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Columbus, Georgia
"A New Peabody"
"The Columbus Housing Authority on Wednesday was awarded a $20 million federal grant to demolish Peabody Apartments and replace the sprawling complex with a new mixed-income town- home community..." See the full article here.Phenix City, Alabama
"Course set for growth"
"Phenix City took a step toward its future Thursday. Residents, government officials, business owners and others gathered at Chattahoochee Valley Community College to hear the proposal from The Boulevard Group, hired by the new East Alabama Riverfront Development to show the city what its downtown area could be..." See latest articles here.Birmingham
"Tuxedo Court set for HOPE VI"
"Tuxedo Court became Birmingham's second HOPE VI project with a $20 million grant announced Thursday that will help replace its 488 public housing units with 331 homes to rent or buy. See the full article here.New Jersey
Schools Construction Program
"Given the complexity and magnitude of the school construction program, the EDA retained the services of Heery International and Boulevard Group, Inc. (Heery/BG), program management firms with substantial experience in large, multi-site school construction programs. Heery/BG was chosen from among nine firms submitting proposals to assist the EDA in creating the organizational structure for the new program. Boulevard Group is assisting the EDA in the design and implementation of an interactive communication network, project controls and public information websites, while Heery develops the strategic plan to organize, procure and implement the services required to undertake the school facilities projects, and the management of the program for certain time frames." see: www.njedaschools.com
--- from the 2001 NJEDA School Construction Program "FAQ's"
Chattanooga
"Housing Authority officials explain HOPE VI process"
"...Doug Faust, senior associate with the Boulevard Group Inc., the HOPE VI program manager, gave an update on the work on HOPE VI since January. Among the most significant accomplishments was meeting the April deadline for getting a tax credits application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. If the application is approved, it will help leverage more funding for HOPE VI, he said.
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Birmingham
"Hope VI project site work launched"
"...The complete $100 million HOPE VI project will create 637 townhouse apartments and condominiums, 264 of which are set aside for public housing residents and the rest rented or sold to people of all income levels. ..." See the full article here.
