PROJECT NAME
Public Housing Capital Fund Recovery Competitive - Marcos de Niza, Green Communities
LOCATION
1305 S. Third Ave.
REASON FOR PROJECT
To provide initial funding for energy efficiency improvements at the Marcos de Niza public housing site. These funds will be leveraged with others, including Low-Income Housing Credits, to provide geothermal/ground coupled heat pumps; xeriscape landscaping; low-flow faucet, shower and toilet fixtures; and photovoltaic collectors to generate electricity. The project will follow Green Operations and Maintenance practices.
PROJECT SCHEDULE
September 2009 - September 2012
AMOUNT OF AWARD
$3,408,000
CONTRACTORS
TBD
JOBS CREATED/SAVED
3.90 in last calendar quarter
BENEFIT TO RESIDENTS
Housing units will stay warmer in the winter, cooler in the summer and use less resources than before the rehabilitation.