The New Communities Initiative will be participating as an exhibitor and sponsor at the annual meeting of the Housing Association of Nonprofit Developers (HAND). New Communities will be joining over 1,000 professionals representing the region’s affordable housing and community development industry.
The next Barry Farm Steering Committee Meeting will be held on May 14th, 2014, from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the auditorium of Excel Academy (2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE). See below for the meeting Agenda, or click here for the flyer.
• Upcoming Resident Council Elections
• Summer Programs for Children
• Barry Farm Homecoming
• CHOICE Neighborhoods Initiative Update
• Next Steps
The development team for the Barry Farm/Wade Apartments redevelopment will present an update on the project at the monthly ANC 8C meeting. The meeting will be held at the Petey Green Center (2907 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE). Click here for more information on ANC8C.
Location: Basement of Excel Academy (2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE)
Description: City officials will meet with community residents to discuss the Barry Farm Transformation Plan. The neighborhood was previously awarded a HUD Choice Planning Grant (view presentation here), and the Transformation Plan will be submitted to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to compete for a Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant.
The Transformation Plan focuses on three core areas:
The DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will meet with community stakeholders as part of the master planning process. The meeting will be held at the temporary Barry Farm Recreation Center in the basement of Excel Academy (2501 MLK Ave, SE). For more information, contact Asmara Habte at ahabte@dchousing.org.
Representatives from the DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will meet with community stakeholders to discuss a range of topics including health, safety, employment, mobility, and education as part of the redevelopment/transformation plan for the Barry Farm neighborhood. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of Excel Academy (2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE). For more information, contact Janice Burgess at jburgess@dchousing.org
Representatives from the DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will meet with community stakeholders to discuss a range of topics including health, safety, employment, mobility, and education as part of the redevelopment/transformation plan for the Barry Farm neighborhood. The meeting will be held in the auditorium of Excel Academy (2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, SE). For more information, contact Janice Burgess at jburgess@dchousing.org
The DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will host a public meeting with the Barry Farm master developer and planning team to present the draft transformation plan to the community. The community participated in a design charette in January to provide visioning and input for the master planning process. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at Excel Academy, located at 2501 Martin Luther King, Jr. Ave, SE. For more information, contact Asmara Habte at ahabte@dchousing.org
Representatives from the DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will meet with community stakeholders to discuss a range of topics including health, safety, employment, mobility, and education as part of the redevelopment/transformation plan for the Barry Farm neighborhood. The meeting will be held at the temporary Barry Farm Recreation Center in the basement of Excel Academy (2501 MLK Ave, SE). For more information, contact Janice Burgess at jburgess@dchousing.org
The DC Housing Authority and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will meet with community stakeholders as part of the master planning process. The meeting will be held at the temporary Barry Farm Recreation Center in the basement of Excel Academy (2501 MLK Ave, SE). For more information, contact Asmara Habte at ahabte@dchousing.org.