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Oak Ridge Housing Authority Receives Funding Assistance of up to $51.8 Million For Renovating Public Housing and Building New Workforce Housing

Posted at 1:28 pm August 23, 2024
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority is preparing to renovate 128 existing public housing units and build 104 new affordable workforce rental units at a total development cost of $56 million, with the support of tax credits and tax-exempt bond awards announced today by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.

The low-income housing tax credits and tax-exempt bonds will generate up to $51.8 million for the renovation and new construction developments throughout Oak Ridge, according to Maria Catron, ORHA Executive Director.

THDA representatives are joining ORHA and its development partner, Collaborative Housing Solutions, in making the announcement of funds that will help substantially rehab the 128 units scattered across the city and help build new rental housing in the Scarboro community.

The announcement is taking place at the Scarboro Community Center, 148 Carver Ave., Oak Ridge, adjacent to the 10-acre site where the 104 new housing units will be located.

ORHA is receiving a 4 percent tax credit, valued at $15.3 million, and $18.5 million in tax-exempt bonds to build 104 new units of workforce housing in Scarboro and to renovate 58 public housing units across the city on Apple Lane, Wade Lane, Knoll Lane and Honeysuckle Lane.

Another 9 percent tax credit award, valued at $18 million, will help renovate 70 units spread across four sites on LaSalle Road, Irene Lane, Van Hicks Road and Joel Lane. Having the sites scattered across the city reflects thoughtful public policy by the city to help create mixed income neighborhoods, preventing concentration of poverty in one location, Catron said.

“The work being done by Oak Ridge Housing Authority will transform and improve the city’s public housing, as well as provide much-needed affordable housing for low-income families and individuals,” said Ralph Perrey, THDA Executive Director. “THDA supports projects like this through our Affordable Housing Credits to help offset the costs of construction and ensure that affordable housing can be built that will make a positive impact on the communities where they are located.”

The redevelopment of these properties is a critical component of the city-wide master-planned “City Blueprint Plan,” adopted by Oak Ridge City Council in 2019, according to Richelle Patton, Collaborative Housing Solutions President. The Blueprint’s goals and action strategies focus on a cross-sector approach to improve the quality of life in the city, as well as to position itself for future population growth.

Among the Blueprint’s goals is developing strategies to restore the heritage of Legacy neighborhoods, and the new construction in Scarboro recognizes that community’s history as a segregated Black community during the 1940s in Oak Ridge and its place in history as sending the first 85 students from Scarboro School to integrate Oak Ridge schools in 1955, a first for the southeastern states.
ORHA worked collaboratively with Scarboro residents in planning the new rental units there.

The Blueprint’s goals also include expanding housing options by adding high-quality purchase and rental units attractive to young families and new hires, which the ORHA’s plans support. The Scarboro site will include 8 to 10 homeownership units.

Besides the tax credits, another change that makes the renovation of the 128 existing rental units feasible and affordable is a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) grant program that allows housing authorities to address deferred maintenance and much needed improvements in public housing, according to Catron. The grant, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, allows housing authorities to borrow money for repairs, rather than depending upon allocations from Congress.

“These buildings, built in the 1970s or early 1980s, have not had a substantial rehab in more than 50 years. We are looking at $75,000 to $85,000 per unit in rehab costs, which will include new kitchens, new baths, new appliances, new flooring, new HVAC units, new windows and façade improvements,” Catron said of the buildings where the 128 rental units are located.

“This public-private partnership allows us to not only address current needs, but also position ourselves to be able to address future needs in the housing market,” she said. The RAD program opens the developments to private partners who will invest in the tax credits and bonds.

The RAD program allows housing authorities to take over ownership of its rental units from HUD and, like private landlords, have the ability to take out loans and make repairs. With units under HUD ownership, rather than local ownership, the housing authority did not have the ability to get loans. The RAD program now treats housing authorities like private landlords, with HUD providing funding under the project-based Section 8 program.

Construction on the developments is expected to begin in early 2025. The new Scarboro units are expected to be completed by mid-2026 and occupied before the end of that year.

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority manages public housing units and aims to provide quality, affordable housing and foster self-sufficiency in the community.

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency is the state’s housing finance agency, promoting the production of more affordable new housing units and preservation and rehabilitation of existing housing units for very low-income, low-income and moderate-income individuals and families in the state.

Collaborative Housing Solutions is an Atlanta-based development firm specializing in creative problem solving to develop affordable rental housing.

