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Resolution to Determine 1514 - 1520 White, 701 - 709 Henry and 1521 State Streets as Blighted under the Criteria of Act 381 of 1996
Memorandum
Attached is a resolution requesting Council make a determination that the property at 1514 White Street is blighted under the criteria specified in Act 381 of 1996. This determination will support the Ann Arbor Housing Commission submission of a Brownfield Plan, after obtaining City Council's recommendation of the Plan, to the Washtenaw County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (WCBRA), which would allow the expenditure of Local Brownfield Revolving Fund (LBRF) monies already awarded by the WCBRA to support the successful redevelopment of the public housing site.
White/State/Henry Apartments, located at 1514 - 1520 White Street, 701 - 709 Henry and 1521 State, was built in 1948 and was acquired by the Ann Arbor Housing Commission (AAHC) in the early 1970's with HUD public housing funding. The property consists of one tax parcel occupying approximately 38,000 sf. (0.9 acres), housing a U-shaped building bounded by White Street, Henry Street, and State Street.
The City of Ann Arbor is currently the deed holder and City Council has agreed to transfer ownership of the property to the AAHC when it is redeveloped (R-13-173). The AAHC is redeveloping the property from public housing to project-based vouchers under the HUD Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. The AAHC is applying for funding to demolish the existing 28-unit property and replace it with a 32-unit property including a community center. The apartments are currently restricted to low-income households and will continue to be low-income after redevelopment.
The AAHC has requested that the Ann Arbor City Council make a determination that the property is blighted under criteria specified in the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act (Act 381 of 1996) to make it eligible for brownfield assistance (LBRF Grant Funding) under Act 381. The property meet...
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