A housingauthority or ministry of housing is generally a governmental body that governs some aspect of the territory s housing, often providing low rent or free apartments to qualified residents. Specific housing authorities Hong Kong HousingAuthority Ministry of Housing and Local Government UK, historic United States HousingAuthority United States, historic Boston HousingAuthority Chicago HousingAuthority New York City HousingAuthorityHousingAuthority of the City of Los Angeles Toronto Community Housing Corporation Department of Building and Housing New Zealand , formerly the Ministry of Housing, New Zealand See also Public housing disambig ... more details
The Defence HousingAuthority is an upscale real estate and property development organisation administered by the Pakistan Army which develops housing for current and retired military personnel. DHA projects are located in all major cities of Pakistan . Defence HousingAuthority, Karachi Defence HousingAuthority , Karachi Defence HousingAuthority, Lahore Defence HousingAuthority , Lahore Defence HousingAuthority, Islamabad Defence HousingAuthority , Islamabad Defence HousingAuthority Stadium , Karachi DHA Cinema , Lahore See also DHA Valley Islamabad External links http www.dhakarachi.org DHA Karachi Official Site http www.dhalahore.org DHA Lahore Official Site http www.dhai.com.pk DHA Islamabad Official Site Category Defence HousingAuthority Category Real estate companies of Pakistan ... more details
The Manitoba HousingAuthority is a branch of the Government of Manitoba . It oversees public housing, and is a part of the Minister of Family Services and Housing Manitoba Ministry of Family Services of Housing . External links http www.gov.mb.ca fs housing mha.html Manitoba HousingAuthority Manitoba stub Category Manitoba government departments and agencies ... more details
The Louisville Metro HousingAuthority is the government agency in Louisville, Kentucky that is charged with providing affordable housing and financial aid to homeowners and renters. External links http www.hal1.org index1.htm Louisville Metro HousingAuthority Louisville stub Category Government of Louisville, Kentucky ... more details
Wikify date January 2012 The San Antonio HousingAuthority is an housingauthority located in San Antonio, Texas and is the second largest housingauthority in Texas. Their main programs are Section 8 Housing, Affordable Housing and Low Income Housing. Locally the organization is referred to as SAHA pronounced Saw Ha . SAHA is also one of the few housing authorities to develop their own units. In 2008 SAHA was listed as the 5th largest affordable housing developer in the United States with 1,205 units completed. ref http www.housingfinance.com ahf articles 2008 may AHF50TOPDEVELOPERS010508.htm ref External links http www.saha.org San Antonio HousingAuthority Official site. References Reflist Category Homelessness organizations Category Political advocacy groups in the United States Category Homelessness in the United States ... more details
The HousingAuthority of Fiji is in the business of providing homes to the people of Fiji . The authority sells fully serviced residential lots and offers residential Mortgage loan mortgage loans for residential purposes. External links http www.housingfiji.com HousingAuthority of Fiji Category Public housing Category Government of Fiji gov stub ... more details
The Jacksonville HousingAuthority JHA is the quasi independent agency responsible for public housing and subsidized housing in the city of Jacksonville, Florida . Until 1994, a city department had direct responsibility for public housing and Section 8 housing . The Mayor and City Council of Jacksonville established the Jacksonville HousingAuthority to create an effective, community service oriented, public housing agency with innovative ideas and a different attitude. The primary goal was to provide safe, clean, affordable housing for eligible low and moderate income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. The secondary goal is to provide effective social services, work with residents to improve their quality of life, encourage employment and self sufficiency, and help residents move out of assisted housing. To that end, JHA works with HabiJax to help low and moderate income families to escape the public housing cycle and become successful, productive, homeowners and taxpayers. See also Brevard Family of Housing External links http www.jaxha.org Jacksonville HousingAuthority website Florida stub Category Government of Jacksonville, Florida Category Special districts of Florida ... more details
