Regional Administrator Holly Leicht Breaks Ground on the Glennview II Townhouses in Jersey City

Glennview II rendering.

On February 25, HUD Regional Administrator Holly Leicht joined executives of the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA), The Michaels Organization, and residents of Jersey City to celebrate the groundbreaking of Glennview Townhouses II, the final phase of redevelopment of the former Lafayette Gardens public housing site. When finished, Glennview Townhouses II will be the seventh rental community to be completed by JCHA and its development partner, Michaels Development Company, since JCHA received a $34 million federal HOPE VI grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to revitalize the Lafayette Gardens/Morris Canal area in 2001. Since then, JCHA and Michaels Development have collaborated on nearly 600 mixed-income residential units both on and off the 12-acre site of the original Lafayette Gardens public housing complex. The final phase offers 64 apartment homes in an attractive mix of three- and four-story stacked townhouses and stacked flats. Each town home will have its own private entrance. The units, available in one, two, three and four-bedrooms, will serve residents with a diverse income mix, including: public housing residents and those with Section 8 vouchers whose rent is tied to their income; low and moderate income residents who need workforce housing at affordable rents; and tenants without income restriction who reside in market rate units. There are 16 units set aside for households who have experienced homelessness. These low income tenants will pay 30% of the income as monthly rent and will receive extensive social services. Regardless of their income level, all tenants will enjoy units with identical amenities. In addition to spacious, energy-efficient apartments, residents of Glennview Townhouses II will have access to the 5,000 square foot multi-purpose community center that was completed in 2008 at the adjacent Barbara Place community.

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