Pittsburgh City Housing Authority

The Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh (HACP) was created in 1937[1] under the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to establish public housing within the city limits. HACP was the first housing authority in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and one of the first in the United States.

Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh
HACP
Public Housing Authority overview
TypePublic Housing Authority
JurisdictionPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Headquarters200 Ross Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217
MottoYour Housing of Choice
Websitewww.hacp.org
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City of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

History
  • Bedford Dwellings was the authority's first Housing Project, approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938
  • Scattered Sites were established in the late 1960s,[1] creating culturally diverse housing locations within the city's neighborhoods.
  • The authority's security force, later becoming an official police department, was established in 1974, after an extremely high increase of crime at the authority's Housing sites
  • In the 1980s two closed city schools were refurbished into senior housing.

Housing sites

HACP operates[2] seven Family Communities as well as eleven Senior/Disabled/High Rise Communities. Also the authority oversees eight privately managed[3] communities throughout the city.

Family communities
Community NameNeighborhood# Units# ADA Units
Addison TerraceHill District7343
Allegheny DwellingsNorth Side27114
Arlington HeightsSouth Side1438
Bedford DwellingsHill District41121
Glen HazelHazelwood1277
Homewood NorthHomewood1348
Northview HeightsNorth Side48821

Senior/disabled communities
Community NameNeighborhood# Units# ADA Units
Caligiuri PlazaAllentown10410
Carrick RegencyCarrick664
Finello PavilionOakland606
Glen Hazel High-RiseHazelwood9716
Gualteri ManorBeechview302
Mazza PavilionBrookline162
Morse GardensSouth Side704
Murray TowersSquirrel Hill674
Northview Heights High-RiseNorth Side875
Pennsylvania-BidwellNorth Side12020
Pressley StreetNorth Side21116

Privately managed communities
Community NameNeighborhood
Garfield CommonsGarfield
Bedford HillHill District
Oak HillOakland
ManchesterManchester
New Pennley PlaceEast Liberty
Christopher A. Smith TerraceHill District
The Commons at North AikenGarfield
Silver Lake CommonsHomewood
Fairmont ApartmentsGarfield
The Legacy ApartmentsHill District

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

In 2009,[4] as part of the American and Reinvestment Act, HACP received $27 million in the form of a Recovery Act Public Housing Capital Fund Formula Grant as well as created 107 Jobs. $21 million of these funds were used to make units up to code with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS). The other projects used with ARARA Funding, included:

  • An authority physical needs assessment ($170,000)
  • Replacement of the Fire Alarm System at Bedford Dwellings ($1 Million)
  • Acquisition of Scattered Sites and Accessible Homes ($2.6 Million)
  • Roof Replacements at Addison Hall and Northview Heights High Rise ($618,000)
  • Renovation to the elevators at Gualtieri Manor ($152,000)
  • administrative costs: ($1.2 Million)

See also

References
  1. "HACP History". Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. "HACP Communities". Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  3. "HACP Privately Managed Housing". Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  4. "Recovery Act". Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
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