The Oakland HousingAuthority OHA is the public housing agency for the city of Oakland, California . Its mission statement states that it will assure the availability of quality housing for low income persons and promote the civic involvement and economic self sufficiency of residents and further the expansion of affordable housing within Oakland. The Oakland HousingAuthority s largest department, the Leased Housing Department, is responsible for administering the Housing Choice Voucher program, otherwise known as the Section 8 housing Section 8 program. The Authority periodically opens up its waiting list for new applicants, as the list is normally closed. ref http www.aolnews.com 2011 01 25 oakland housing authoritys section 8 wait list opens an overvi oakland housing authoritys section 8 wait list opens , AOL News , January 25, 2011 ref References The Second Gold Rush Oakland and the East Bay in World War II , Marilynn S. Johnson. University of California Press, 1993. pp. 105 106 reflist External links http www.oakha.org home.html Oakland HousingAuthority website Oakland, California Category Organizations based in Oakland, California Category Politics of Oakland, California Category Public housing in Oakland, California ... more details
The Seattle HousingAuthority is the department of government of the Seattle, Washington city of Seattle , Washington U.S. state Washington , responsible for public housing for low income, elderly, and disabled residents. SHA serves more than 25,500 people, just under a third of whom are children, through around 5,200 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD units, 1,000 units for the elderly and disabled, and 800 additional units that receive local funding. SHA is also the local administrator for Section 8 housing Section 8 housing. It is run by a seven member Board of Commissioners appointed by the mayor. One of SHA s most notable properties is Yesler Terrace, Seattle, Washington Yesler Terrace , which at the time of its completion in 1941 was Washington U.S. state Washington s first public housing development and the first racial integration racially integrated public housing development in the United States . Keeping with its efforts to diversify, the SHA created the Public housing in the United States Scattered Site Housing Scattered Site program in 1978. This program has currently established 800 small scale public housing units in diverse neighborhoods throughout the city. ref Seattle HousingAuthority. Scattered Sites, accessed on November 10, 2010. http www.seattlehousing.org redevelopment scattered ref References references http www.seattlehousing.org Official site Seattle Government Category Public housing in the United States ... more details
Notability date August 2010 Primary sources date August 2010 Infobox Government agency agency name Bethlehem Housing Authority logo logo caption formed 1937 dissolved superseding jurisdiction Bethlehem, Pennsylvania City of Bethlehem headquarters 1429 Fritz Dr. br Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Bethlehem , Pennsylvania region code employees budget chief1 name Clara A. Kendy chief1 position Executive Director parent agency agency type Municipal Authority Pennsylvania municipal authority website http www.bha645.com footnotes The Bethlehem Housing Authority is a municipal authority Pennsylvania municipal authority which provides public housing in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania . It was founded in 1937 and the first housing projects were opened in 1941. Properties The Bethlehem Housing Authority oversees over 1,400 units of public housing. Pembroke Village , including Fairmount Homes, Pfeifle Homes, and Marvine combine to include more than 750 units on Bethlehem s East Side. Lynfield Homes is a development of 200 units on Bethlehem s South Side near the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem Sands Casino . Parkridge is a development located on the West Side near the border with Allentown, Pennsylvania . It includes 100 units. Litzenberger House has 101 units and is located just north of Lehigh University . Bodder House is a high rise located on the West Side. Bartholomew House is a small high rise with 65 units. Monocacy Tower is a high rise located in Center City with 148 units. See also List of public housing developments in the United States List of public housing authorities in Pennsylvania External links http bha645.com Official Site http bethlehem.patch.com listings bethlehem housing authority Brief description Category Special administrative structures in the United States Category Pennsylvania law Category Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania Category Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Category Government of Northampton County, Pennsylvania simple Bethlehem Housing Authority ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Philadelphia HousingAuthority logo Philadelphia HousingAuthority logo.png logo caption formed 1937 ref name about dissolved