Filed Under: Front Page News Tagged With: Collaborative Housing Solutions, Maria Catron, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Ralph Perrey, Tennessee Housing Development Agency

Oak Ridge Housing Authority proposes home project in Scarboro

Posted at 3:13 am April 17, 2023
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority is interested an affordable housing project on about 16-18 acres of city-owned land next to the Scarboro Community Center. The site is pictured above on Sunday, April 16, 2023. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority is interested in an affordable housing project on about 16-18 acres of city-owned land next to the Scarboro Community Center. The site was expected to be developed by Habitat for Humanity more than a decade ago, but that project did not proceed for reasons that aren’t clear.

The project could help as it becomes more difficult for many people to find a place to live, either because they can’t find a home that is available or because of rising home prices and rental rates.

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Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Premium Content, Slider Tagged With: housing project, Maria Catron, Mark Watson, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, ORHA, Scarboro Community Center

THDA grant will help with down payment assistance in Oak Ridge

Posted at 9:13 am April 22, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured above in front row are, left to right, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson, Oak Ridge Housing Authority Commissioner Tom Beehan, Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally, U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, state Rep. John Ragan, ORHA Executive Director Maria Catron, and Tennessee Housing Development Agency Industry and Government Affairs Liaison Katie Moore; and back row, left to right, ORHA Commissioner Jim Palmer, ORHA Board Chair Jean Lantrip, and ORHA Board Secretary Sharon Crane. (Photo courtesy THDA)

The Tennessee Housing Development Agency has awarded a $106,000 HOME Program grant to the Oak Ridge Housing Authority that will be used to help low-income families purchase a new home.

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority will use the funding to provide assistance up to $14,999 to cover down payment and closing costs for eligible first-time home buyers living in the city limits, a press release said.

“A down payment is often the biggest hurdle to overcome for working families wanting to buy a home,” THDA Executive Director Ralph M. Perrey said. “These funds will allow first-time home buyers who would otherwise be able to afford a mortgage payment to overcome that obstacle.”

ORHA Executive Director Maria Catron said the grant will be used to help low-to-moderate income families, with the exact amount awarded based on the gap needed to cover the buyer’s down payment and closing costs.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: down payment, down payment assistance, first-time home buyers, Maria Catron, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, ORHA, Ralph M. Perrey, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, THDA, THDA grant

Oak Ridge Housing Authority hires executive director

Posted at 4:49 pm August 20, 2019
By Kay Brookshire Leave a Comment

Maria Catron

Maria Catron

 

Maria Catron, deputy director of the Kingsport Housing and Redevelopment Authority, will become the executive director of the Oak Ridge Housing Authority in September.

Jean Lantrip, ORHA Board chair, announced the board’s decision to name Catron the new executive director, a press release said.

“In her visit to Oak Ridge, Maria impressed us with her serious interest in improving public housing through community projects and her history of collaborating with a number of stakeholders, including city government,” Lantrip said in the press release. “With her outgoing personality, she has the knack of connecting with everyone she meets.”

Catron, who has worked with the Kingsport housing agency since 2004, began her career there as grants and community development coordinator, later serving as Hope VI community supportive services coordinator and self-sufficiency and homeownership administrator before becoming deputy director in 2014. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Jean Lantrip, Maria Catron, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Oak Ridge Housing Authority Development Corporation, Tom Beehan

Public Notice: ORHA Advertisement for Bids

Posted at 2:26 pm March 25, 2019
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Sealed bids for “Roof Replacement at Knoll Lane and Wade Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee” will be received by the Oak Ridge Housing Authority at the Housing Authority Office, 10 Van Hicks, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, until 2:00 p.m., local time, on April 11, 2019 and then at said time publicly opened and read aloud.

A PreBid Conference will be held at the Housing Authority Community Room, 76 Honeysuckle Lane, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830, at 1:00 p.m., local time, on March 28, 2019. All bidders are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting.

The Instructions to Bidders, Form of Agreement, Drawings, Specifications, Forms of Bid Bond and of Performance Bonds, and other bidding instruments may be examined at: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Classifieds, Public Notices Tagged With: James Ratliff, Knoll Lane, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, roof replacement, Wade Lane

Today: State of city housing to be discussed

Posted at 10:19 am September 18, 2018
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The speaker for Lunch with the League on Tuesday, September 18, will be Anne Dunthorn, commissioner of the Oak Ridge Housing Authority. Her discussion will include current initiatives for middle class families and new initiatives for permanent and rental housing, a press release said.

The meeting will be held from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, located at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike, the press release said.

