The Raleigh Housing Authority's Development Department is funded through the Capital Fund Program. The department's mission is to maintain and modernize 2000+ public housing units. Development also handles real estate transactions related to agency interests: including, acquisition, deposition, and land use lease agreements. Working with Capitol Area Developments, Inc., a non-profit entity of the housing authority, the department also helped redevelop three outdated public housing projects (Halifax Court, Dandridge Downs and Chavis Heights).
The primary function of the department is to facilitate improvements on interiors and exteriors of the public housing units. A physical needs assessment is formulated based on information gathered from residents and staff. As this process evolves, a five-year plan is developed and these items are then implemented in the agency plan. The department manages ongoing capital improvement projects: including, kitchen and bathroom restoration (cabinets and floors), addition of air conditioning, 504 (handicap) compliance, site improvements (paving and landscaping projects), vinyl siding installation, and replacement of entry doors, screen doors, ranges and refrigerators. Whenever possible, products that minimize maintenance needs (i.e. vinyl siding, gutter guards, and sheet vinyl floor coverings) are used. Development works closely with the RHA Maintenance Department staff to ensure the products used are in compliance with the standardization conversion that has been implemented.
Glenwood Towers, a senior housing facility, has undergone conversion of eighteen efficiency units into nine one-bedroom units. These more spacious apartments help provide further options for a growing senior population in Raleigh. The building is also being improved with new paint and wallpaper, addition of ceiling fans, elevator modernization, and redecoration of the lobby. Similar upgrades are being done at The Carriage House, which is the agency's other high-rise senior development. These renovations have provided the residents with a much nicer environment to call home. The exterior of the Carriage House has been refurbished from synthetic stucco to brick cladding for more energy efficiency.
RHA has completed seven development grants. With two of the grants the Development Department purchased fifty-five single-family scattered site homes. The HOPE VI Grant, awarded to RHA, provided funds for the purchase of additional homes for a total of 200+ homes. Pictured below are some of the homes purchased as scattered sites:
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Development, working with Capitol Area Developments, Inc., was instrumental in the revitalization of Dandridge Downs. This one hundred-unit apartment complex no longer provided a suitable living environment for public housing. After demolition, the land was used to create Biltmore Village, a thirty-one home subdivision. All of these affordable, single family homes have been sold. Biltmore Village has become a vibrant neighborhood and a positive addition to southeast Raleigh. Also working with Capitol Area Development, Chavis Heights was demolished and rebuilt into the first Energy Star development in the Housing Authority.
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