superseding jurisdiction City of Philadelphia headquarters 12 South 23rd Street br Philadelphia , Pennsylvania region code 19145 employees 1,406 see web site budget 347 million ref name about chief1 name Michael P. Kelly chief1 position Administrative Receiver Executive Director parent agency agency type Municipal Authority Pennsylvania municipal authority website http www.pha.phila.gov footnotes The Philadelphia HousingAuthority PHA is a Municipal Authority Pennsylvania municipal authority providing Public housing services in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . ref name about Cite web title What is The Philadelphia HousingAuthority? work www.pha.phila.gov publisher The Philadelphia HousingAuthority date 2007 url http www.pha.phila.gov aboutpha ref It is the 4th largest housingauthority in the United States and is the largest landlord in Pennsylvania. ref name facts Cite web title PHA Fast Facts work www.pha.phila.gov publisher The Philadelphia HousingAuthority date 2007 url http www.pha.phila.gov press PHA Fast Facts ref History PHA was established in 1937. PHA houses about 81,000 people in the city of Philadelphia. Board of Commissioner It is governed by a Board of Commissioner. Currently Estelle Richman is the only Commissioner. References reflist Philadelphia stub Category Special administrative structures in the United States Category Government of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Category Pennsylvania law Category Municipal authorities in Pennsylvania ... more details
Omaha HousingAuthority , or OHA , is the government agency responsible for providing public housing in Omaha, Nebraska . It is the parent organization of Housing in Omaha, Inc. , a nonprofit housing developer for low income housing. About OHA contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide low income people house housing through rent subsidies and through 2700 public housing units and over 3700 Section 8 units. ref http www.ohauthority.org aboutus index.php About Us, Omaha HousingAuthority. Retrieved 8 18 07. ref Governance OHA is governed by a five member Board of Commissioners appointed by the List of mayors of Omaha mayor and confirmed by the Omaha City Council . Commissioners serve staggered five year terms, setting policies governing the operations of OHA and directing current and future programs. OHA contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide low income people house housing through rent subsidies and through 2700 public housing units and over 4413 Section 8 units. ref http www.ohauthority.org aboutus index.php About Us, Omaha HousingAuthority. Retrieved 8 18 07. ref Properties Logan Fontenelle Housing Project at North 24th and Seward Streets Demolished Pleasantview Homes at 1920 North 30th Street Southside Terrace Garden Apartments at 5529 South 30th Street Spencer Apartments at 1920 North 30th Street Housing in Omaha, Inc. Housing in Omaha, Inc. is a non profit affiliate corporation of the Omaha HousingAuthority. HIO is a separate corporation which owns and operates its own housing ... Executive Officer. ref http www.ohauthority.org housinginomaha index.php Housing in Omaha . Omaha HousingAuthority. Retrieved 8 18 07. ref Properties Ernie Chambers Court at 4401 North 21st Street Bayview ... Street References reflist Category Government of Omaha, Nebraska Category Affordable housing Category Organizations based in Omaha, Nebraska Category Public housing in Omaha, Nebraska Omaha ... more details
Cleanup date December 2008 Infobox Government agency agency name Hong Kong HousingAuthority nativename a logo Logo of Hong Kong Housing Authority.svg logo caption logo width 140px seal seal width ... footnotes The Hong Kong HousingAuthority HA zh t p Xi ngg ng F ngw W iyu nhu is the main provider of public housing in Hong Kong . It was established in 1973 under the Housing ... to form the Housing Department , which acts as the HousingAuthority s executive body. Responsibilities Aside of public housing, HA is responsible for the management of public rental housing estates, interim housing estates, transit centers, flatted factories and ancillary commercial and non domestic ... en aboutus ha 0,,,00.html Hong Kong HousingAuthority About Us page ref Composition At the time of the creation ... New HousingAuthority in for bigger responsibility date June 26, 1977 publisher The Standard url ...,,2 0 16527,00.html Press release STH Appointed as HousingAuthority Chairman , June 2007 ref The Director ... Yick ming 1993 2000 David Akers Jones 1987 1992 Location The Hong Kong HousingAuthority Headquarters are located at 33 Fat Kwong Street , Ho Man Tin , Kowloon . The Hong Kong HousingAuthority Exhibition ... links commons Category Hong Kong HousingAuthority Hong Kong HousingAuthority Official http www.housingauthority.gov.hk en Hong Kong HousingAuthority http www.ionglobal.com casestudy hkha01.asp Hong Kong HousingAuthority case study Government of Hong Kong Housing in Hong Kong DEFAULTSORT HousingAuthority Category Hong Kong government departments and agencies Category Public housing in Hong Kong ... of Housing Chairman 8 Urban Councillors 5 Unofficial members 6 Official members The current members ... chairman, 2 official members, 26 non official members. ref name about us Roles The Authority operates ... Scheme. The Authority it operated a loan scheme for low income home buyers, which provided interest ... of Chairman of the HA is assumed by the Secretary for Transport and Housing a position created ... more details
