Accomplishments

Development Accomplishments

McCulloh Crest/Henderson Arms – The rehabilitation of two vacant buildings into five (1, 2 & 3 bedroom) apartments.  The project development cost was $300,000. The Community Development Financing Corporation (CDFC) and Baltimore City financed the project.  The general contractor was C.L. Myles Contractors.  The project was completed on time and within budget. The property is managed by DHCDC and is 100% leased.

Bloom Street Rehabs – The rehabilitation of eight vacant properties into single-family for sale housing.  The project was a joint with Baltimore Housing Partnerships.  The development cost was one million dollars.  DHCDC responsibility was to secure the vacant properties to rehabilitate and market and sell the rehabbed houses. The Enterprise Foundation provided a $25,000 pre-development loan. The project was financed by HUD (HOPE III), Nations Bank, and Baltimore City.  CDA provided the first mortgages to the homebuyers.

Brunt Manor I – The new construction of fifteen (15) single-family townhouses.  The Enterprise Foundation provided a $50,00 pre-development loan.   CDFC and Baltimore City financed the 1.2 million project.  CDA provided the first mortgages.  Maiden & Associates was the architect and Mel McLaughlin/CL Myles JV was the general contractor.  The project was completed on time and within budget.  All of the houses were sold prior to construction completion.

Brunt Manor II – The new construction of fourteen (14) single-family, garage townhouses.  The Enterprise Foundation provided a $114,000 pre-development loan. CDFC and Baltimore City are financing the 1.3 million project.  Nations Bank will provide the first mortgages.  Maiden & Associates is the architect and Mel McLaughlin/CL Myles JV is the general contractor.  Construction was completed in September 1999.  All of the houses have been sold.

Druid Transitional Housing – The rehabilitation of six vacant buildings into twenty-four (24) units of housing for homeless families.  The families participate in a two-year case management plan to prepare them for independent living.  The three million-dollar project was financed by a grant from HUD, Baltimore City, and received low-income housing tax credits (ESIC), a $310,000 pre-development loan from the Enterprise Foundation, and a RHP loan from the State of Maryland.  The Pan Group was the architect and CL Myles Contracting was the contractor.  The project was completed and occupied in May 2000.

McCulloh Place – The rehabilitation of seven vacant buildings into fifteen (15) units of affordable 3 and 4 bedroom rental housing.  The project was a joint venture with Hersch/Lauren LLC.  The two million-dollar project was financed by a grant from Baltimore City, and received low-income housing tax credits and a RHP loan from the State of Maryland.  David H. Gleason Associates was the architect and CL Myles Contracting was the contractor.  The project was completed in April 2001.

Charles R. Uncles Senior Plaza – A forty-seven (47) unit senior citizen building.  The project was a joint venture with Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse.  The five million-dollar project received financing Baltimore City and State of Maryland, low-income housing tax credits (ESIC) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta. the Enterprise Foundation provided a $515,000 pre-development loan.   Cho, Wilkes & Ben was the architect and SBER was the contractor.  The project was completed in April 2002.

Druid Heights Community Center- The project involves the adaptive reuse and rehabilitation of an existing two-story firehouse into a 40-slot day care center and space to hold community meetings and operate programs that serve the residents of Druid Heights.  DHCDC will relocate its offices to the center.  Three adjacent rowhouses have been demolished for use as a playground.

Complementary Projects and Activities

Druid Heights CDC operates the following community development initiatives:

• Druid Heights’ monthly community meeting and the sub-committee meetings organized by community residents.

• Druid Crime and Safety Committee… Group made up of community residents, police,   and DHCDC staff that meets monthly to address crime and grime issues impacting the community.

• Druid Heights Peace Patrol … A volunteer group of residents organized to reduce and prevent criminal activity, housing violations, and sanitation violations by walking through the neighborhood and providing information residents.

• Housing Counseling … DHCDC provides a comprehensive housing counseling program that includes education and assistance in the following areas:

1. Credit Counseling
2. Budgeting and Money Management
3. Pre-Purchase Counseling
4. Post-Purchase Counseling
5. Delinquency and Foreclosure Prevention
6. Affordable Loan Products
7. Resource Referrals
8. Tenant Conversion Assistance
9. Reverse Mortgages

The housing counseling programs are conducted in either a confidential one on one counseling session or a group seminar format.

• After School Educational tutoring … Assistance with mathematics, English and reading comprehension is provided by volunteer professionals and neighborhood residents.

• Cultural Exchange Program and Summer Camp … Program designed to          bridge the cultural differences between African-American and Korean-American communities through the youth.  The summer camp is comprised of the following activities; language arts, cultural appreciation, arts & crafts, recreation, sign language, behavior modification activities and field trips.

• Druid Heights Youth Leadership Initiative … Program designed to develop young leaders in the community. (More info coming)

• The Maryland Re-Entry Program is a partnership among DHCDC, City of Baltimore, Catholic Charities and State of Maryland’s Department of Corrections.  The program is designed to create a seamless transition for the ex-offenders leaving the prison system and returning to the community.  DHCDC has a case manager and advocate to work with the participants.  DHCDC is offering transitional housing, housing counseling, and financial literacy classes.  DHCDC is partnering with various service providers to provide job-training, health care, family counseling and employment opportunities.

• The Druid House transitional housing project is a two- (2) year program to transition homeless families to independent living.  DHCDC provides the housing, housing counseling services, financial literacy classes, and after school tutorial service. The YWCA provides counseling, job training, life skills training to the residents.  The project has twenty-four (24) families.

• The Druid Heights Enterprises is designed to provide hands on work experience to residents of Druid Heights in a variety of trades, so that, these individuals will be able to develop the skills required to become employable with the contractors that are working in our community and other communities throughout the Baltimore Metropolitan Area.