We are very excited to announce that Pinellas County Housing Authority’s new Pinellas Heights senior community has received the National Green Building Standard SILVER Award! The NGBS certification provides independent, third-party verification that an apartment building is designed and built to achieve high performance in six key areas: Site Design, Resource Efficiency, Water Efficiency, Energy […]
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PCHA USES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO GENERATE NEW AFFORDABLE SENIOR APARTMENTS IN PINELLAS COUNTY
Approximately 200 attended the Pinellas County Housing Authority’s Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration recently for the beautiful new Pinellas Heights senior apartments in Largo. In addition to all of the partners that made Pinellas Heights possible, other attendees and participants in the ribbon cutting included Senator Latvala, representatives from Congressman Jolly’s Office and State […]
Pinellas County Housing Authority Community named “2014 Affordable Community of the Year” by the Bay Area Apartment Association
On February 22, 2014, the Bay Area Apartment Association named Palm Lake Village Apartments as the “2014 Affordable Community of the Year” in the more than 250 units category of their annual special achievement awards. Palm Lake Village Apartments, located at 1515 County Road One in Dunedin, is a 55 and over community. There are […]
PCHA AND NORSTAR CLOSE $16.2 MILLION IN TAX CREDIT EQUITY FOR $24 MILLION PRESERVATION PROJECT
Funding Will Preserve Housing for Low-Income Families Pinellas County Housing Authority announced on November 27, 2013 that it has closed on $24 million in funding for the preservation and renovation of the French Villas public housing apartments in unincorporated Pinellas County. Thanks to a competitive low-income housing tax credit allocation secured by PCHA’s development partner, Norstar Development […]
PCHA Receives High Performing Score from HUD!
The Pinellas County Housing Authority has once again been named a “High Performer” by HUD’s Real Estate Assessment Center. PCHA received a score of 99 out of 100 possible points. The Housing Authority earned their designation as a PHAS High Performer through detailed measures of their performances as a public housing agency. HUD’s Public Housing […]