Articles tagged: affordable housing
City budget vote tonight: Ann Arbor council members proposing several changes
Posted: 2 hours agoThe Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight to adopt the city's 2013-14 fiscal year budget, and a number of possible changes are under consideration. Read more »
Planning Commission: Affordable housing should be part of plan for South State Street
Posted: May 08, 2013Affordable housing should be a part of a long-range planning document for future uses of properties along the South State Street corridor, according to Ann Arbor Planning Commission members. Read more »
Ann Arbor's McKinley Inc. wants to build affordable housing on South State Street
Posted: Apr 29, 2013Ann Arbor-based real estate firm McKinley Inc. wants to build an affordable rental housing project on a vacant 4.47-acre parcel on South State Street, said company CEO Albert Berriz. Read more »
South State Street Corridor Plan: A new vision for Ann Arbor's critical gateway
Posted: Apr 28, 2013The South State Street corridor from Stimson south to Ellsworth is a major employment center, a retail destination and a critical gateway into downtown Ann Arbor; but how could the area be improved? Read more »
Endowment campaign considered to expand affordable housing services in Washtenaw County
Posted: Feb 21, 2013The Washtenaw Housing Alliance is considering a campaign to raise money for a $17 million endowment that experts hope could end homelessness in Washtenaw County. Read more »
The Chapin Street Project: After 15 years, Dawn Farm's transitional housing program still changing lives
Posted: Jan 24, 2013For addicts and alcoholics serious about recovery, Dawn Farm's transitional housing program in Ann Arbor can be a game changer -- just ask Tommy. Read more »
Renting an apartment in Ann Arbor? Prepare for rental rate increases in 2013
Posted: Dec 27, 2012If you’re renting an apartment in Ann Arbor, don’t get too comfortable with your monthly rent payment. Ann Arbor’s tight housing rental market and improving economic factors are expected to prompt rent increases at many ... Read more »
Ann Arbor to put proceeds from sale of former YMCA property toward affordable housing
Posted: Oct 16, 2012The Ann Arbor City Council went along with a recommendation from its budget committee Monday night and set a new policy for how to use proceeds from future sales of city property. The policy makes ... Read more »
Public housing struggles: Lack of air conditioning among problems cited by Ann Arbor Housing Commission
Posted: Oct 09, 2012One of the ugly side effects of an extra hot summer in Ann Arbor is that more fights seem to break out around the city's low-income public housing units. Read more »
Q&A: Ann Arbor Mayor John Hieftje: 'We're starting to get that critical mass of people living downtown'
Posted: Sep 30, 2012Related story: Top 5: Questions Ann Arbor should consider about impact of downtown redevelopment With hundreds of new apartments bringing literally thousands of new bedrooms to downtown Ann Arbor, there are more people than ever ... Read more »
Ann Arbor lays out green affordable housing proposal in Bloomberg's Mayors Challenge
Posted: Sep 27, 2012Ann Arbor is officially one of 305 cites nationwide that have submitted an idea in Bloomberg Philanthropies' first-ever Mayors Challenge. The city's "green affordable housing" proposal is now in the running to win either a ... Read more »
with gallery: Ann Arbor firefighters use soon-to-be-demolished apartments to conduct training exercises
Posted: Sep 26, 2012Ann Arbor firefighters spent part of their day Wednesday conducting training exercises in a set of soon-to-be-demolished apartments on the city's west side. Read more »
with poll: Affordable housing advocates make case for more funding as Ann Arbor officials put decision on hold
Posted: Sep 18, 2012The Ann Arbor City Council further considered a proposal which would direct 85 percent of the proceeds from future sales of downtown city-owned properties toward affordable housing. Read more »
with poll: Ann Arbor DDA endorses proposal directing more city funding toward affordable housing
Posted: Sep 05, 2012The Ann Arbor DDA has come forward with its support of a proposal that will take proceeds from the sales of city properties and direct them toward affordable housing in the area. Read more »
Development team cancels plans for Near North affordable housing project in Ann Arbor
Posted: Sep 01, 2012The Near North development and the 39 affordable housing units it promised to bring to Main Street — just north of downtown Ann Arbor — won't be going forward now. In a letter sent to ... Read more »
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