The Chicago HousingAuthority CHA is a municipal corporation established by the State of Illinois in 1937 with jurisdiction for the administrative oversight of public housing within the City of Chicago ... the CHA, in Gautreaux v. Chicago HousingAuthority . It was a long running case that in 1996 resulted in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development US Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD taking over the CHA and the Gautreaux Project in which public housing families .... ref 2010 Census ref clarify date April 2012 The current CEO of the Chicago HousingAuthority is Mr ... HousingAuthority Police Department Marshall Field Garden Apartments Blueprint for Disaster 2009 , a book by D. Bradford Hunt Understanding Chicago s High Rise Public Housing Disaster , in Chicago Architecture ... pages 253.html title Chicago HousingAuthority publisher Encyclopedia of Chicago cite ... Latest Decision on Gautreaux v. Chicago HousingAuthority publisher National Housing Law Project Further reading Dizikes, Peter, http web.mit.edu newsoffice 2011 chicago public housing 0303.html Chicago hope Ambitious attempt to help the city s poor by moving them out of troubled housing projects ... http www.thecha.org Chicago HousingAuthority official site Chicago Category Government of Chicago, Illinois Category Public housing in Chicago, Illinois ... a budget independent from that of the City of Chicago. It has built a number of public housing projects ... buildings because they failed HUD s viability test and proposed a renovated housing portfolio totaling 25,000 units. Between 1950 and 1969 the CHA built 11 high rise projects for public housing, which ..., constructed in 1962, was the largest public housing project in the United States, claiming more than 4,000 units. On average, a Chicago public housing development is 69 Black, 27 Latino, and 4 White ... University of Chicago Press, 2005 . How Did Public Housing Survive the 1950s? , Journal of Policy ... more details
Cleanup date January 2008 POV check date April 2008 The HousingAuthority of New Orleans is a Public housinghousingauthority in New Orleans, Louisiana tasked with providing housing to low income residents. The public housing in New Orleans has been subject to federal control for a number of years prior to Hurricane Katrina . After the storm, many of the public housing units were destroyed by decision of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD . These housing projects in New Orleans ... public housing units. Status Currently open. http www.nola.com katrina pdf 111505 NO Public housing.pdf References references Portal New Orleans External links http www.hano.org HousingAuthority of New Orleans HousingAuthority of New Orleans Category Public housing in New Orleans, Louisiana ... of New Orleans housing projects Uptown Projects Magnolia Projects C.J. Peete Magnolia 11th and 12th ... are not Projects. But they are Section 8 housing complexes under HANO. History Empty section date ... was filed by displaced residents of New Orleans public housing to challenge the plan of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD to reduce the number of public housing units ... housing. HUD plans to replace the units with mixed income housing . The city council voted despite ... housing for the 3,000 families mostly black who lived in the projects before Hurricane Katrina. Many ... Fury in New Orleans as housing demolition OKd publisher Los Angeles Times date 2007 12 21 url http www.latimes.com ... title New Orleans Council Votes for Demolition of Housing publisher The New York Times date 2007 12 ... for the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, has predicted that the shortage of low cost housing will get ... out of government owned trailers. ref name AP Racial Composition New Orleans public housing has experienced ... 