Mutual Housing Association Of South Central Connecticut Inc

TO DEVELOP, OWN AND MANAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING; ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND TO PREVENT AND ELIMINATE NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION.

REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTTHE REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT DIVISION PROVIDES A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF NEIGHBORWORKS NEW HORIZONS REVENUE THROUGH THE GENERATION OF DEVELOPER'S FEES UPON THE COMPLETION AND OCCUPANCY OF EACH DEVELOPMENT. REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITH MUNICIPALITIES ON SITE SELECTION, OBTAINS FUNDING COMMITMENTS, SELECTS GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND OVERSEES CONSTRUCTION.NEW HAVENRICHARD STREET - 23 UNITSCONSISTS OF 20 UNITS FROM EXISTING PORTFOLIO IN NEED OF CAPITAL UPGRADES AND 3 UNITS AT 19 RICHARD STREET. BOTH BUILDINGS COMPLETED LEAD-BASED PAINT REMEDIATION IN THE SUMMER OF 2016. CONSTRUCTION START ESTIMATED Q4 2022.WATERBURYLINDEN STREET 44 UNITSTHIS IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS CONSISTING OF TWO BUILDINGS WITH 1- 3 BEDROOM UNITS. CONSTRUCTION START ESTIMATED SEPTEMBER 2022.SHELTONRIVER BREEZE APARTMENTS 68 UNITS NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 1-3 BEDROOM UNITS. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION Q3 2022.EAST HAVENUNION SCHOOL APARTMENTS 18 UNITS MODERATE REHAB WITH HVAC UPGRADES, ROOF REPLACEMENT AND REPAVING. ANTICIPATED COMPLETION Q4 2022.GUILFORDWOODRUFF RESERVE 16 UNITS NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH 1-3 BEDROOMS. ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION START 2023.CHESHIREJACK'S FARM 44 UNITS NEW CONSTRUCTION IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHESHIRE HOUSING AUTHORITY. 1-3 BEDROOMS IN 3 BUILDINGS. CONSTRUCTION START ESTIMATED Q2 2023.

PROPERTY MANAGEMENTTHIS DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE PORTFOLIO WHICH ENCOMPASSES PHYSICAL PLANT AS WELL AS APPLICANT AND RESIDENT COMPLIANCE. NWNH'S PORTFOLIO, WHICH IS WORTH IN EXCESS OF $75 MILLION DOLLARS, CONSISTS OF 25 DEVELOPMENTS (OWNED OR MANAGED) WITH APPROXIMATELY 707 UNITS IN ANSONIA, BRANFORD, BRIDGEPORT, CLINTON, EAST HAVEN, GUILFORD, HAMDEN, MILFORD, NEW HAVEN, PAWCATUCK, SOUTHINGTON, AND WATERBURY.COLLECTIVELY, MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ROUTINE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES NEEDED, CLEANING GROUNDS AND COMMON AREAS, GENERAL UPKEEP AND THE SUPERVISION AND SELECTION OF CONTRACTED VENDORS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT AND LANDSCAPING. OCCUPANCY STAFF ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RESIDENT SELECTION, RENT COLLECTION, MARKETING UNITS, INITIAL LEASE-UP OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS, RESPONDING TO RESIDENT REQUESTS- SUCH AS TRANSFERS, REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION REQUESTS, FAIR HOUSING ISSUES AND THE ANNUAL INCOME RECERTIFICATION AND LEASE RENEWAL. NEW WAY HORIZON MUTUAL HOUSING 730 GEORGE STREET, NEW HAVEN 58 UNITSCOMMONLY KNOWN AS GEORGE STREET, UNITS RANGE FROM 1 BEDROOM TO 4 BEDROOMS IN SIZE. THE BUILDING UNDERWENT A GUT REHAB IN 1996 AND IN 2013 THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST WAS PURCHASED BY NWNH. HUBBARD WOODS MUTUAL HOUSING APPLE TREE LANE, GUILFORD 13 UNITSTHE DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF SEMI-DETACHED AND DETACHED SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES THAT WERE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1996. THESE HOMES CONTINUE TO BE AFFORDABLE IN A COMMUNITY WHERE HOUSING PRICES HAVE TRADITIONALLY BEEN AMONG THE HIGHEST