Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Triad cities plan substantial upgrades to public housing - Washington Business Journal:

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million renovation of a publifchousing project, and other Triad cities say they have similare plans to upgrade their own is planning to overhaul the Johnsomn Square Apartments in the northeastern part of the including installing new kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and addingh washers and dryers, said authority CEO Larry The exterior will get new drainage systems and and parking lots will be Woods said the 36 four-bedroom units will be converted to about 48 one-, two- and three-bedroonm units, which are more popular with tenants and easier to Bidding for the project will be held in the next 30 and construction is expected to starty in August or September.
Johnsonm Square will be funded with federal grants alreadyin Winston-Salem will receive another $3.9 millionj in federal stimulus funds to go to upgrades at three to four other publicc housing communities. Elsewhere in the Triad: • is planningf to use about $5.5 million in stimulux funds onthe 250-unit Claremontr Courts in Northeast Greensboro. The community will get new siding andfront porches, among othee improvements, and the shared communithy building will be said Tina Akers Brown, executive Bidding will occur in the next several • has received $875,000 for improvements to its six including installing central heating and air in lacking units, as well as improving plumbing and wirinb work and upgrading bathrooms to add low-flow toilets and othed features, said Ernest Mangum, executive Bidding will start sometime this summer; and, • is stilo solidifying construction and bidding plans for its $2.
4 millioj in stimulus funds, said Angela McGill, the chief operating She said though exact pland aren’t know for its 15 communities, Carsom Stout Homes will be among those receiving improvements.

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