BILOXI HOUSING AUTHORITY

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BILOXI HOUSING AUTHORITY Biloxi community
development corporation Redevelopment of public
housing projects in biloxi Helen Werby Biloxi
Housing Authority
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BILOXI PENINSULA
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MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST
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INTERSTATE 10 HANCOCK COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI
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BILOXI OCEAN SPRINGS BRIDGE
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DOWNTOWN BILOXI
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• Pre-Katrina
• Biloxi housing authority
• PUBLIC Housing stock

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COVENANT SQUARE, FERNWOOD PLACESUNCOAST VILLA

• 202 units of family rental housing
• Units receive wind damage but no flooding
• Units were rehabilitated and are being modernized
• Units currently occupied

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BACK BAY PLACE

• 112 units of family rental housing
• Located on Back Bay Biloxi
• Units were condemned and torn down

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OAKWOOD VILLAGE

• 100 units of family rental housing
• Received substantial hurricane damage
• In the process of rehabilitation

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BEAUVOIR BEACH

• 60 units of family rental housing
• Located on Beach Boulevard
• All units destroyed

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SATELLITE VIEW HOPE VI SITE
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BAYVIEW BAYOU AUGUSTE
North
South
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HOPE VI

• Housing Opportunities for People Everywhere
• 6 Phase Project
• 387 New Units

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HOPE VI PRE-KATRINA
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HOPE VIPRE-KATRINA
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HOPE VIPRE-KATRINA
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HOPE VI - SOUTH SIDE

• 106 units were completed prior to Katrina (103
  family rental and 3 homeownership)
• All units received substantial hurricane damage
• Sullivan Construction began renovations in August
  2006 with repairs to be completed by August 2007

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HOPE VI - NORTH SIDE

• Unit Mix - 129 units were in construction prior
  to Katrina with the project being at 85 overall
  completion (93 family rental units and 36
  homeownership)
• All units received substantial hurricane damage
• Unit will be rehabilitated, with construction
  complete by December 2007

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CADET POINT SENIOR VILLAGE

• 76 units of elderly and near elderly housing (55
  or older)
• Certificate of occupancy expected in May 2007

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REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

• Begin construction of units of subsidized
  housing to return to the full number of
  subsidized units allowed by HUD. Add additional
  affordable units through the use of
• GO-ZONE Low Income Housing Tax Credits
• Private Developer Partnerships
• Mississippi Development Authority CDBG Recovery
  Funds
• HUD Disaster Assistance
• Alternative uses for Biloxi Housing Authority
  properties destroyed in Katrina

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LIVING CITIES PLAN FOR EAST BILOXI

• Renovate existing low income housing units
• Establish large scale development and
  construction program for new affordable housing
• Model future development in the style of HOPE VI
• Establish a non profit coalition
• Utilize modular construction for scattered site
  and LIHTC developments
• Assist residents in addressing their educational,
  employment and child care needs
• Address the potential homeless population

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DISPOSITION PLANS

• Applied for Disposition Approval for 2 properties
  immediately after Katrina
• Biloxi Housing Authority has requested and been
  granted modifications to the Disposition Approval
  since Katrina

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RELOCATION ISSUES

• Residents were relocated in the days immediately
  following Katrina
• Residents were consulted before they were
  relocated with regard to where they would like to
  relocate
• Special needs populations were addressed with
  regard to relocation issues
• Tracking of residents is an ongoing process
• Issues regarding conflicting relocation plans and
  the priority of returning residents remain

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FAIR HOUSING ISSUES

• Increased flood elevations
• New units must be elevated as much as 15 feet
  above ground
• Handicapped accessibility issues with regard to
  elevated units
• Increased costs of construction to keep elevated
  units accessible

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REDEVELOPMENT ISSUES

• Insurance Costs
• Land Costs
• Construction Costs
• Availability of Labor
• Types of Construction
• Modular Housing
• Infrastructure
• Gaming

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MISSISSIPPI WIND UNDERWRITING RATES
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NON-PROFIT PARTNERING

• Enterprise Community Partners
• LISC
• Living Cities
• Americorp
• Hands On America
• Back Bay Mission
• Moore Community House
• Mercy Housing
• Habitat for Humanity
• Salvation Army
• Faith Based Organizations and Volunteers

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PROPOSED ADDITIONAL UNITS

• 351 UNITS OF SENIOR HOUSING
• 737 UNITS OF RENTAL HOUSING
• 489 HOMEOWNERSHIP
• 1577 TOTAL NEW OCCUPIED UNITS
• This total does not include private developer
  partnerships.

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QUESTION AND ANSWER