CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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TOP: Partners in the HOPE VI project and local officials at the ribbon cutting ceremony. LEFT: Jerry Dean, Fayetteville Mayor Tony Chavonne and Pastor S. Lee Downing share a laugh during the ceremony. RIGHT: Murray Duggins addresses the crowd gathered for the HOPE VI grand opening ceremony. and 642 are new affordable rental units, which include 72 sites on Bunce Road, outside the Old Wilmington Road neighborhood. Cypress Manor, an area formerly known as Delona Gardens, will house 48 senior citizen units. It replaces 55 units of sub- standard housing built in 1942. The former units lacked handi- cap access, had a collapsing sewer system and inadequate electric, heating, cooling and plumbing systems. The new units are more spacious than the old housing. The transformation from aging and inefficient housing in a neighborhood that looked distressed and depressed to rejuvenat- ed modern, energy efficient housing, with increased safety and curb appeal for residents will also attract future business endeav- ors in the area. The demolition of Delona Gardens has left room for many other things, such as a community services area. To the west of Cypress Manor is Campbell Terrace, with space for 72 units for senior citizens. The phase four project will be 46 | September/October • 2011 known as Azalea Manor. Another senior site is Alfred Street, where there will be 24 one-bedroom units and 12 two-bedroom units. The 36 sites will be known as Dogwood Manor. There will be 184 family housing units on Sycamore Park. Oak Run will have 112 family units and Campbell Terrace II will have 118 family units. There will be 72 sites on Bunce Road, and 52 housing units scattered on city transfer parcels. Many areas feature amenities such as a walking trail, garden and other landscaping touches and a nine-acre office park is being planned by the city near Gillespie and Blount streets. The city has budgeted $1 million for endeavor. Fayetteville isn't the only city to receive Hope VI money. Ra- leigh got two grants that totaled $49 million. Winston-Salem re- ceived $22 million to revive more than 700 public housing units. Major cities across the country — New York, Baltimore, and St. Louis — were also major recipients of Hope VI grants. CV