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Affordable Housing & Economic Development
Since 1988, La Casa has built and sold more than 150 units of affordable housing, providing homeownership and rental income opportunities to 100 families.
All real estate development work is performed by La Casa’s development arm, Don Pedro Development Corporation [DPDC]. DPDC is a separate 501c3 that is staffed by project management experts in the Community and Economic Development Division. La Casa and DPDC determines its work in affordable housing based on community needs defined in planning efforts, current interests, and available resources. DPDC also partners with community development organizations and developers to provide technical assistance and project management expertise.
Completed Housing and Real Estate Development Projects
| Year | Project | Cost |
| 2009 | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Homes
New construction of eleven homes, three single family and eight two-family on MLK Blvd. and Summer Avenue in Lower Broadway. Total of 19 units. Sold to low and moderate income families. Average per home subsidy: $192,000, by HMFA CHOICE, City of Newark HOME, Federal Home Loan Bank of NY AHP. Sales Prices: $106,025 one family – $194,000 two family. |
$3,800,000 |
| 2008 | 80-82 Stone Street
17 one-bedroom apartment rehabilitation for moderate income individuals. Average per-unit subsidy: $8,800 Rental Prices: $725-800/month |
$1,800,000 |
| 2004 | First Street Early Childhood Education Center
14,000 square foot flagship community facility for La Casa and model for the evolving early childhood educational community within Newark and throughout the state of New Jersey. |
$3,350,000 |
| 2003 | 95 Mt. Prospect Avenue Rehabilitation Project
Rehabilitation of one two-family home |
$202,987 |
| 2002 | Stone Street Homes
New construction of 9 detached two-family homes. Two and Three bedrooms on Stone Street and Summer Avenue. Sales Price: $147,000 |
$1,792,000 |
| 2001 | 39 Broadway Community Center
Home of La Casa’s Personal Development Division & Early Childhood Education Center. Facility includes computer lab, Hispanic Women’s Resource Center, WorkFirst activities, credit union, early childhood development classrooms, and community space for ESL and other class offerings. |
$1,500,000 |
| 2001 | Mt. Prospect Heights Townhomes
New construction of 14 two family homes on Mt. Prospect Avenue designated for moderate-income households. Homeowner unit: 3 BR with 1 BR rental unit Average per unit subsidy: $50,000 Sales Price: $141,000 |
$2,677,000 |
| 1999 | 206 & 208 Garside Avenue Rehabilitation Project
Rehabilitation of two one-family homes. Sales Price: $100,000 |
$200,000 |
| 1998 | Webster/North 6th Street Two-Family Housing Project
New construction of 7 two-family detached homes on Webster Street and N. 6th Street, three bedrooms each with a one-bedroom rental unit for low/moderate income families. Average per unit subsidy: $40,000 Sales Price: $105,000 |
$1,232,000 |
| 1996 | Davenport Avenue Two-Family Housing Project
New construction of 6 two-family detached homes, three bedrooms each with a one-bedroom rental unit for low/moderate income families. Average per unit subsidy: $40,000 Sales Price: $105,000 |
$1,171,000 |
| 1990 | Villa Santa Maria Condominiums Project
New construction of 39 attached townhomes on Broadway & Kearny Streets for low-income families. Average per unit subsidy: $44,000 Sales Prices: Three BR Units: $28,100, Four BR Units: $41,000 |
$3,000,000 |
| 1988 | Mt. Prospect Gardens Condominiums Project
Rehabilitation/conversion of a vacant industrial manufacturing building on Mt. Prospect Avenue and Garside Street into 7 residential units sold to moderate income families. Average per unit subsidy: $20,000 Sales Prices: One BR Unit: $37,000, Three BR Unit: $53,000 |
$500,000 |
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