Provided RHG Services

Comprehensive Residential Development Assistance & Advisory Services

Summary

RHG's development at Chatham consists of:

  • 40-unit Senior Village
    A public-private venture financed through an award of Low Income Housing Tax Credits and subsidized by annual ACC payments from HUD
  • 110 units of family rental public housing
    Financed entirely with the $14.9 million HOPE VI grant

Our plans at Chatham focused not only on the demolition of arcane and dilapidated housing units, but also on creating off-site home ownership opportunities for residents preparing to make the transition from public housing to self-sufficiency.

Additionally, a “One Stop Shop” was created to provide a center for job training and entrepreneurial services for residents.

Under our leadership, the Chester Housing Authority received a $14.9 million HOPE VI grant for Lamokin Village, now known as Chatham Estates, in 1997. Chatham Estates was completed on time and within budget, and is now reoccupied, with over 80% of its non-senior residents holding steady jobs.