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CRA approves conveyance of 610 Douglas Avenue to Neighborhood Renaissance for six historic affordable homes
Summary
The CRA approved Resolution 24-65 to convey property at 610 Douglas Ave. to Neighborhood Renaissance Inc. for rehabilitation of six historic frame vernacular houses as affordable units, including a land donation and development subsidy.
Elise Lifton, the CRA real estate manager, presented Resolution 24-65 on Jan. 6, asking the board to authorize conveyance of the CRA-owned property at 610 Douglas Avenue to Neighborhood Renaissance Inc. for rehabilitation of six historic frame vernacular houses into affordable housing units.
Lifton described the site as approximately 1.1446 acres with six structures slated for historic rehabilitation into two-bedroom units of about 1,351 square feet (reported as approximately 35 100 square feet in the presentation). She told the board the sale price would not exceed $160,000 and would be based on an 80% area median income limit, and that CRA would donate the land and provide a development subsidy of $467,153 upon certificate of completion.
Staff presented estimated project costs and a timeline: a master building permit issuance would trigger a 45-day window to commence construction and a deed closing within 30 calendar days of the permit; construction completion was estimated at 24 months from closing. Lifton said the project aligns with CRA goals to protect the historic fabric of the neighborhood and to improve a heavily blighted area.
Commissioner Peduzzi confirmed Neighborhood Renaissance is a not-for-profit active in such work. After board questions, a motion to approve Resolution 24-65 was moved and seconded and passed unanimously.
The board did not record a roll-call of votes in the transcript; the motion was announced as "carried unanimously." No amendments were described during the presentation or vote.