50058 rcr Resident Characteristics Report , as of March 31, 2008, of the 17,730 public housing units ... American. Statewide figures for Louisiana s 26,637 public housing units show that 80 of the population ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name United States HousingAuthority USHA type nativename nativename a nativename r logo SLUMS BREED CRIME. UNITED STATES HOUSINGAUTHORITY NARA 515429.jpg logo width 250px ... agency Moved under the National HousingAuthority of the Federal Works Agency and redesignated as the Federal Public HousingAuthority on February 24, 1942 child1 agency child2 agency etc. keydocument1 Housing Act of 1937 etc. website URL example.com footnotes map map width map caption The United States HousingAuthority , or USHA , was a alphabet agencies federal agency created during 1937 within the United States Department of the Interior by the Housing Act of 1937 as part of the New Deal ... granted under the First War Powers Act , the U.S. HousingAuthority was moved under the National HousingAuthority of the Federal Works Agency and redesignated as the Federal Public HousingAuthority ... Public housing in the United States fr United States HousingAuthority ... Plan No. 3 of 1947 superseding Consolidated within the Housing and Home Finance Agency ... behavior . As governor of New York , Al Smith began public housing programs for low income employed ... the PWA lacked eminent domain power to condemn slums , so the Housing Act of 1937 envisioned a long term federal role under the new agency, the USHA. This Housing Act of 1937 was strongly influenced ... years. The private sector saw an economic danger in nationalized housing, and insisted that there be a clear differentiation between the main housing industry and welfare welfare programs focused on people .... The law required a 20 percent gap between the upper income limits for admission to Public housing in the United States public housing projects and the lowest limits at which the private sector provided decent housing. Wagner obtained support from conservative leaders Robert A. Taft and Allen ... of the original Progressive theory. Defenders of public housing point out that the program was beset ... more details
Infobox government agency agency name Boston HousingAuthority type logo logo width logo caption seal ... , Boston HousingAuthority website ref chief1 name William McGonagle 2009 chief1 position chief2 ... of low income housing. HUD definition. Cf. July 14, 2010 BHA Five Year Plan submitted to HUD. ref With 60 developments, and serving 27,000 people across 14,000 public housing units, it is the largest public housingauthority in New England . It also offers partial subsidies for private housing ... admin71.html Additional Information . Boston HousingAuthority. ref History The BHA was established ... Management Division Guide to the Boston HousingAuthority records Reports and publications relating ... Developments Feb. 07 . Boston HousingAuthority. An interactive map is available at http www.bostonhousing.org housing dev.html Development Information . Boston HousingAuthority. ref div col cols ... and Annual Plan Boston HousingAuthority , July 14, 2010 Vale, Lawrence J., http books.google.com ... www.bostonhousing.org Boston HousingAuthority official site BostonMA Category Public housing in Boston .... keydocument1 etc. website URL bostonhousing.org footnotes map map width map caption The Boston HousingAuthority BHA is a public agency of the city of Boston , Massachusetts that provides subsidized public housing in the United States public housing to low and moderate income families and individuals. In the federal government model of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD , BHA is a Housingauthority public housing agency . ref http www.hud.gov offices pih pha contacts states ma.cfm List of Public Housing Authorities in Massachusetts US Department of Housing and Urban ... for locally subsidized housing. ref http portal.hud.gov hudportal HUD?src topics rental assistance phprog HUD s Public Housing Program , US Department of Housing and Urban Development website ref ref Public Housing Agency PHA A State, county, municipality or other governmental entity or public ... more details
Southend Club Cricket Stadium previously known as the Defence Cricket Stadium is a cricket ground in Karachi , Sindh , Pakistan . It has hosted only one Test match, the 1st Test ref http content usa.cricinfo.com pakistan engine match 63624.html Cricinfo 1st Test Pakistan v Zimbabwe at Karachi, Dec 1 6, 1993 Bot generated title ref between Pakistani cricket team Pakistan and Zimbabwean cricket team Zimbabwe , from 1 December to 6 December 1993. Pakistan won by 131 runs, mainly due to Waqar Younis taking 7 91 in the first innings and 6 44 in the second. This was his first match as Pakistani national cricket captains captain of Pakistan , standing in for Wasim Akram . Younis became Pakistan s youngest Test captain. It remains an approved venue for Test cricket. ref http www.icc cricket.com test pak.html ref The stadium