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Projects Fergus Street Homeownership Project Blockwatch 45223 Homeownership Project Fergus Street Homeownership Project Bounded by Pullan Avenue on the north, Knowlton Street on the south, Mad Anthony Street on the east and Langland Street on the west, the Fergus Street Homeownership Project (the "Project") is designed to increase homeownership in a depressed and densely populated area in Northside that has been subjected to increased rates of foreclosures, vacancies and crime. CNCURC identified redevelopment of the corners of Chase Avenue at Fergus and Mad Anthony streets most critical to the success of the Project. Phase One of this Project called for construction of two HOME House homes chosen from designs featured at the Contemporary Art Center's (CAC) May 2006 exhibit, intended to be "green" sustainable houses based on S. Flavio Espinoza's "Suburban Loft" design, and acquisition and demolition of two blighted buildings at the corner of Chase Avenue and Mad Anthony, earmarked for construction of a third "green" house designed by local architect Alice Emmons as part of Phase Two. In addition, Phase Two also calls for the purchase of additional properties for rehabilitation or demolition and new construction in the Project area. Aside from CNCURC's deliberate effort to close the corner grocery store located on Chase Avenue at Fergus Street, the organization is committed to focus attention on acquiring vacant and/or foreclosed properties for rehabilitation or demolition and new construction. PHASE ONE - COMPLETED PROJECTS CNCURC's board members worked with the City of Cincinnati and property owners to implement Phase One of the Fergus Street Homeownership Project.. City of Cincinnati Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds allocated for Phase One served as the start up dollars used to purchase five blighted properties located on Chase Avenue at the corners of Fergus and Mad Anthony streets:
CNCURC also used the Block Grant funds to relocate two business tenants who operated at the corner store, formerly known as McPerry Foods, Inc., conduct a Blight Survey of the Project area, hire a Project Manager, demolish the three buildings located at Fergus and Chase and for other administrative costs. Demolition was started on May 18 and completed on May 25, 2006 for the Chase/Fergus construction where two LEED Silver Certified single-family homes were to be built. The new addresses would become 1440 and 1444 Chase. Read The Enquirer article about the demolition. As part of their collaborative agreement, CNCURC and the Contemporary Arts Center (CAC) teamed together to convert Mr. Espinoza's design into a workable model suitable for construction to fit the Chase Avenue and Fergus Street site. CAC allocated funds to pay his fees while CNCURC hired local architect Alice Emmons to work with S. Flavio Espinoza to develop the prototypes for the first two houses. With the generous support of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, an anonymous donor and 2007 gap funding from the City of Cincinnati CNCURC secured a construction loan through North Side Bank and Trust Company and hired Reece-Campbell, inc. as the Construction Contractor for the HOME House homes in August, 2007. Additional support, in the form of materials and supplies from well-known contributors such as Habegger Supply Company, Ohio Tile & Marble Company, The Painter Development Group, Pella, and others allows CNCURC to offer a better product for a substantial savings to the buyers. Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the two single-family occurred December 13, 2007 at 10am with final construction completed in March, 2008. Purchased by single-family homeowners, both homes were sold by the middle of September. The two HOME House homes were the first completed HOME Houses built the U.S. For more information about the HOME Houses, visit our "Green Housing" page. 1428 Chase Avenue and 4205 Mad Anthony Street Using 2007 Neighborhood Hazard Abatement Funds budgeted to the Department of Buildings and Inspections, the City demolished the two structures at this site in May 2007. CNCURC plans to build a third "green" house designed by Alice Emmons on this site. The first implementation of Phase Two, purchase of twenty additional properties in the Fergus Street Homeownership Project area, allowed CNCURC to contract with the City of Cincinnati for additional CDBG funds to purchase and rehabilitate or demolish eight of the additional twenty properties proposed for this Phase Properties acquired with City of Cincinnati CDGB funds allocated in 2008 are: Five vacant single-family houses:
One mixed-use building: And two vacant lots: Purchased by CNCURC in January, 2008, 4127 Fergus Street was one of four parcels - 4123 through 4129 Fergus Street - CNCURC proposed to assemble for construction of four new single-family, LEED certified houses on Fergus Street between Pope Alley and Lingo Street. Following salvaging the windows and woodwork, the organization, using Cincinnati CDBG funds, hired a private contractor and had the building razed. With acquisition of this property, CNCURC has site control of two of the four properties, 4127 and 4129 Fergus Street, which the property owner donated to CNCURC in 2006. Though the Cincinnati Department of Buildings and Inspections demolished the derelict buildings located at 4123 and 4125 Fergus Street during the 2007 City-sponsored Northside Neighborhood Enhancement Program (NEP) both remain in private ownership. The owner of 4125 Fergus has offered to donate the lot to CNCURC and the title is expected to transferred early in 2009, leaving one parcel outstanding, 4123. Numerous efforts on CNCURC's part to reach the owner of 4123 Fergus have failed and in December, 2008, the Cincinnati City Council adopted a Motion to place a lien on the property for the City's costs to demolish the derelict building which, if not reimbursed, will permit the City to foreclose on the property. Once CNCURC secures all four parcels the organization will seek funding for construction of the four "green" single-family homeownership units on the site. With the generous support of the City of Cincinnati's CDBG gap financing and a construction loan secured through the Cincinnati Development Fund rehabilitation of this historic single-family home and it's adjoining lot, located at 4154 and 4152 Mad Anthony Street, is near completion. The property is currently available for pre-sale and will be listed for sale on the Multiple Listings Service (MLS) with Comey & Shepherd realtors, Libby Hunter and Jamie Stutzman, by mid-February, 2009. Consistent with CNCURC's efforts to reduce our impact on the environment and support local businesses, CNCURC hired Building Values for interior deconstruction, purchased most (as many as possible) of the products from local suppliers and hired local contractors to perform the work. The Project Architect is Tim Jeckering. The home features: Three story brick Two bedrooms 1 & 1/2 baths Laundry facility on the second floor 1537 square feet Off-street parking with parking pad as well as on-street parking Two original tiger-grained oak double-tiered fireplace mantels with mirrors and original tile hearths Open first floor plan with recessed lighting and solid oak flooring throughout Concrete kitchen counter tops Green features Icynene spray foam insulation New windows throughout Energy Star central heating and air Low VOC (volatile organic compounds) paint Energy Star appliances IKEA kitchen cabinetry Adjoining lot: 40x100 ft. The perimeter of this sizable lot is edged by mature trees and has substantial space in the center for creating a garden or play area for children. For information regarding sale of this property please contact: Comey & Shepherd, Realtors: For a listing of the contractors or additional information about the sustainable features of the house please contact Michael Berry by phone at 513-910-2202 or by email at mberry@northside.net . Currently in the early stages of rehabilitation this Italianate, 3-story, single-family brick home, built in 1865, features an original detailed cornice, arched stone window lentils, 2 fireplaces with mantels, 11 foot first floor ceilings, 12 inch wide woodwork and, a fantastic view of the Mill Creek Valley from the third floor. The design, developed by Project Architect, Robert Sala, which calls for modernizing the first floor kitchen, adding a first floor bath and additional closet/storage space and creating a master bedroom, bath and second floor laundry room, is intended to also preserve and highlight the historic character and features of the house. Off-street parking will be added in the rear of the lot by increasing the lot size to include access from 4210 Mad Anthony Street . This 2-bedroom, 1540 square foot home should be available for purchase in the latter part of 2009. City of Cincinnati CDGB gap financing and a construction loan will fund the rehabilitation. With the closing pending, CNCURC is purchasing this City of Cincinnati owned vacant lot with intentions to divided it into two parcels. The first will be used to provide off-street parking access to 1422 Chase Avenue and the second is slated for construction of a new single-family house in the future. With funding from the City of Cincinnati , CNCURC purchased 1425 Chase in August , 2008. Rehabilitation on this darling historic, one-story, 1000 square foot, single-family home is currently in the design phase and will be offered as an affordable single-family home to people with disabilities. CDBG gap financing, generously provided by the City of Cincinnati , and a grant through the Federal Home Loan Bank will fund rehabilitation. North Side Bank and Trust Co. has offered to work to qualify the buyer for a mortgage loan. The Project Architect is Tim Jeckering. Acquired at an auction, this massive, three-story, 5303 square foot, brick building built in 1900 anchors the SE corner of Chase at Fergus. Once identified as mixed use, many long-time Northside residents fondly remember when the first floor housed Magin's Deli, one of the community's favorite lunch stops. In latter years the store was vacated and the remainder of the building was used as apartment rentals up