Near East Side/Poindexter Village Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Application

What is the HUD Choice Neighborhoods Initiative?

2010 expansion of HOPE VI program Grants of up to $30 million from U.S. Dept. of

Housing & Urban Development to help communities transform struggling neighborhoods to a “neighborhood of choice.”• Revitalize severely distressed public/assisted housing• Invest and leverage local investments in:

Support services Schools and education programs Crime prevention Community facilities Access to jobs and economic development

• Benefit both public housing & neighborhood residents

The Columbus Choice Neighborhood: Near East Side

The Near East Side: Assets & Opportunities

Solid Foundations for our Choice Grant Application

Near East Side Blueprint

Detailed investment strategy developed

with extensive community

participation

PACTA partnership of CMHA, OSU, and

City of Columbus to revitalize the Near

East Side neighborhood

Poindexter VillageA 414-unit

distressed public housing site in the

Near East Side neighborhood

Broad Community Engagement

Three Required Components of Choice

NeighborhoodInvestments in the

Near East geography, including economic development, jobs, homeownership,

infrastructure, safety, community facilities.

15% of Choice funds

HousingRedevelopment of the

Poindexter Village public housing site with new, mixed-income housing;

Replacement public housing

70% of Choice funds

PeopleSupportive services, education, and case management, with a focus on former and

future Poindexter Village residents

15% of Choice funds

Integrated and complementary strategies:

Lead Partners for the Columbus Choice Application

People LeadUrban Strategies

(People)Columbus City Schools

(Education Lead)

Neighborhood Lead

City of Columbus

Housing LeadMcCormack Baron

Salazar-CMHA Joint Venture

Lead Applicant: Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority

The Columbus Choice Collaboration

Near East Side

Revitalization

Lead, Housing Columbus

Metropolitan Housing Authority

Developer, Housing

McCormack Baron

Salazar

Architecture& Engineering Moody Nolan, EMH&T, GCI

XYZ

People Strategy Urban

StrategiesPolicyWorks

Local Partners

Commercial / Retail

The Robert Weiler Co.

Market AnalysisVogt Santer

Urban PlanningUrban Design

Associatesurbanorder

ACP

Cost Estimating

Miles-McClellan,

EMH&T

Community Residents

StakeholdersService

Providers

$226 million in Local Program and Funding Commitments

PeopleChoice: $4.5 Million

Local Leverage:$60 Million

NeighborhoodChoice: $4.5 million

Local Leverage:$102 Million

HousingChoice: $21 Million

Local Leverage:$64 Million

Columbus Choice Investment & Implementation PartnersPEOPLE: Urban Strategies, ADAMH Board, After School All Stars, Alvis House, Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging, Central Ohio Minority Business Assistance, City Year Columbus, CleanTurn, Columbus City Schools, Columbus Civil Service Commission, Columbus Early Learning Centers, Columbus Neighborhood Health Center, Columbus Public Health, Columbus State Community College, Columbus Urban League, COWIC, CPO Management, Economic and Community Development Institute, Fifth Third Bank, Franklin County Children Services, FCDJFS, Franklin Park Conservatory, Homeport, Huntington Bank, IMPACT Community Action, Learning Circle Education Services, LifeCare Alliance, Mid-Ohio Food Bank, National Church Residences, PNC Bank, The Columbus Foundation, The Ohio State University, United Way of Central Ohio, YMCA Columbus, YouthBuildHOUSING: CMHA, McCormack Baron Salazar, City of Columbus, Key Bank Ohio, Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing (OCCH) Affordable Housing Trust for Columbus and Franklin County, Central Ohio Community Improvement Corporation NEIGHBORHOOD: City of Columbus, CMHA, Columbus Early Learning Centers, Columbus Metropolitan Library, Columbus Urban League, COTA, Central Ohio Workforce Investment Corporation (COWIC), CPO Management, Economic and Community Development Institute, Franklin County Department of Job and Family Services (FCDJFS), Franklin Park Conservatory, IMPACT Community Action, MBS Urban Initiatives, National Church Residences, OCCH, The Ohio State University, U.S. Bancorp CDC, U.S. Bank, United Way of Central Ohio, YouthBuild

What Choice will Bring to Poindexter/Near East Side

People• Workforce training• Employment opportunities• Early care and education• Champion & East Health

Sciences Academies• Youth/school-based

programs• Physical & behavioral health • Wellness & prevention• Case management

Neighborhood• Business & economic

development; Huntington Empowerment Center

• Infill homeownership• Intergenerational Center• Pilgrim Adult Education Cntr.• Food Hub• Scholar House• Safety initiatives• Library, Maryland Pool

Housing(Poindexter Site)104 senior units

Up to 350 family unitsNew public infrastructureGreen space, amenities

Choice will Jump-Start the Near East Side Blueprint

Vision for Mt. Vernon Avenue

Poindexter Village Master Plan

1. Beatty Recreation Center2. Blackberry Commons3. Champion Middle School4. Columbus Fire Station 8

5. Food Hub: Distribution Center6. Food Hub: Market7. Maintenance Bldg. (existing)

8. OSU University Hospital East9. Poindexter Place Senior

Housing

10. Intergenerational Center (former PV Comm. Center)

11. Preserved Poindexter Village Buildings

12. Proposed Urban Farm13. Union Grove Church

Revitalized Poindexter Village: Perspective Street View

Mixed-Income, Multi-Generational HousingMixed-Use

Senior

Multi-Family

Revitalized Poindexter Village: Perspective Street View

New Park at the Center: Blackberry Commons

Service Provider Network (SPN) Supports People Strategy, Coordinated by

Urban Strategies (Meets Quarterly)• All service providers engaged in the People

Strategy• Poindexter Village and other Near East Side

community residents• Community stakeholders• Supports formation of Neighborhood Assoc.

Implementation Working Team (IWT)Convened by PACT, Chaired by CMHA

(Meets Monthly)

Principal Team Members: CMHA, City of Columbus, MBS, Urban Strategies,

Columbus City Schools

Data Collection & Analysis for HUD Reporting: Community Research Partners

CNI Advisory Council (*HUD Priority)PACT (Sustaining Entity) and Principal Team Members (Executive Level)

Anchor Institutions: OSU, Columbus State, Franklin Park Conservatory (Senior Executives)Key Stakeholders: CEO of COWIC, Police Commander, Columbus Neighborhood Health

Centers (Sr. Exec.), Community Representatives, Community StakeholdersMeets Semi-Annually

Choice Governance

CNI Advisory Council monitors overall Transformation Plan, provides input to IWT & SPN

IWT and SPN provide data, updates, on Transformation Plan

progress, challenges

What Happens Next

CNI Application Review 44 applications submittedSite visit with ~ 8 finalistsExpect 4 grants to be awarded in spring 2014

But implementation is underway1) Poindexter Place Senior Housing2) Intergenerational Care Center3) Health Sciences Academies4) Huntington Empowerment Center5) Infill homeownership 6) Service linkages