has hosted 17 other first class cricket matches from 1990 to 2000, ref http uk.cricinfo.com db SOCIETIES ENG ACS FC MATCH LIST PAK BYPLACE KARACHI DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY STADIUM.html ref ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 22 1499 f.html Cricket Archive Bot generated title ref and 16 List A limited overs matches from 1990 to 1999. ref http uk.cricinfo.com db SOCIETIES ENG ACS LISTA MATCH LIST PAK BYPLACE KARACHI DEFENCE HOUSING AUTHORITY STADIUM.html ref ref http www.cricketarchive.com Archive Grounds 22 1499 a.html Cricket Archive Bot generated title ref See also Pakistan Cricket Board List of Test cricket grounds Defence Housing Authority Defence Housing Authority, Karachi Defence Housing Society Karachi Defence Housing Authority Stadium since 2005 has now developed into The Southend Club with various sports & recreationals facilities. References http content usa.cricinfo.com pakistan content ground 58950.html Pakistan ground profiles Defence Housing Authority Stadium , from Cricinfo Cricinfo.com references Karachi topics Cricket grounds in Pakistan Pakistan sports venue stub cricket ground stub Category Defence Housing Authority Categor ... more details
Infobox Urban Development urban development name Defence HousingAuthority, Islamabad image image width caption image2 image2 width caption2 location Islamabad address coordinates status Completed groundbreaking May 1992 ref name DHAI Phase 1 cite web title DHAI Phase 1 url http www.dhai.com.pk ph1.php work DHA Islamabad accessdate 3 January 2012 ref constructed est completion opening demolished destroyed use architect developer Habib Rafiq Pvt Limited owner Pakistan Armed Forces manager cost buildings size 50 Sq km gross leasable area parking number of tenants number of residents number of workers website http www.dhai.com.pk www.dhai.com.pk footnotes Defence HousingAuthority, Islamabad is a housing society located in Zone V of Islamabad . It was primarily established for Defence service personnel in early 1990s by Pakistan Armed Forces Armed Forces of Pakistan welfare department. It is spread over an area of about 97, 903 Kanal unit Kanal s 50 sq Km . Subdivision DHA Islamabad is subdivided in five phases Phase I Phase I Extension Phase II Phase II Extension DHA Valley Islamabad DHA Valley Location DHA Islamabad is located in zone five of Islamabad. Phase I is located on the North of Soan River and West of GT Road . It covers an area of 11101 Kanals 5 Sq km . ref name DHAI Phase 1 Phase II is located on the South of Humak Road, North of GT Road and West of Islamabad Highway . Started in February 1994, this phase is stretched on 15052 Kanals 7.6 Sq km . ref name DHAI Phase 2 cite web title DHAI Phase 2 url http www.dhai.com.pk ph2.php work DHA Islamabad publisher DHA Islamabad accessdate 3 January 2012 ref Commercial Zones All phases of DHA Islamabad have commercial zones ... District Business Bay World Trade Center, Islamabad See also Defence HousingAuthority, Lahore Defence HousingAuthority, Karachi References Reflist External links http www.dhai.com.pk Official Website Neighbourhoods of Islamabad Category Defence HousingAuthority Category Islamabad ... more details
, late 1930s The Atlanta HousingAuthority or AHA is organized under Georgia law to develop, acquire, lease and operate affordable housing for low income families. Today, AHA is the largest housing agency ... Chamber of Commerce , and also organized the new Atlanta HousingAuthority, of which he served as the first Chairman, until 1940. Construction of housing projects By 1940 six additional developments all segregated some white, some black had opened, 4,000 housing units in total accommodating 20,000 people ... HousingAuthority s Olympic Legacy Program Public Housing Projects To Mixed Income Communities ...File Beaver Slide.jpg thumb Housing for the poor in early 20th century Atlanta Beaver Slide near Atlanta University File Techwood Flats.jpeg thumb Housing for the poor in early 20th century Atlanta Tanyard ... 10 07 accessdate 2007 07 05 ref All of the old style public housing projects were demolished by 2011. AHA now has six primary ways of helping people with housing needs ref http www.atlantahousing.org ..., of which 9,907 were provided with housing vouchers replacement for the old Section 8 housing ... estate developer. Palmer became an expert on techniques to improve housing for the poor and public housing, including approaches and implementations in Europe at the time. This was in an era when .... Palmer organized the building of Techwood Homes , the first public housing project in the United ..., By 1940, federal funds have built considerably more housing in Atlanta than Federal representative ... had been cleared and replaced by public housing there were 12 projects in total housing a total ... ref Only 11 of those displaced would be rehoused in public housing. ref name newman http aysps.gsu.edu ... its efforts to urban redevelopment, which was to replace public housing, a goal which would be fully realized in 2011, when the last public housing was demolished. ref name garrett2 The projects ..., so much so that public housing section of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development ... more details