through 2007, when the property was foreclosed upon. With designs completed by the project architect, Robert Sala, CNCURC intends to convert the building into three affordable, single-family condo units ranging in square footage from 882 up to 1270 of livable space, depending on the unit. The plan also provides additional private storage and utility space for each unit and off-street parking. Gap funding from the City of Cincinnati is in place to address exterior repairs. Allocation of interior rehabilitation funds are still pending. This building will also qualifiy for Federal Lead Abatement funds awarded to and granted through the City of Cincinnati. Included with the purchase of 1433 Chase, 4134 Fergus is the vacant lot located directly behind 1433 Chase which CNCURC has designated for construction of a new single-family home. New construction will co-inside with the rehabilitation of the 1433 Chase Avenue condo units. 4207 Mad Anthony Street , purchased in December, 2008, was the eighth and last property acquired with City 2008 CDBG funds. Intended as the second parcel to be assembled for construction of the new LEED certified single- family house at 1428 Chase Avenue/4205 Mad Anthony Street, was recently identified as one of four properties named in the City of Cincinnati's lawsuit against Deutsche Bank. CNCURC plans to wait to make a final decision regarding redevelopment plans for 4207 Mad Anthony Street , pending the outcome of the City's lawsuit. PHASE TWO Funding - Second Round If approved for 2009 NOFA Funds, a grant offered through the City of Cincinnati , CNCURC will proceed with the rehabilitation and development plans for the following previously purchased properties : :
And an additional property CNCURC will receive from the owner as a donation:
Of these, four will be rehabilitated as affordable single family homeownership units; 4179 Mad Anthony Street and the three condo units proposed for 1433 Chase Avenue and two, 1428 Chase Avenue/4205 Mad Anthony Street and 4134 Fergus Street, will be developed to LEED certified standards as new single-family market rate homes. In order to continue implementation of Phase Two CNCURC is preparing to submit a request to the City of Cincinnati for Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to purchase and rehabilitate or build numerous single-family homes, and will continue to seek other sources of funding to support development. Blockwatch 45223 Homeownership Project Bounded by Chase Avenue on the north, Blue Rock Street on the south, Lakeman Street on the east and Kirby Avenue on the west, the Blockwatch 45223 Homeownership Project (the "Blockwatch Project") is also designed to increase homeownership in a depressed and densely built area in Northside that has been overwhelmed by a disproportionate increase in foreclosures, vacant, blighted buildings and crime. CNCURC has identified redevelopment of the corner of Witler and Hanfield streets and the first block of Witler Street between Blue Rock and Hanfield streets the most vital to the success of the Blockwatch Project. PHASE ONE Phase One of the Blockwatch Project calls for construction of one "green" single-family house at 1722 Hanfield and acquisition of five properties for rehabilitation. To date, CNCURC has acquired one property through private donation, 1720 Hanfield Street , and will acquire a second, 1722 Hanfield, through a private donation early in 2009. CNCURC used Illegal Flipper Funds to demolish 1720. Funds allocated to the Cincinnati Department of Buildings and Inspections will fund demolition of 1722 Hanfield. CNCURC is seeking Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) money to fund the remainder of the Blockwatch Project. When approved CNCURC proposes to use these funds to purchase and rehabilitate four buildings as single-family homeownership units, purchase and rehabilitate one building for mixed use with first floor office space and residential space on the second and third floors, purchase, demolish and build two additional new "green" single-family homeownership units and support using HUD NSP demotion funds allocated to the Department of Buildings and Inspections to raze four derelict buildings in the Blockwatch Project area with no plans for infill. Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Northside is one of the ten Cincinnati neighborhoods chosen by the City eligible to receive Federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to address foreclosed and vacant properties. In collaboration with the Northside Community Council, the Northside Business Association, and the City's Department of Buildings and Inspections, CNCURC is working closely with the Cincinnati Department of Community Development to create a comprehensive development plan for use of HUD NSP funds in three Northside project areas; the Fergus Street Homeownership Project, Blockwatch 45223 Homeownership Project and the South Block Project located in the business district south of Knowlton's Corner. Once finalized a detailed description of each plan will be posted on the CNCURC website. | |
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