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Project Summary

The City of Durham recently awarded the Gattis Street revitalization (View proposed site) project to a collaborative of nonprofit developers that includes Durham Community Land Trustees, Habitat for Humanity and Self Help Community Development Corporation.  This group represents Durham’s most successful and innovative nonprofit developers of affordable housing.  

The Gattis Street Project will construct thirteen (13) new affordable housing units for 1^st time homeowners along the cul-de-sac.  This street has been overgrown, blighted, and used as a dumping ground for almost ten years.  DCLT will construct six (6) homes and Habitat seven (7).  Self Help has plans to develop areas adjacent to Gattis Street. 

Quality of Life Initiative

The Gattis Street development collaborative is part of a community-wide Quality of Life Project.  This project works to coordinate efforts of residents, developers and financial supporters in Southwest Central Durham to make tangible improvements to the community. The collaborative strategic planning has yielded the following goals:  

• To increase homeownership opportunities for local residents; 

• To increase housing options available to families; 

• To coordinate efforts among housing developers to achieve maximum impact.

Affordably Green

DCLT is committed to meeting Healthy Built Homes Certification criteria in all its residential projects.  These criteria developed by the NC Solar Center incorporate environmentally sound construction methods and materials coupled with high energy efficiency standards.  For homeowners this translates into a pleasant healthy living environment and significantly lowered utility and maintenance costs. 

The six homes developed by DCLT will include amenities such as passive solar orientation, solar hot water heaters, and energy efficient appliances.  Homeowners are predicated to save as much as 60% on their utility bills, thus creating not only affordable housing but more affordable living. 

Project Funding

The cost of the project is underwritten by the City of Durham’s housing bond program along with substantial private funding.  Site development and other pre-development activities are currently underway. Construction is scheduled to start in the Spring 2005.

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