Gary Lenker, executive director of Tri-County Housing in front of the Uptown project
Harrisburg is celebrating the addition of five new affordable housing units Uptown.
The nonprofit developer Tri-County Housing joined state, city and county representatives to cut the ribbon on five new affordable townhouses along the 2100 block of N. 4th Street Monday.
Gary Lenker, executive director of Tri-County Housing, the owner/developer of the project, thanked Mayor Wanda Williams for encouraging his organization to pursue affordable housing projects in Uptown.
“This is our living proof we have delivered,” he said, of Tri-County’s first city project outside of South Allison Hill.
The townhomes were built on vacant lots acquired from the Harrisburg Redevelopment Authority. Each has three bedrooms and one-and-a-half bathrooms. They will be sold to eligible low- to moderate-income homeowners, giving veterans a preference.
Williams spoke to the importance of such projects at the event.
“What we are celebrating may look like five town homes, but for five families, this represents something much greater,” she said. “It represents stability, dignity, and the opportunity to build a future here in the city of Harrisburg.”
Mayor Wanda Williams
Williams emphasized that housing remains one of her top priorities as mayor because she believes safe and affordable homeownership changes lives.
“It strengthens families, it stabilizes neighborhoods, and creates long-term investment in our communities,” Williams said.
The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) Pittsburgh AHP Program provided a $750,000 grant for the project, which also received $400,000 in Pennsylvania Housing Affordability and Rehabilitation Enhancement funds from the PA Housing Finance Agency.
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development provided funds from the Neighborhood Assistance Program and a Keystone Communities Program Grant.
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