IN THE NATION. NWNH PURCHASED THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST IN 2013. THE DEVELOPMENT RECEIVED A CAPITAL GRANT FROM DOH IN 2016 AND REHABILITATED ALL UNITS. GUILFORD INTERFAITH HOUSING SCATTERED SITES THROUGHOUT GUILFORD 21 UNITSDUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE HUBBARD WOODS DEVELOPMENT, NWNH WAS INVITED BY THE GUILFORD INTERFAITH HOUSING CORPORATION TO DEVELOP 13 ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS, AND TO ACQUIRE AND RENOVATE EIGHT OTHER SCATTERED SITE HOMES. THE PROJECT WAS COMPLETED IN 2000. GILBERT AVENUE/DERBY AVENUE MUTUAL HOUSING 145 ~153 GILBERT AVENUE, NEW HAVEN AND 80-82 DERBY AVENUE 14 UNITSNWNH REHABBED THREE BUILDINGS IN 2001, CREATING HOMES FOR TEN FAMILIES. THE PROPERTIES ARE CONTIGUOUS TO THE NEW WAY HORIZON MUTUAL HOUSING, AND SHARE A PLAYGROUND WITH NEW WAY HORIZON. IN 2004, NWNH REHABBED FOUR MORE UNITS ON DERBY AVENUE IN THE WEST RIVER NEIGHBORHOOD. BRANFORD INTERFAITH HOUSING 146 N. IVY STREET, BRANFORD 29 UNITSIN 2001 NWNH ENTERED INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH BRANFORD INTERFAITH TO MANAGE A TOWNHOUSE COMPLEX. THE 29 UNITS WERE BUILT IN 1991. DOH PROVIDED A CAPITAL GRANT IN 2016 AND ALL UNITS WERE REHABILITATED.VALLEY MUTUAL HOUSING PERSHING DRIVE, ANSONIA 9 UNITSNWNH REHABILITATED THREE HOUSES AND PROVIDED AFFORDABLE UNITS WITH OFF STREET PARKING BY TEARING DOWN TWO OTHER HOUSES IN 2004. THE DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE THROUGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AUDITS VIA THE HEALTHY HOMES INITIATIVE. RICHARD STREET MUTUAL HOUSING RICHARD STREET, NEW HAVEN- 20 UNITS. OCCUPIED IN THE LATER HALF OF 2005 THESE 2, 3 & 4 BEDROOM UNITS ARE IN REHABBED BUILDINGS ON ONE OF FAIR HAVEN'S QUIETER STREETS. IN 2014, THE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP INTEREST WAS PURCHASED BY NWNH. FUNDING IS BEING REQUESTED FROM THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND CITY OF NEW HAVEN TO UPDATE UNITS.RICHARD STREET II 7-9 & 15-17 RICHARD STREET, NEW HAVEN 6 UNITSOCCUPIED IN NOVEMBER 2010, RICHARD STREET II IS A CONTINUATION OF OUR RICHARD STREET DEVELOPMENT WHICH IS DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE MORE QUALITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT TO ELIMINATE BLIGHT IN A BLOCK WIDE AREA ON THE APPROACH TO OUR PRESENTLY OCCUPIED RICHARD STREET DEVELOPMENT. FERRY MUTUAL HOUSING FERRY STREET, NEW HAVEN 24 UNITS AND A FAMILY LEARNING CENTER IN DECEMBER 2006, 24 RESIDENT FAMILIES BEGAN OCCUPANCY AND NWNH BEGAN HOSTING COMMUNITY MEETINGS, EVENTS, TRAININGS, CONFERENCES AND SUPPORT GROUPS IN THE LEARNING CENTER. WILLOW MUTUAL HOUSING- 203-209, WILLOW ST., 103, 105 & 126 CHESTNUT STREET AND 240-242, 244-246, 248, 252-254 WILLOW STREET. WATERBURY - 33 UNITSLOCATED IN THE HISTORIC OVERLOOK NEIGHBORHOOD THIS SUBSTANTIAL REHAB BROUGHT 33 UNITS FROM SUB-STANDARD TO QUALITY HOUSING STOCK. INTERIORS FEATURE SKYLIGHTS, GRANITE COUNTERTOPS AND BAY AND FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS THAT PROVIDE LIGHT, SUNNY VIEWS OF THE DOWNTOWN AREA IN THE VALLEY BELOW. KIRKHAM MUTUAL HOUSING - 63 KIRKHAM STREET. BRANFORD - 17 UNITSTHIS SENIOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT SITS AMID A RESTORED VICTORIAN ERA GARDEN MAINTAINED BY THE BRANFORD GARDEN CLUB. THE DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES SENIORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO "AGE IN PLACE". EACH UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH FEATURES THAT CAN BE RETROFITTED SHOULD THE RESIDENT BECOME DISABLED OR NEED LONG TERM CARE. SINKS AND VANITIES CAN BE LOWERED TO ACCOMMODATE WHEELCHAIRS AND DOORWAYS ARE WIDE ENOUGH TO HANDLE HOSPITAL BEDS. CANTERBURY GARDENS- 