Assistant Secretary Apgar said that HUD has changed, even in the 6 months since the first New Perspective Conference. Previous conferences were held in Chicago, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Ft. Unique features include a coordinated campaign to build stronger alliances with the non-profit affordable housing sector through coordinated events, pilot projects, and press releases. Pilot projects will highlight FHA alternatives while increasing participants institutional knowledge and capacity. Sean Gallagher, Diane Ellingwood, and Roger Lewis from Housing will work with Economic and Marketing Analysis Staff Economist Sarah Bland, from the Office of the Senior Community Builder in Seattle, Robert Arbios and Dan Landes.
Activities are already underway.
The Pavillion of Campbell Stone, a 54 bed Alzheimer's facility opened in November following a struggle to provide quality housing for Alzheimer's patients at below-market rates. This new section 232 facility was constructed attached to one of the oldest existing senior housing facility in the State. The sponsor's objective is to provide care for Alzheimer's patients at less than market rates, because of the overall need and the needs of residents in the existing Section 202 facility. Continental Wingate, the lender, worked closely with the sponsor in obtaining the type of financing needed to keep the rates affordable. In addition, release of air rights was necessary for parking beneath the new structure for the older facility.