E7-24130. Announcement of Funding Awards for the Emergency Capital Repair Grants Program Fiscal Year 2007

AGENCY:

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner, HUD.

ACTION:

Notice of funding awards.

SUMMARY:

In accordance with section 102 (a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, this announcement notifies the public of Emergency Capital Repair Grant funding decisions made by the Department in FY 2007. This announcement contains the names of the awardees and the amounts of the awards made available by HUD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Willie Spearmon, Director, Office of Housing Assistance and Grant Administration, 451 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 20410; telephone [phone] (this is not a toll-free number). Hearing- and speech-impaired persons may access this number via TTY by calling the Federal Relay Service toll-free at [phone]. For general information on this and other HUD programs, visit the HUD Website at http://www.hud.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Emergency Capital Repair Grants Program is authorized by Section 202(b) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q-2). Section 202b was amended to provide grants for “substantial capital repairs to eligible multifamily projects with elderly tenants that are needed to rehabilitate, modernize, or retrofit aging structures, common areas or individual dwelling units.”

On May 22, 2006, at 71 FR 29538, HUD published a notice, entitled “Emergency Capital Repair Grants for Multifamily Housing Projects Designated for Occupancy by the Elderly,” which announced the availability of approximately $30 million in grant funds to make emergency capital repairs to eligible multifamily projects designated for occupancy by elderly tenants. HUD accepted applications on a first-come, first-serve basis and awarded emergency capital repair grants until available amounts were expended. A notice of funding awards announcing Emergency Capital Repair Grant funding decisions made by the Department in Fiscal Year 2006 was published on April 3, 2007, at 72 FR 15896. The amount awarded in FY 2006 was less than the total amount made available in the May 22, 2006, notice, and the Department has continued to make awards on a first-come, first-serve basis in FY 2007. This notice announces the additional funding decisions under the May 22, 2006, notice made by the Department in Fiscal Year 2007.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number for this program is 14.315.

The Emergency Capital Repair Grant is designed to provide funds to make emergency capital repairs to eligible multifamily projects owned by private nonprofit entities designated for occupancy by elderly tenants. The capital repair needs must relate to items that present an immediate threat to the health, safety, and quality of life of the tenants. The intent of these grants is to provide one-time assistance for emergency items that could not be absorbed within the project's operating budget and other project resources.

A total of $12,454,999 was awarded to 53 projects and 5,698 units. In accordance with section 102(a)(4)(C) of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 (103 Stat. 1987, 42 U.S.C. 3545), the Department is publishing the grantees and amounts of the awards in Appendix A of this document.

Dated: November 20, 2007.

Brian D. Montgomery,

Assistant Secretary for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner.