537~545 SHERMAN PARKWAY, NEW HAVEN - 34 UNITS OCCUPIED IN 2009 THE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES 9 UNITS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH LEEWAY AS THE SERVICE PROVIDER. IT IS A TOWNHOUSE STYLE WITH NO COMMON AREAS EXCEPT THE LAUNDRY ROOM AND COMMUNITY ROOM. BETH-EL MUTUAL HOUSING- 85 NEW HAVEN AVENUE, MILFORD - 5 UNITS FULL OCCUPANCY WAS ACHIEVED OCTOBER 2010. THE RESIDENTS ARE CLIENTS FROM THE BETH-EL CENTER, INC., WHERE EACH FAMILY RECEIVES A VARIETY OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE SITE NEEDED LARGE SCALE ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AFTER SOIL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND DURING CONSTRUCTION. HIGHWOOD SQUARE 943-953 DIXWELL AVENUE, HAMDEN 27 UNITSOUR SECOND DEVELOPMENT FOR AFFORDABLE ARTISAN HOUSING, HIGHWOOD SQUARE BEGAN ITS OCCUPANCY IN AUGUST 2011. IT SITS ON A 2.4 ACRE SITE THAT IS A MIX OF NEW CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF EXISTING HISTORIC BUILDING INTO AN ARTS COMPLEX. THIS DEVELOPMENT NOT ONLY HELPS THE ARTISAN COMMUNITY OBTAINING HOUSING BUT HELPS THE TOWN OF HAMDEN FOCUS ON ITS REVITALIZING EFFORTS AS THIS DEVELOPMENT ALSO CONSISTS OF 13 COMMERCIAL SPACES. FAIR HAVEN MUTUAL HOUSING LP NEW HAVEN 44 SCATTERED SITE UNITS & 3 COMMERCIAL SPACESTHIS DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF 6 BUILDINGS THAT WERE REHABILITATED AS WELL AS 10 BUILDINGS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE THREE COMMERCIAL AREAS WHICH ARE AT STREET LEVEL ON GRAND AVENUE. NWNH HAS PARTNERED WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF NEW HAVEN PROVIDING PROJECT BASED VOUCHERS FOR 20 UNITS, OF WHICH 9 ARE DESIGNATED FOR SUPPORTIVE. FAIR HAVEN RENTAL OR "HTR", 33, 36, 37 CLAY STREET, 296 POPLAR ST. - 7 UNITSPREVIOUSLY DEVELOPED AS A HOMEOWNERSHIP PROJECT, THESE UNITS UNDERWENT FINANCIAL MODIFICATION TO ALLOW FOR USE AS AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS WHEN THE MARKET WAS NOT CONDUCIVE TO HOMEOWNERSHIP SALES. UNITS WERE REHABBED AND LEASED IN 2014 AND 2015.HILL ASSOCIATES LP, SCATTERED SITES IN NEW HAVEN - 65 UNITSTHIS PROJECT WAS ACQUIRED IN 2011 FROM A DEFUNCT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY. THE VARIOUS PROPERTIES WERE IN SERIOUS DISREPAIR DUE TO MANY YEARS OF MISMANAGEMENT. FUNDING WAS SOUGHT AND USED TO REHAB UNITS AND LEASE TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS OF VERY-LOW AND LOW INCOME. A PARTNERSHIP WAS FORMED WITH THE NEW HAVEN HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR RENTAL SUBSIDIES TO 15 OF THE 65 UNITS. REHAB WAS COMPLETED IN 2016.ELIAS HOWE 287 CLINTON AVENUE, BRIDGEPORT 37 UNITSELIAS HOWE WAS PREVIOUSLY A SCHOOL WHICH WAS VACANT AND IN NEED OF MAJOR REPAIRS. NWNH PARTNERED WITH A LOCAL DEVELOPER AND OBTAINED FUNDING TO REHAB THE ENTIRE BUILDING INTO ONE-BEDROOM APARTMENTS, LAUNDRY ROOM AND COMMUNITY SPACES. IT SERVES SENIORS OF VERY-LOW INCOME AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITH AMENITIES AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICES. THE BRIDGEPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY IS ALSO A PARTNER AND PROVIDES RENTAL SUBSIDIES TO THE TENANTS.WINTER GROVE 491 DARLING STREET 40 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR SENIORS. NEW CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED IN AUGUST 2013 AND WAS COMPLETED AND LEASED UP IN MAY 2015.ST PAUL'S COMMONS 56 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ONE THREE STORY BUILDING AND 16 UNITS FOR SENIORS IN FOUR GARDEN STYLE TOWNHOUSES. EACH SITE HAS A COMMUNITY ROOM FOR RESIDENTS. NEW CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED IN OCTOBER 2014 AND WAS COMPLETED AND LEASED UP BETWEEN DECEMBER 2015 THROUGH