A longtime citizen of Oak Ridge and Anderson County, Dunthorn has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in economics from the University of Tennessee. She has served as business manager and consultant with C F Systems, technical consulting services, since 1977.  In the Housing and Urban Development arena, her work has included serving as grant writer, team leader, and developer of multi-family properties for nonprofit organizations that target people with special needs, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Anne Dunthorn, housing, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Lunch with the League, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church

Housing Authority dedicates administration building in honor of James A. Carson

Posted at 9:02 pm October 16, 2017
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A resident of Oak Ridge, James A. Carson served the Oak Ridge Housing Authority as its executive director for 33 years. Carson retired from OHRA in December 2016. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, the ORHA Board of Commissioners honored his many years of service through the dedication of the Administration building. (Submitted photo)

A resident of Oak Ridge, James A. Carson served the Oak Ridge Housing Authority as its executive director for 33 years. Carson retired from OHRA in December 2016. On Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, the ORHA Board of Commissioners honored his many years of service through the dedication of the Administration building. (Submitted photo)

 

A resident of Oak Ridge, James A. Carson served the Oak Ridge Housing Authority as its executive director for 33 years.

“He consistently showed a great respect for diversity, and in all things pursued fair policies and actions,” a press release said. “He worked tirelessly to make ORHA sustainable, and faithfully served the low-income and economically disadvantaged in our community.”

Carson retired from OHRA in December 2016. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: James A. Carson, James A. Carson Administration Building, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, ORHA, ORHA Board of Commissioners

Landlord summit for Anderson County landlords on Friday

Posted at 9:50 am May 15, 2017
By Annie Cacheiro Leave a Comment

There will be a free landlord summit for all Anderson County landlords in Oak Ridge on Friday.

The landlord summit is being hosted by Tennessee Valley Continuum of Care. It is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon Friday, May 19, at the Scarboro Community Center, which is at 148 Carver Avenue in Oak Ridge. The event will include a free continental breakfast, which will begin at 8:30 a.m., a press release said. Reservations are not required.

The press release said landlords are encouraged to attend because many helpful topics will be offered, including:

  • MORE2 (Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient)—These are energy-saving upgrades available to Oak Ridge homes for lower income home owners and renters.
  • Housing Choice Voucher Program—Learn how landlords can secure rental payments by participating in this program.
  • Case Management—Learn how case management from various nonprofit organizations can help your tenant be successful in housing.
  • Free Legal Information—Learn about new housing laws, eviction requirements, fair housing, and other valuable topics.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Community, Front Page News Tagged With: ADFAC, Anderson County landlords, Cherokee Health Systems, City of Oak Ridge, Continuum of Care, Janet Mynatt, Lafollette Housing Authority, Landlord Summit, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient, MORE2, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Stanley Taylor, Tennessee Valley Coalition for the Homeless, Tennessee Valley Continuum of Care

A first in Anderson County: Oak Ridge home demolished as part of state blight elimination program

Posted at 11:50 am May 3, 2017
By John Huotari 2 Comments

The first home to be torn down in Anderson County as part of the state's HHF Blight Elimination Program was being demolished at 678 West Outer Drive in Oak Ridge on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The first home to be torn down in Anderson County as part of the state’s HHF Blight Elimination Program was being demolished at 678 West Outer Drive in Oak Ridge on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 12:30 p.m.

It’s being described as a first: An Oak Ridge home is being demolished Wednesday as part of a state blight elimination program. It’s the first home to be torn down in Anderson County as part of the state’s HHF Blight Elimination Program.

The property being demolished is at 678 West Outer Drive. It’s owned by the Oak Ridge Land Bank. The demolition, being done by First Place Finish, is estimated to cost close to $3,600, and it is expected to be completed today (Wednesday, May 3).

The work is being funded by the U.S. Treasury’s Hardest Hit Fund, or HHF. Tennessee’s HHF Blight Elimination Program is administered by the Tennessee Housing Development Agency, or THDA. Anderson County is one of six counties in the Volunteer State included in the program.

Under the Blight Elimination Program, qualified nonprofits and land banks can apply for loans of up to $25,000 to cover the cost of acquiring a blighted abandoned home, demolishing it, “greening” the property, and maintaining the vacant lot. The greened lot can then be transformed into new affordable housing or another use that is approved by THDA and is expected to stabilize and improve the neighborhood. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, blight elimination, Blight Elimination Program, Charlie Jernigan, First Place Finish, Hardest Hit Fund, HHF, HHF Blight Elimination Program, Lindsay Hall, Manhattan Project, Matt Widner, Oak Ridge Board of Building and Housing Code Appeals, Oak Ridge Community Development, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Oak Ridge Land Bank, Ralph M. Perrey, Tennessee Housing Development Agency, Tennessee Valley Authority Extreme Makeover, THDA, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Treasury, Warren Gooch, World War II

