1. Successful Partnerships presented by Reinvestment in Communities

2. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Front View Cherokee Street Apts. in Kings Mountain is a NCHFA 400 Initiative specifically designed for people with disabilities. A good partnership begins with a team of dedicated partners with a single-minded vision. If you are inexperienced in development, make sure the partnerships you choose can bring experience to the table that you do not have.

3. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Side View / Rear Property Serving people with disabilities requires a community partnership dedicated to ensure tenants can successfully live independently. Partnership : Pathways LME Staff dedicated to MH/DD/SA services and the same single- minded vision provided the pre- development costs for the project.

4. Cherokee St. Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Side View / Porch Experience is the greatest tool for success. Choose partners that are experienced in the type of project proposed. Partnership: Sarver Housing Group, Chapel Hill, NC Sarver Housing Group are consultants with the expertise needed to bring a development budget and application proposal to reality.

5. Cherokee St. Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Front View – Upper Side Vitally important to the success of a project is the skill and knowledge of the architect. Never sell yourself short when it comes to architectural services. Partnership: Bell Architectural Services, Greensboro, NC A good project proposal begins with an architect who understands the needs of the tenants. Ken Bell was a part of this project from pre- development planning to certificate of occupancy and through the one-year warranty.

6. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Front View-Lower Wing Professionalism, experience and dedication are the adjectives needed to describe the general contractor team member. Partnership: Garanco, Inc. Pilot Mountain, NC Completion of a project on time and within budget is important. However, equally important is quality, quality, quality. Get what you pay for by choosing a general contractor who has a reputation of building a quality product.

7. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Rear View Funding sources are important choices because they are with you from the beginning and for the long term. Partnership: North Carolina Housing Finance Agency The staff at the NCHFA are dedicated to a high quality product, the occupants, and to your project’s future success. Do not look at your funders as just the money people. They are another source of experience and a great resource as advisors.

8. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Upper Front View Secondary funders for development are equally important partner in success. Partnership: City of Gastonia Community Development HOME funds are a source of funds through entitlement cities/consortiums as well as the State of N.C. HOME was a secondary sources of development funds. If at all possible try to keep funding partnerships to two sources. More than three sources are not recommended due to possible funding conflicts.

9. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Alternate Front View Community partnership s can make or break the proposed project. Partnership: City of Kings Mountain Thanks to the City of Kings Mountain staff NIMBYism was not an issue. Everything completed in a professional manner. Positive feedback from neighborhood resulted.

10. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Community Space Community partners creates positive relationships. Partnership: Timms Furniture, Kings Mountain Thanks to Timms Furniture, we were able to furnish all of the units affordably. They provided a decorator at no charge to measure the units and make a variety of recommended choices for the units.

11. Cherokee Street Apts. Kings Mountain, NC Community Laundry Minor partnerships are essential to completion of all phases of planning and construction. Partnerships: Advanced Energy- Energy Star rated housing units. GEO Technologies- Environmental Assessment Other partners: Appraiser - Appraisal Attorney - Legal docs Accountant - Certification of cost.