RAD GROUNDBREAKING AT THE SOMERSWORTH HOUSING AUTHORITY 060921
Channel: Coruway Film Institute
Date: 2021-06-28

Somersworth RAD, managed by Somersworth Housing Authority, is celebrating the preservation and much-needed rehabilitation of 169 affordable housing units at Albert J. Nadeau Homes, Filion Terrace and Charpentier Apartments. SHA is participating in the Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD), sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Thanks to this innovative program, public housing authorities are able to preserve and improve public housing properties and begin to address tens of millions of dollars in backlog of deferred maintenance.  The ceremonial groundbreaking will be held on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Nadeau Homes Complex (17 Bartlett Ave). The media is invited to cover this event and encouraged to make logistical arrangements in advance as needed. SHA Executive Director Deborah Evans will be available for interviews following the ceremony.
 
Somersworth RAD commenced the construction activities recently on the $30.8MM affordable housing project.  The construction includes the substantial renovation of the existing 169 residential units across the 3 developments and in some cases minor upgrades to the community rooms and/or buildings. The project Architect is CJ Architects and construction will be completed by Gary Chicoine Construction Corporation.  Funding is provided by New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority, New Hampshire Community Development Finance Authority, HUD, and Evernorth. Additional Funding by Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, Eversource and Until.
 
The first round of renovated units for both Albert J. Nadeau Homes and Filion Terrace is scheduled for re-occupancy in the summer of 2021.  Also, both projects are a part of phase one scheduled for completion in fall of 2022.  The second phase of renovation at Charpentier Apartments is set to be completed in summer of 2023.
 
For more information about the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program, please visit https://www.hud.gov/RAD