Case Study Exercise October 14, 2014

The Setting: 650 unit public housing project 2

3 Crime Rate 18x national average $30MM drug trade 90% families victim of a felony each and every year

4 The Housing 100% public housing 40% of the units are uninhabitable

5 Income and Self-Sufficiency 13% of adults are employed Median income is $4,500

Public Schools 6 Public elementary school across the street (K-5) Only children from public housing project attend the school School is worst performing elementary school in city system City is planning to close the school

Recreation Center 7 Only recreation opportunity is a City-owned Rec Center next door to the school Rec Center is 30 years old and has little utilization

Tough Resident Leader President of Tenant’s Association for 25 years Skeptical of outsiders, especially business community First priority is to existing residents 8

9 Businessman - Philanthropist Family Foundation Willing to commit full foundation resources to single neighborhood Has purchased 70 acres adjacent to housing project A willing partner in any public-private partnerships needed to achieve goals

Historic golf club across the street 10 In bankruptcy Dilapidated condition Slated to be sold for use as car wreckage/towing Businessman/philant hropist set to purchase if he can figure out how to use it to help a redevelopment effort

Innovative Housing Authority Director $30M in capital funds to improve public housing project Willingness to partner with private sector 11

Map of Redevelopment Site 12 Foundation Property Public Housing Site Property Rec. Center School Foundation Property

Public Housing and Golf Course 13 Rec. Center Foundation Property Public Housing Site Property School Foundation Property

Surrounding neighborhood of single family homes has good housing stock 14 Public Housing Site Property Foundation Property Rec. Center School Foundation Property

Questions What are your top 5 priorities for turning the public housing project into the centerpiece of a healthy community? How much money do you think it would take to implement your priorities? What do you anticipate are the biggest challenges? Who are the essential collaborators to make your initiative work? Who is best situated to lead the redevelopment effort (is a single leader necessary)? 15

Other Questions to Ponder What role would you recommend the businessman/philanthropist play in the initiative? How would you engage the residents in the overall effort? Is there a way to use the historic golf course to advance your initiative? 16