Housing report recommends more new homes, rental units

Posted at 10:07 am April 20, 2017
By John Huotari 7 Comments

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and its Housing Task Force, which was chaired by Melinda Hillman, right, presented a housing report to the Oak Ridge City Council during a non-voting work session on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce and its Housing Task Force, which was chaired by Melinda Hillman, right, present a housing report to the Oak Ridge City Council during a non-voting work session on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. At left is Parker Hardy, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce president. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The competition to provide housing for workers is fierce, and Oak Ridge needs more new homes in the $180,000-$280,000 price range and more rental units in the $900-$1,200 price range, according to a housing report presented to Oak Ridge City Council by the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.

Also proposed in the housing report: the development of attractive, convenient mixed use gathering spaces; improving the appearance of existing neighborhoods through aggressive codes enforcement; beautification projects in public spaces to make Oak Ridge more appealing; developing and implementing a consistent “brand” for Oak Ridge that encompasses livability, economic development, and tourism; incentivizing home improvements in the Manhattan District Overlay; and developing public/private partnerships to work on housing.

The report, which was presented to City Council in a non-voting work session on Tuesday, studied where Oak Ridge employees live, based upon the zip codes of 7,372 employees from eight major Oak Ridge employers. It found that 22 percent of Oak Ridge workers live in Oak Ridge. That’s compared to 44 percent who live in Knox County, primarily in Farragut, Hardin Valley, Northshore, Karns, and Cedar Bluff.

Ten percent of the Oak Ridge workers live in Roane County, 6 percent live in Clinton, and less than five percent each live in Loudon, Blount, Morgan, and other counties, the report said.

The housing report only reviewed Oak Ridge as it compares to the five most popular communities where people who work in Oak Ridge choose to live (Farragut, Hardin Valley, Northshore, Karns, and Cedar Bluff).

“Competition for residents is fierce, and Oak Ridge competes with some of the most desirable communities in the region,” the report said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Lance, City of Oak Ridge, codes enforcement, housing, housing report, housing stock, Housing Task Force, housing values, Kathryn Baldwin, Kelly Callison, Manhattan District Overlay, Manhattan Project, Melinda Hillman, Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Community Development, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge workers, Parker Hardy, Rick Chinn

Oak Ridge Housing Authority director retiring after 33 years

Posted at 5:34 pm October 17, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Jim Carson

Jim Carson

Jim Carson, executive director of the Oak Ridge Housing Authority, is retiring after 33 years.

Carson, an Oak Ridge resident, announced his intent to retire on December 31 at the September 26 ORHA board meeting, a press release said. Carson has been ORHA executive director for 33 years.

ORHA has an operating budget of about $1 million, and it has about nine employees, the press release said. It manages 128 public housing units on sites scattered around the city, and it currently issues roughly 230 Housing Choice Vouchers and 35 Veterans Assisted Supportive Housing vouchers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Jim Carson, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, ORHA

TORCH: Proud of community support for Applewood residents, but still work to do

Posted at 5:44 pm September 23, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Applewood Apartments Hunter Circle Aug 8 2016 1

As of Friday, September 23, there were still 11 households that might not have a place to live when Applewood Apartments closes on September 30, according to an organization that helps homeless families in Anderson County. Pictured above is an Applewood Apartments building on Hunter Circle on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

As of Friday, September 23, there were still 11 households that might not have a place to live when Applewood Apartments closes on September 30, according to an organization that helps homeless families in Anderson County.

The closure of the 13-building apartment complex on Hillside Road and Hunter Circle in the Highland View neighborhood was announced in early August.

Andy O’Quinn of Trinity Out-Reach Center of Hope, or TORCH, which is based in Oak Ridge, said he is “extremely proud” of the way the community and its organizations have worked together to help Applewood residents, but there is still work to do.

“At the moment, we are looking for landlords that would be willing to rent by the month to a few people that who receive a disability check and will be getting into income-based housing but need a place to go in the meantime,” O’Quinn said in a Friday status report. “We are also seeking two- and three-bedroom rentals below $550. for our working families. If you think you might have a unit to rent, please e-mail Andy O’Quinn at [email protected].” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: ADFAC, Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties, Andy Allen, Applewood Apartments, Applewood residents, City of Oak Ridge, displaced housing, homeless, income-based housing, Oak Ridge Housing Authority, Oak Ridge Schools, ORHA, public housing, Ridgeview Behavioral Health Services, TORCH, Trinity Out-Reach Center of Hope, United Way

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