Notability date February 2011 Infobox Urban Development urban development name Defence HousingAuthority image image width caption image2 image2 width caption2 location Lahore address coordinates status Completed groundbreaking constructed est completion opening 19 March 1975 ref name DHA Lahore History cite web title DHA Lahore establishment url http www.dhalahore.org index.php?option com content&task view&id 15&Itemid 31 work DHA Lahore History publisher DHA Lahore accessdate 3 January 2012 ref demolished destroyed use architect developer owner manager cost buildings size gross leasable area parking number of tenants number of residents number of workers website http www.dhalahore.org www.dhalahore.org footnotes The Defence HousingAuthority DHA , Lahore is a housing society located in southern Lahore , Pakistan . It was originally built for army officers, but is now a popular destination for potential residents and businessmen. DHA is a popular residential area, mainly for the affluent of Pakistan. The Defence HousingAuthority is one of the most developed and high end living areas in the country. Since the late 1990s, this once army controlled area has attracted various elite residents, such as celebrities, top military officials, politicians and many foreigners of Pakistani descent. It is also the home of LUMS University Lahore University of Management Sciences , a prestigious institution of higher learning with international recognition. The community also hosts many Western amenities including a number of McDonald s, Subways, Dunkin Donuts and Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants, which have served as a convenience for many foreign visitors. Often deemed The New Rich , the Defence HousingAuthority is a community known for its upscale shops, corporate offices, vibrant ... Muslim League N PML N . See also Defence HousingAuthority Defence HousingAuthority, Karachi DHA ... of Lahore Category Towns in Lahore Category Defence HousingAuthority Category Populated places ... more details
Cleanup date September 2009 Infobox Urban Development urban development name Defence HousingAuthority image File Mosque in DHA, Karachi.JPG 200px image width caption A Mosque in DHA Karachi image2 image2 width caption2 location Karachi South Karachi address coordinates status Completed groundbreaking constructed est completion opening 1980 demolished destroyed use Residential architect developer owner manager cost buildings 13,868 Residential br 2,805 Commercial size 8,852 acres 35.82 Sq km gross leasable area parking number of tenants number of residents 660,931 number of workers website http ... HousingAuthority , Karachi , also known as the Pakistan Defence Officers HousingAuthority , Karachi, or DHA , Karachi, is the foremost Housing development development in Pakistan with many ... External links http www.kirayadaar.com Project Details.aspx?project name DHA Defence Officers HousingAuthority Karachi&ProjectId 59 DHA Karachi Property dealers, property advertisements for sale rent, Maps and more... http www.dadegreecollege.edu.pk Defence Authority Degree College http www.dhakarachi.org Pakistan Defence Officers HousingAuthority Military of Pakistan Category Defence HousingAuthority ... in DHA The Authority came into existence through Presidential Order No.7 of 1980 and was later approved by the National Assembly of Pakistan . The Authority is spread over convert 8852 acre km2 ... world pakistan cantt clifton.htm ref The housing projects are planned to cover every aspect of healthy ... and dedicated work force to ensure smooth running of the organization. The functioning of the Authority ... or done by the Authority. The Public administration Administrator is the Executive Head of the Authority ... to it. Defence Authority College of Business The Defence Authority College of Business DACB is situated ..., 15 got half waiver and the rest paid a low fee subsidized by the Defence Authority. DACB being ... youth. References references See also Defence Housing Society Defence Housing Society Karachi ... more details
