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There are currently three projects in [[Birmingham]] which fall under the Hope VI program.
There are currently three projects in [[Birmingham]] which fall under the Hope VI program.


* [[Park Place]] (395 units completed in Phases I & II)
* [[Park Place (Hope VI project)|Park Place]] (395 units completed in Phases I & II)
* [[Tuxedo Court]] (306 units, planned to begin construction early 2007)
* [[Tuxedo Court]] (306 units, planned to begin construction early 2007)
* [[Glennbrook at Oxmoor Valley]] (300 units, planned to begin construction November 2008)
* [[Glennbrook at Oxmoor Valley]] (300 units, planned to begin construction November 2008)


[[Category:Hope VI communities|*]]
[[Category:Hope VI communities|*]]

Revision as of 10:31, 14 February 2008

Hope VI is a project of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to incorporate concepts from New Urbanism into the design and management of public housing communities. Though it began on a trial basis in 1992, the program was formally adopted in 1998.

The program advocates low-rise development with a mix of assisted (low income) and market rate tenants to avoid concentrating poverty. Unlike large apartment towers, residents typically have their own entrances, gardens or other "defensible" spaces to create a sense of ownership. Hope VI also encourages infill development and makes greater use of Section 8 vouchers and other housing assistance to diffuse residents into communities.

The use of Hope VI funding to revitalize specific projects which were sources of blight has been praised, while the typical net loss of low-income housing units which results from the introduction of market-rate housing has been criticized.

There are currently three projects in Birmingham which fall under the Hope VI program.