Appendix A.—Emergency Capital Repair Grant Awardees FY 2007

Name of owner/sponsor	Name of development	City	State	Number of units	Dollar amount awarded	Repairs funded
Essex Manor, Inc	Essex Manor	Saginaw	MI	75	$187,980	Replaced the roof and the roof ventilation system, replaced electrical outlets battery operated smoke detectors.
Saginaw Westchester Village, Inc	Saginaw Westchester Village	Saginaw	MI	156	23,964	Replaced the existing GFCI outlets and smoke alarms.
Saginaw Westchester Village, Inc	Westchester Village North	Saginaw	MI	101	2,333	Replaced the existing GFCI outlets and smoke alarms.
Tucson Armory Park Foundation, Inc	Armory Park Apartments	Tucson	AZ	140	417,311	Replaced two unreliable elevators.
The Bernadine Apartments, Inc	The Bernadine Apartments	Syracuse	NY	216	105,800	Repaired the leaking roof and replaced the failing alarm system.
Marien-Heim of Sunset Park H. D. F. C	Marien-Heim of Sunset Park	Brooklyn	NY	169	145,832	Replaced the failing exterior building facade.
Encino Terrace	Encino Terrace	Albuquerque	NM	153	499,520	Repaired to correct the existing smoke partitioning problems.
Exchange Sunshine Home Corporation	Exchange Sunshine Home	Copperas	TX	50	15,908	Replaced the heating and cooling units.
Overlook Senior Citizens Housing of Marion Co., Inc	Dogwood Terrace II	Sweetwater	TN	25	54,761	Replaced the roofs on six buildings and repaved the existing driveway and parking areas.
Senior Housing, Inc	Simon C. Fireman Community	Randolph	MA	160	83,564	Repaired the facility's heating system.
Winter Valley Residences, Inc	Winter Valley Residences	Milton	MA	128	475,000	Corrected serious water drainage problems.
Metropolitan Detroit Baptist Manor, Inc	Detroit Baptist Manor—Alpha	Farmington Hills	MI	101	62,637	Replaced the cracked and broken sidewalks and parking lots.
Granada Trades Council Housing, Inc	Granada Homes	San Antonio	TX	250	496,701	Replaced the front entry roof, back up chiller, pipe insulation, and two elevators.
Methouse Inc	Methouse	Munhall	PA	113	209,337	Repaired the balconies and window lintels.
Rainbow Place Apartments Limited Partnership	Rainbow Group	Cleveland	OH	181	256,442	Replaced the roof, heating and ventilation system, standby electrical generator and windows.
United Church Residences of Bedford, OH, Inc	South Haven Woods	Bedford	OH	60	124,416	Replaced the roof and heating and ventilation (HVAC) system.
Lawrence County Building Trades, Inc	Riverside Apartments	New Castle	PA	128	155,264	Replaced the fire alarm system, emergency generator and unit doors.
National Council of Senior Citizens	I.W. Abel Place	Pittsburgh	PA	51	113,580	Replaced the windows.
National Church Residences of Cuyahoga Falls, OH	Portage Trail Village	Cuyahoga Falls	OH	220	155,500	Replaced the central water heater.
First Baptist Housing of Bridgeport, Inc	Washington Heights Apartments	Bridgeport	CT	120	411,464	Repaired the building exterior masonry and replaced the elevators.
St. Paul Apartments, Inc	St. Paul Apartments	Macon	GA	215	195,340	Replaced major plumbing fixtures and the elevator doors.
Flint Heights Senior Citizen Apartments Association	Flint Heights	Flint	MI	163	439,711	Repaired the building's exterior caulking, replaced roof, and repaired and resurfaced parking and drive.
Westminster Manor Inc	Westminster Manor	San Diego	CA	156	255,258	Replaced the elevator.
Kivel Manor	Kivel Manor	Phoenix	AZ	118	192,360	Replaced the elevator.
Kivel Geriatric Center	Kivel Manor East	Phoenix	AZ	73	117,894	Replaced the elevator.
Kivel Manor West	Kivel Manor West	Phoenix	AZ	65	208,078	Replaced the elevator.
Cross-Lines Towers Inc	Crossline Towers	Kansas City	KS	126	500,000	Replaced the existing heating system.
New Horizons Assistance Corporation	New Horizons Group Home	Kansas City	MO	35	38,800	Repaired the foundation.
Lutheran Retirement Homes, Inc	St. John's Lutheran Retirement Home	Billings	MT	112	500,000	Replaced the boiler system.
Columbian Tower Development Corp	Columbian Tower	Hoboken	NJ	135	86,990	Replaced all heating zone valves and flow restrictors.
Union Baptist Community Housing Corp	Herring Manor	Wilmington	DE	40	178,111	Replaced the roof.
Bethany Villa Housing Association, Inc	Bethany Villa I	Troy	MI	119	239,564	Replaced the boilers, domestic hot water tanks, concrete sidewalks, resurfaced the parking areas and service drive and repaired the roofs.
Bethany Villa Housing Association, Inc	Bethany Villa II	Troy	MI	119	294,606	Replaced the boilers, domestic hot water tanks, concrete sidewalks, resurfaced the parking areas and service drive and repaired the roofs.
Housing for Independent Living, Inc	Carver Elderly Housing	Carver	MA	40	500,000	Replaced the exterior siding, stairs, windows and doors.
Bridgeport Rotary Club Housing Corporation	Laurelwood Place Apartments	Bridgeport	CT	100	315,240	Replaced two elevators.
Travis Towers, Inc	Travis Towers	Jacksonville	TX	87	262,522	Replaced the fire alarm system and repaired the elevator.
Loving Tender Care (LTC), Inc	Gillbeke Apartments	Marion	IN	20	157,606	Replaced leaking roof, siding, and windows.
East Orange Senior Housing Association	Coppergate House	East Orange	NJ	128	420,000	Replaced the boiler and ventilation system.
Presbyterian Home at Plainfield, Inc	Plainfield Tower West	Plainfield	NJ	154	64,587	Replaced the existing two elevators.
Barbara L. Andrews Memorial Housing Association	Andrews Way	Raytown	MO	10	6,000	Replaced failing plumbing system.
Overlook Senior Citizens Housing of Loudon Co., Inc	Dogwood Terrace III	Lenoir City	TN	20	83,461	Repaired a water line, repaved the driveway, and replaced the air conditioning/heating systems.
Mercy Douglas Human Services Residence Corp	Mercy Douglas Residences	Philadelphia	PA	61	489,752	Replaced the deteriorating concrete slab and remediated soil conditions beneath the building.
Century Homes for Elderly, Inc	Springbrook Apartments	Vonore	TN	24	21,037	Replaced deteriorating and leaking roof system.
Beaches Elderly Housing Corporation	Pablo Hamlet	Jacksonville Beach	FL	104	74,226	Replaced deteriorating and leaking windows.
Schnurman House, Inc	Schnurman House Apartments	Mayfield Heights	OH	198	290,000	Replaced the roofs.
Saraland Manor Inc	Saraland Manor	Gulfport	MS	101	498,777	Replaced a fire alarm and emergency call system, replaced the roof condenser units and repaired the elevator doors.
Omni-Governor, Inc	The Governor Apartments	Providence	RI	57	425,327	Refurbished the existing chimney, replaced roof tiles, and repointed the exterior wall surface.
Jewish Federation Housing, Inc	Federation Towers	Miami Beach	FL	114	402,900	Replaced two malfunctioning elevator cars.
Labelle Towers	Labelle Towers	Highland Park	MI	214	338,657	Replaced a 35-year-old chiller.
Villa Del Sol Senior Housing, Inc	Villa Del Sol Senior Housing	Sunland Park	NM	30	55,838	Repaved buckling pavement, repaired heaving sidewalks, and repaired failing storm drainage systems.
Chaparral Senior Housing, Inc	Chaparral Senior Housing	Las Cruces	NM	40	98,543	Replaced faulty-inoperable windows, corrected flooding problems and repaired guttering systems on the roof.
Elm Manor Homes, Inc	Elm Manor Homes	Roanoke	VA	23	284,854	Replaced parts of an unreliable elevator, windows, the parapet cap, damaged vinyl siding, and failed retaining wall.
Redeemer Lutheran Housing, Inc	Luther Acres	Vineland	NJ	100	421,646	Replaced an inoperable corridor ventilation system.