Raleigh Housing Authority

Exciting things are happening in Downtown Raleigh! 🚴♀️🌳 Raleigh Housing Authority was honored to have Heritage Park as one of the stops on the Urban Land Institute (ULI) recent bike tour that explored the vibrant developments shaping our community. 🌿✨   RHA CEO Ashley Lommers-Johnson presented the Heritage Park Redevelopment plan, a vision to replace 122 outdated, public housing units with 550-1,000 newly constructed, energy-efficient apartments. The new development will offer a one-for-one replacement of subsidized units, provide more affordable housing options and add approximately 20,000 sq.ft. of non-residential space. Heritage Park is adjacent to several major future developments: Maeve Raleigh (by Greystar and Capital Square), the new Red Hat Amphitheater , the Raleigh Convention Center expansion, an anticipated Omni Hotels & Resorts, City Gateway Project (managed by Avison Young), the City of Raleigh Municipal Government Strollway, and Downtown South (by Kane Realty Corporation).   Heritage Park is also centralized between the beautiful Dorothea Dix Park and the downtown core. When completed, the $350+ million investment will be a healthy, vibrant, thriving community, extending West Street further south and providing critical connection points along the Western Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) proposed line.   A big thank you to Kenneth Bowers, Deputy Planning & Development Director at City of Raleigh and ULI. The tour covered a 6-mile route, discovering new market-rate and affordable housing developments, the enhancements coming to Chavis Park, and the transformative vision for the area surrounding Dix Park. Connect with us here for more information about Heritage Park: https://lnkd.in/g-QZdPRK

REMINDER! Thursday, October 24 at 5pm is our next Board of Commissioners meeting. The Raleigh Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meetings are usually held on the 4th Thursday of the month. Meetings begin at 5pm and are currently being held in-person at 900 Haynes Street and virtually via Zoom Meeting. Other meetings are held as needed or changed to another date due to holidays or special issues. All meetings are advertised publicly in accordance with the North Carolina Open Meetings Law. Minutes for the meetings of the Board of Commissioners are the official record of the meetings and must be approved before public distribution on our website.  https://lnkd.in/gMWTRJNm The Consent Agenda is designed to include non-controversial items that can be dealt with in one motion. Other items that need discussion are a standard agenda item. Every regular meeting includes a public comment period at the beginning of the meeting for the public to address any issue. Each speakers is limited to 3 minutes. Email RHA at info@rhaonline.com or contact Gwen Wall at (919) 508-1301 for any questions concerning the Board of Commissioners or their meetings.  

Take your lunch break at the fair! Enjoy the Weekday Lunch Pass at the fair between 11:30am-1:30pm on any weekday to get in free! Enter at Gate 9 off Trinity Rd, or Gate 1 off Hillsborough St ONLY after 11:30 a.m. to purchase a lunch card at the gate for $20 (cash sales only). Enjoy your lunch from the many fair food vendors on site! Return the lunch card by 1:30 p.m. to the same gate you entered for a full $20 cash refund. [Adult admission only, food not included.] Read more: https://lnkd.in/gw-Wzqsz North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Show up and make your voice heard! 🗳️👍 NC in-person early voting for the 2024 General Election starts today and runs until Sat, Nov. 2 at 3pm. Not registered? No problem! Same-day registration is available during early voting. ✅ Visit the NC State Board of Elections website to learn more about early voting and what your options are if you were affected by Helene. https://ow.ly/uUlf50TNzwY #YourVoteCounts #NCPOL

The next regular Raleigh Housing Authority Board of Commissioners meeting is Thursday, October 24. The public is welcome to join in-person or online. Visit our website to learn more: https://lnkd.in/gMWTRJNm

Raleigh Housing Authority CEO Ashley Lommers-Johnson was recently part of a discussion organized by Representative Deborah Ross to focus on October's Cybersecurity Awareness month.  The roundtable was part of her efforts to learn how Congress can better support local cybersecurity infrastructure through the funding from the State and Local Cyber Security Grant Program. Various nonprofit, education and government representatives came together to discuss concerns about online vulnerabilities and strategies for handling cybersecurity efforts. • Jacques K. Gilbert, Mayor of the Town of Apex • Cindy Luttrell, Dean, Information Technology at Wake Technical Community College • Traci Tyndall, Chief Technology Officer at WakeMed #Cybersecurity

An RHA Special Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at 5:00 pm. Please note that this meeting is virtual only and is to review two bond resolutions. For Zoom information, visit our website: https://lnkd.in/gMWTRJNm

Raleigh Housing Authority is pleased to announce a new way for Raleigh residents to access affordable housing! Rock Quarry Landing, a brand new 188-unit apartment complex, is partnering with RHA to offer our first Project-Based Vouchers (PBV). Unlike traditional tenant-based vouchers, PBV housing assistance is linked to a particular property. The new vouchers will house 26 individuals and families for up to 20 years, with no more than 30% of their income going towards rent. Stay tuned to see more affordable housing coming through the RHA pipeline! Appreciation to partners and those who gave special remarks at last week's ribbon cutting, marking the grand opening of the community: Charlie Heritage of South Creek Development; Corey Branch, City Council Member for the City of Raleigh Municipal Government; RHA CEO Ashley Lommers-Johnson; Wake County Public School System Board Member Toshiba Rice; NC Representative Rosa Gill; the NCHFA; Hill Tide Partners and so many others who helped bring this project to fruition.

Our offices are closed today to honor the Labor Day holiday. Stay safe, and we’ll see you tomorrow!