MAY 2016. SPRUCE MEADOWS-100 SOUTH BROAD STREET 85 RENTAL UNITSTHIS IS A NEW CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT, WHICH HAS 4 THREE-STORY BUILDINGS AND ONE MANAGEMENT BUILDING. NEW CONSTRUCTION COMMENCED IN SEPTEMBER, 2015 AND WAS COMPLETE AND LEASED UP BETWEEN APRIL 2017 THROUGH JULY, 2017 FOR THE FIRST PHASE. THE SECOND PHASE WAS BY YEAR END 2021 AND LEASE UP BY JULY 2022.UNION SCHOOL APARTMENTS 564 THOMPSON AVENUE, EAST HAVEN - 18 UNITS THIS PROJECT WAS ACQUIRED IN 2018 FROM A DEFUNCT DEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT INCLUDED THE CONVERSION OF AN ABANDONED, NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL TO BE USED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR AREA SENIORS. ALL RESIDENTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ARE BELOW 60% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZINGTHE COMMUNITY BUILDING TEAM AT NEIGHBORWORKS NEW HORIZONS CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON UPLIFTING AND EMPOWERING RESIDENTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OF PROVIDING HOUSING COUPLED WITH A VARIETY OF EMPOWERMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES IS ESSENTIAL TO NEIGHBORWORKS NEW HORIZONS' ("NWNH") SUCCESS AND FOR THE STRENGTH OF ITS RESIDENT COMMUNITIES. HOMEBUYER EDUCATION COURSES CONTINUED THIS YEAR, PROVIDING MANY INDIVIDUALS WITH ESSENTIAL TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR A SUCCESSFUL FIRST-TIME HOME-BUYING EXPERIENCE. THE EIGHT CLASSES OFFERED IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF THE PURCHASING PROCESS FROM PROSPECTING, THE SALES CONTRACT, THE IMPACT OF FICO CREDIT SCORES AND CREDIT REPAIR, THE MORTGAGE NOTE, AVOIDING PREDATORY LENDING, THE CLOSING AND SUSTAINING THE HOME AFTER PURCHASE BOTH FINANCIALLY AND PHYSICALLY. PRE- AND POST-PURCHASE COUNSELING ALONG WITH FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM OUR COUNSELORS. MANY PARTICIPANTS TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COUNSELING THIS PAST YEAR. AS OF 2020, CLASSES ARE HELD VIA ZOOM, WHICH HAS PROVEN TO BE MORE CONVENIENT FOR CLIENTS. NWNH CONTINUES TO OFFER RESIDENT SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NWNH-MANAGED UNITS. THE FOCUS IS TO CONNECT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS TO EMPOWERMENT, HEALTH, FOOD PROVISIONS, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES THAT WILL IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. NWNH ALSO FACILITATES YOUTH PROGRAMMING SUCH AS AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS THROUGH LEAP (LEADERSHIP EXCELLENCE, ATHLETIC, PROGRAM) AND JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT. THE COMMUNITY PROGRAM MANAGER ALSO ASSISTS OUR RESIDENTS AND THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IN IMPROVING COMMUNICATION AND INTERVENING WHEN NECESSARY TO PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR ADDITIONAL SERVICES. THE COMMUNITY BUILDING STAFF HELD EVENTS WHICH INCLUDED RESIDENT COUNCIL MEETINGS, VIRTUAL PANEL DISCUSSIONS, LEADERSHIP CLASSES, POTLUCKS, BUDGET COACHING, AND FINANCIAL LITERACY WORKSHOPS, TO NAME A FEW. IN ADDITION, NWNH STAFF HELPED TO SUPPORT CONTINUED VOLUNTEERISM IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGH ITS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM, WHICH AWARDS A RENT CREDIT INCENTIVE TO RESIDENTS WHO VOLUNTEER A MINIMUM OF 20 HOURS PER YEAR. NWNH CONTINUES A CONCERTED EFFORT THROUGH ITS EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM TO HELP RESIDENTS AVOID EVICTION AND PAY BACK BALANCES DUE ON THEIR RENT. STAFF ACCOMPLISHED THIS BY ENGAGING RESIDENTS IN MANAGEABLE PAYMENT PLANS, PROVIDING PERIODIC ON-SITE FINANCIAL WORKSHOPS, AND OFFERING ONE-ON-ONE BUDGET COACHING.