Comments on: Park Avenue Hope VI Project Begins Next Phase

By: Saint

Saint — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:50:00 +0000

Being single and middle class, the only way I could own a place is if the market rate were depressed by surrounding project housing!

By: ed

ed — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 17:08:00 +0000

I was in New Orleans a couple of weeks ago talking to some developers and non-profits. New Orleans has several Hope VI projects in the works. One comment was that even the market rate units often have lower income people in them utilizing Section 8 vouchers. The developers actually like this situation as they get market rates from a more stable source – even better than people paying themselves. Has anyone seen or heard this happening elsewhere? If given the choice, will people actually choose to live in a mixed income area?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:50:00 +0000

Anon 9:16- No, I prefer they be integrated into town so the city doesn't develop low-income pockets that most people avoid (including developers). I firmly believe that low income people absolutely should be an integral part of the community – I just don't see this kind of development as an appropriate solution.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:16:00 +0000

"Massive amount of poor people"? This consists of mixed-income units and market rate units. So, the "poor people" will live among not-so-poor people. What, do you prefer that all poor people be put on a bus and shipped out of town?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:04:00 +0000

Architecture aside, the idea of putting a massive amount of poor people together in one place seems like a terrible idea. Hasn't this kind of urban planning theory become debunked in the last 20 years? I guess they are mixing it up a little bit with the market-rate units, but it still seems like a bad idea. But then again, I'm not an urban planner….

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:18:00 +0000

oh goodness, you should've seen what the projects used to look like. LOL

By: hubs

hubs — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:49:00 +0000

oh goodness, those are ugly.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:39:00 +0000

These use to be projects right?

By: Saint

Saint — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:45:00 +0000

This is starting to look like a seaside village. Pity it's not next to the Millenium Bridge.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:43:00 +0000

Thank you for the timely information! I just asked about this project a day or two ago. It looks like the last phases in the Uptown section will be coming on line just as I become more serious about moving in a few years. Good to see this is progressing as initially described. I think this (Uptown) is becoming a great urban neighborhood.