Façade Improvement Grants: Revitalizing

the Urban CoreIrma Iris Durán de

RodríguezSr. Economic Development

Specialist

Contents

History Housing and Urban Development

Requirements Eligibility Application Process

Target Areas S. Flores Street Façade 101

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History

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 1998

Branch of Neighborhood Commercial Revitalization

$125,000 per year 15 Corridors, 5 Partnerships $124,000,000 in private investment

2013 3 Target Areas

Comprehensive Approach

Contents History Housing and Urban Development Target Areas S. Flores Street Façade 101

Housing and Urban Development

Requirements Funds used towards

$1:$1 matching grants Funds must be

allocated by September 30th

Business properties Must be occupied Must not be residences

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Housing and Urban Development

HUD Eligibility 24 CFR 570.483 (b) 1 51% or more of residents

must be LMI Commercial hub

surrounded by residential Must serve entire area

stated Business must be secular,

non controversial Grant funds must be

reimbursed to applicant upon completion of project, labor compliance verified and payments processed.

Operation Facelift Inner City Infill

Reinvestment Policy Area Historical/ Cultural

identity Actively seeking progress

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Housing and Urban Development

Application Process Eligibility determined first Meeting with CityDesignCenter,

Development Services Assessment, sketch 3 Bids sought Environmental Reviews, etc Contract Signed Pre-Construction Meeting Showtime!

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Target Areas

2013 S Flores Street Iowa Street Cincinnati Ave

2014* Perrin Beitel Southcross Castroville Road

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S Flores Street Lone Star Plan

Component Furnish to US 90

Assistance is needed Sketches required for

applicants Seeking applicants with

Knowledge of sketch-up A creative Eye Like to take long strolls in the

target areas

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S Flores Street

Contents History Housing and Urban Development Target Areas S. Flores Street Façade 101

Façade 101

Session Basics of façade improvements Taught by Executive Director of

CityDesignCenter Selection made Gain experience

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