2009 CPEO Brownfields List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 16:02:47 -0800 (PST)
Reply: cpeo-brownfields
Subject: [CPEO-BIF] MerryPlace, West Palm Beach, Florida
 
MerryPlace's Ambitious Goals


BY DONNA KIMURA
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE
February 2009


WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. - MerryPlace, a newly completed 130-unit affordable housing development, is a cornerstone in the revitalization of one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. The apartments are the first step in a lofty plan to bring new rental and for-sale housing to a blighted section of West Palm Beach that has seen little development in recent years. The first affordable housing development to be certified green by the Florida Green Building Coalition, MerryPlace also tapped a unique state brownfield tax rebate to help finance the project.

"MerryPlace has completely changed the neighborhood," says Laurel Robinson, executive director of the West Palm Beach Housing Authority, which co-developed the project with Banc of America Community Development Corp. (CDC).

When Robinson walks through the area, she sees a brand-new community. "We have 13 buildings there, and you see families coming in with their groceries, kids laughing and enjoying the attractive surroundings," she says.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.housingfinance.com/ahf/articles/2009/feb/0209-regional-merryplace.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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