The Hong Kong HousingAuthority Exhibition Centre is managed by Hong Kong HousingAuthority . It is located on 3 F, Homantin Plaza, 80 Fat Kwong Street, Ho Man Tin , Kowloon in Hong Kong . The Opening Ceremony of the Centre was held in July, 2002. Exhibition The history of Public housing in Hong Kong public housing estate s is displayed in a multi layer display. The first layer displays the role of the HousingAuthority in Hong Kong History throughout the decades, in form of photos, scripts and videos. With models, mock up flats and other exhibits, the second layer displays the physical forms of public housing development. The third layer shows the development of public housing, with side by side the change of the economic and society of Hong Kong in the 50 years. The highlight of the Centre is the diorama showing where List of public housing estates in Hong Kong all the public housing estates in Hong Kong are located. Opening Hours Monday to Sunday 9 30 a.m. to 5 30 p.m. br Closed on Tuesdays br Public Holidays 1 30 p.m. to 5 30 p.m. br Closed on Christmas Eve & Lunar New Year Eve at 3 30 p.m. br Closed on the first three days of Lunar New Year External links http www.housingauthority.gov.hk hdw en aboutus events exhibition exhibition.htm Official Website Housing in Hong Kong coord missing Hong Kong Category Museums in Hong Kong Category Public housing in Hong Kong Category Ho Man Tin zh ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Michigan State Housing Development Authority nativename nativename a nativename r logo MSHDA Logo 2012.JPG logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 1966 preceding1 preceding2 preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction The State of Michigan headquarters 735 E. Michigan Avenue Lansing, Michigan employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo minister3 name minister3 pfo minister4 name minister4 pfo chief1 name Gary Heidel chief1 position Executive Director chief2 name Burney Johnson chief2 position Deputy Director chief3 name chief3 position chief4 name chief4 position parent agency Michigan Strategic Fund child1 agency Michigan State Historic Preservation Office child2 agency child3 agency child4 agency website http www.michigan.gov mshda michigan.gov mshda footnotes The Michigan State Housing Development Authority MSHDA is a quasi public agency of the U.S. State of Michigan under the umbrella of the Michigan ... safe and decent affordable housing, engage in community economic development activities, develop vibrant cities, towns and villages, and address homelessness issues. History The Michigan State Housing Development Authority was created as a result of the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966 Act 346 of 1966 . ref cite web last Michigan State Housing Development Authority title Enabling ... http www.arenacindependent.com detail 88733.html ref The State Housing Development Authority Act ... was to establish funds in housing development , land acquisition and development, rehabilitation ... exemption , authorize payments instead of taxes by nonprofit housing corporations, consumer housing cooperative s, limited dividend housing corporations, mobile home park corporations, and mobile home ... affordable housing, sustain communities, preserve historic sites, and improve quality of life. See also Michigan Pure Michigan References Reflist Category Affordable housing Category State agencies ... more details
The HousingAuthority of the City of Los Angeles is the public housing agency for Los Angeles, California . It was founded in 1938. There are more than 60 public housing locations in Los Angeles. History In July 1983, Mayor Tom Bradley American politician Tom Bradley disbanded the housingauthority commission following allegations of mismanagement both internally and by the Los Angeles Times . The Los Angeles City Council City Council took control. After months of dispute, including former commissioners rallying housing project residents to support them, the new commission took control the following January with reduced powers. ref cite news title Housing Panel Holds 1st Session last Spiegel first Claire date 14 January 1984 work Los Angeles Times page B3 accessdate 28 April 2011 ref On average, a Los Angeles public housing project is about 55 Black, 45 Mexican Latino, 9 Asian Pacific Islander, and 1 White and other. ref name 2010 Census Housing locations The larger sites are Aliso Extension Avalon Gardens Dana Strand Village Estrada Courts Gonzaque Village, Los Angeles, California Gonzaque Village Imperial Courts Jordan Downs Las Casitas Mar Vista Gardens Nickerson Gardens Pico Rebuilt Pueblo Del Rio Pueblo del Sol, Los Angeles, California Pueblo del Sol Ramona Gardens Rancho San Pedro public housing Rancho San Pedro Rose Hill Courts San Fernando Gardens William Mead Homes Center Courts References reflist External links Portal Los Angeles http www.hacla.org HACLA site Los Angeles Government Category Public housing in Los Angeles, California Category Government agencies established in 1938 LosAngelesCountyCA geo stub ... more details