not-for-profit organizations, the Plan has sparked considerable investment in the areas surrounding CHA properties – such as upgrading public infrastructure, adding new public amenities, and increasing private residential and commercial investment. Do you have a vision for CHANGE? Through the Plan’s implementation, the CHA continues to establish and maintain partnerships with City of Chicago agencies and social service providers to provide residents with a wide range of supportive services, including employment and job training assistance, drug abuse counseling, and guidance in becoming and remaining lease-compliant. As Chicago’s public housing families move to improved housing, they also have access to services that will help them gain the skills and resources they need to support themselves long-term. In addition to improving the housing conditions and helping residents overcome barriers to their long-term success, the Plan also holds the CHA accountable to high-quality operational standards and long-term reform, in order to ensure reliable, efficient operations. In FY2000, the Plan laid the groundwork for the CHA to make significant financial reforms; to eliminate operational and programmatic redundancies by consolidating resources with the City of Chicago; and to privatize property management while enforcing high standards. The CHA continues its efforts to streamline its own administration so that our funds can go directly towards serving Chicago’s public housing families. As the largest revitalization project in the nation, the CHA has encountered many obstacles and successes along the way. Although the successes are visibly changing the appearance, Plan for Transformation Total Units = 25,000 quality, and culture of Chicago’s public housing, the obstacles have demonstrated that this To Be Redeveloped or Family Housing cannot be done without the continued support of HUD, the City of Chicago, private Rehabilitated* Redevelopment/ 8% Rehabilitation- Mixed-Income businesses, community leaders, and residents throughout the city. All parties must invest 25% Family Housing the time and resources necessary to accomplish the far-reaching goals of transforming Rehabilitation 19% public housing from a place of widespread poverty and crime to a place filled with hope Senior Housing and opportunity for public housing families. During the Plan’s sixth year, the CHA will Rehabilitation Scattered Site 38% Housing continue to work diligently to deliver newly built and rehabilitated units, facilitate resident Rehabilitation 10% relocation with the utmost sensitivity and respect, and connect residents with those *Revitalization plans for these properties have not yet been finalized by their respective working group. opportunities that will help them ultimately move towards economic and social self- sufficiency. I look forward to another successful year. Office of Development Management William Little, Managing Director Carl Byrd, Director 312.742.8300 Capital Construction Richard L. Rodriguez, Managing Director August Chidichimo,
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