Third Ward Urban Redevelopment Plan April 2005 Mayor Bill White City Controller Annise D. Parker City Council Members Toni Lawrence, District A Adrian Garcia, District H Carol Mims Galloway, District B Carol Alvarado, District I Mark Goldberg, District C Mark Ellis, At-Large Position 1 Ada Edwards, District D Gordon Quan, At-Large Position 2 Addie Wiseman, District E Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, M.D., At-Large Position 3 M.J. Khan, District F Ronald C. Green, At-Large Position 4 Pam Holm, District G Michael Berry, At-Large Position 5 LARA Board Members Name Appointed By Name Appointed By David Collins, Chair City Mayor Tyrone Dorian Harris County Yolanda Black Navarro City Mayor Antoinette Jackson Harris County Dr. Bruce Leslie City Mayor Jeremy Ratcliff Harris County Edward Loche City Mayor James Harrison, III HISD Teresa Morales City Mayor Reginald Adams, President HISD Cheryl Armitige City Council Raymond Fisher HISD Jolanda Jones City Council Third Ward Urban Redevelopment Plan Project Overview 1 Third Ward Urban Redevelopment Plan Purpose developing affordable housing. LARA’s charge is to solicit, review The Urban Redevelopment Plan (Plan) addresses neighborhood and select development proposals to build or rehabilitate affordable revitalization by returning abandoned tax delinquent properties to housing and other land uses consistent with neighborhood plans productive use while providing an increase in affordable housing and City and County Joint Neighborhood Goals (See Appendix). opportunities. The Plan also addresses abating health and safety nuisances, returning abandoned property to tax revenue producing Study Area land, enhancing the quality of life, eliminating blight, spurring The area included in the Third Ward Urban Redevelopment economic growth and redevelopment, and ensuring community Plan is located just southeast of downtown Houston. The stability. area is bound by US 59 to the west, IH 45 to the north, Scott Street to the east and Cleburne Street to the south. The study The Urban Redevelopment Plan will be utilized by the Land area boundary covers approximately 920 acres and lies within Assemblage Redevelopment Authority (LARA) to guide decision- the Greater Third Ward Super Neighborhood SN 67. The area making when responding to development proposals for the is home to two major universities – Texas Southern University purchase and redevelopment of property acquired through and University of Houston, a community hospital, numerous foreclosure. This document outlines recommendations collected community-based businesses, several non-profi ts, and various from the community via public community workshops to guide community development corporations. Near the center of the selection of proposals. The recommendations provide a Houston, it is within 10-15 minutes of downtown, the medical framework for redevelopment and are fl exible enough to allow center, two major parks, the City’s newest two sports stadiums, the for a range of development scenarios while being responsive to Convention Center and several other major centers of economic community preferences. development xyr2p2@RS2xA and entertainment. reh2yvv2yeh Background ywfevv22u Houston City Council initially approved the creation of the Land xyri2p2@PWHA iei22p2@SW2xA Assemblage Redevelopment Authority (LARA) in October 1999 xF2ew2ry yx2u to oversee the redevelopment of tax delinquent property. LARA gyf2p2@WH2A was formed by the City of Houston along with participation from vyy2TIH2x ue2p2@sEIH2A ie2p2@sEIH2iA Harris County and HISD. 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ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ T ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ E ÊÚ ÊÚ LEGEND ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ K ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚ C ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ Study Area Boundary L ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ R ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ E U ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ BU ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ RE Parcel Value ÊÚR ÊÚ ÊÚ B ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ EVE NEÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ S ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ Tax Delinquent ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚ Pr operties ÊÚ ÊÚ ÊÚÊÚ ÊÚ N BÊÚ B ÊÚ O C ÊÚ 00.25Miles Project Overview 3 Third Ward Urban Redevelopment Plan 4 Third Ward Urban Redevelopment Plan Community Analysis 5 Third Ward Urban Redevelopment Plan Population/Age More than half of households (54%) earned less than Within the study area boundaries, the 2000 Census reported the $15,000 a year. This is almost triple the percentage of population to be 9,364. Of householders, 20 percent were between households in this income category citywide (18%). the ages of 15 and 25, 45 percent were between the ages of 35 and 59, and 35 percent were 60 years or older. Figure 2.2 Household Income 2000 Race/Ethnicity Household 100% Income The Third Ward is historically, and remains today, a predominately 90% African-American community. African-Americans make up 88 80% percent of the population. Hispanics comprise eight percent of 70% the population and all other groups represent four percent. 60% 50% 40% Less than $15,000 Figure 2.1 Ethnicity in 2000 30% $15,000 to $30,000 Third Ward Ethnicity in 2000 20% $30,000 to $60,000 10% $60,000 to $75000 0% 1% Over $75,000 2% 8% 1% Third Ward Houston Source: 2000 Census Black, non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Housing The Third Ward is an older neighborhood with housing stock Hispanic 88% that was generally constructed more than 50 years ago. Renters Asian, non-Hispanic occupy the majority of homes and a high percentage of homes All Others are abandoned. Source: 2000 Census There are 4,485 housing units in the Third Ward study area, of which 19 percent are vacant. The vacancy rate is Household Income more than double the rate for the entire city (8%). The Third Ward is a relatively poor neighborhood compared to The Third Ward study area has a high renter rate of 79 the City as a whole. percent. Conversely, only 21 percent of the homes in the The 2000 median income of households ($14,724) for the neighborhood are owner-occupied, which is half the rate study area is signifi cantly lower than the median income for the City (46%).