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The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency will offer tax credits to developers who are building replacements for housing in the city's Crawford Village area, as well as in Duquesne, state Sen. Jim Brewster announced today.
The 5.5-acre "Yester Square" development in McKeesport will replace existing buildings with 10 new two-story apartment buildings providing 58 housing units. Brewster said it's the first phase of the McKeesport Housing Authority's plan to revitalize what he called "poor conditions" and high population density at Crawford Village, located in the East End near the McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge.
PHFA is providing $1.2 million in tax credits for developers in order to construct the low-income housing.
"There is an immense need to revitalize the outdated and densely developed public housing in certain areas of the county," said Brewster, who chairs the city housing authority. "These projects are a step in the right direction."
In Duquesne, $1.5 million in tax credits will be applied to the new Orchard Park development, located on the 5.1 acre site of the former Burns Heights public housing plan, which was demolished in 2009.
The new site will include 44 units in 22 buildings. The development will meet Energy Star requirements, which will decrease utility rates for residents.
"Access to affordable, safe housing is essential to the success of a community," Brewster said. "I'm pleased that families in McKeesport and Duquesne will have more housing options and a chance for a better quality of life."
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