Building Better Neighborhoods

In its continuing effort to maintain and provide affordable housing opportunities to the community, the NHA actively seeks and creates development opportunities and solutions that serve both the needs of the community and benefit the surrounding neighborhoods. Some active projects include those below.

Choice Neighborhood Initiative

Norwalk Housing Authority was awarded a 2010 Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Planning Grant for Washington Village/South Norwalk by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Only 17 planning grants were awarded nationwide - out of more than140 applicants for this new initiative that builds upon the success of the HOPE VI program. The goal of the CNI is to assist communities with workshops that will be scheduled during the 18-month planning effort to encourage the development of “Transformation Plans” for targeted distressed housing and their neighborhoods to create economically and socially diverse, healthy, and vibrant mixed-income communities.

The ongoing success of the Transformation Plan will be supported through the various Task Force committees that focus on People/Education, Neighborhoods and Housing. The City of Norwalk has pledged financial match commitments and letters of support demonstrating the City’s collaborative community support. Public age broad community input.

For more information contact Patricia Mardsen-Kish at (203) 838-8471, ext. 184, pmkish@norwalkha.org

For Choice Neighborhood RFQ/RFP click here

 Case Management RFP

 Addendum #1 RFP for Case Management

Pre-Conference Meeting Walk/Through for Developers

• 05/04/2012 - Acop 2012

• 02/17/2012 - Questions from Developers

• 02/16/2012 - Pre-Conference for Master Developer

• 02/15/2012 - Norwalk Redevelopment

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 1

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 2

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 3

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 4

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 5

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 5A

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 5B

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 6

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 7

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 8

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 9

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village - Set 10

• 02/14/2012 - Blueprints Washington Village-Set 11

• 02/14/2012 - Washington Village income and tenant roll

• 02/14/2012 - Attendance Sheet

Choice Neighborhood Information

• 05/22/2013 - Public Hearing minutes for May 1,2013

• 04/29/2013 - Community Open House

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #1

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation 2 Part 1

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation 2 Part 2

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation 2 Part 3

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #3

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #4

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #5

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #6

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #7

• 04/04/2013 - Transformation Plan #8

• 03/28/2013 - Public Hearing

• 03/14/2013 - Norwalk Boards

• 03/12/2013 - Spanish Version Annotated Executive Summary

• 03/12/2013 - Annotated Executive Summary

• 02/07/2013 - Panel backs Washington Village plan

• 01/03/2013 - Washington Village TransformationPlan

• 12/13/2012 - General Meeting

• 11/30/2012 - Future meetings

• 11/30/2012 - November 19, 2012 meeting

• 11/21/2012 - CNI Draft plan photo

• 10/18/2012 - Washington Village/CNI Status Update

• 10/04/2012 - Service Inventory 9-21-12

• 10/04/2012 - Community information fair 9-22-12

• 09/11/2012 - CNI Save the Date

• 06/08/2012 - Meeting Notices

• 04/24/2012 - CNI Task Force Committee Members

• 04/24/2012 - CNI Informational Letter and Materials

• 11/09/2011 - Task Force Meeting Evaluation and Results

• 09/28/2011 - HUD Site Visit and Kickoff Task Force Meeting Minutes

People's Task Force

• 10/04/2012 - People task force meeting 9-21-12

• 12/09/2011 - People's Task Force Meeting Notes

• 11/09/2011 - People's Task Force Meeting Notes

• 08/03/2011 - People’s Task Force meeting Notes

• 07/14/2011 - People's Task Force Meeting Notes

Neighborhood Task Force

• 12/13/2012 - Neighborhood/Housing Task Force Meeting Dec 4, 2012

• 10/04/2012 - Neighborhood and housing task force meeting 9-21-12

• 12/09/2011 - Neighborhood Taskforce Meeting Notes

• 12/09/2011 - Architect Selection and Scope of Work

• 12/09/2011 - Key Survey Questions Impacting Neighborhood/Housing

• 08/10/2011 - Neighborhood Taskforce Meeting Notes

Housing Task Force

• 06/29/2012 - Announcement of Master Developer

• 12/09/2011 - Key Survey Questions Impacting Neighborhood/Housing

• 12/09/2011 - Housing and Neighborhood Task Force Meeting Notes

• 08/10/2011 - Housing and Neighborhood Task Force Meeting Notes

Education Sub-Committee

• 10/04/2012 - Education sub committee meeting notes 9-20-12

• 07/25/2012 - Sub-Committee Meeting

• 07/18/2012 - Strategy Framework

• 06/29/2012 - Education Sub Committee meeting Notes

• 12/23/2011 - Education Strategies (HUD)

• 12/09/2011 - Education Sub-Committee Meeting Notes

• 12/01/2011 - Norwalk ACTS Business Plan

• 08/03/2011 - Education Sub-Committee Meeting Notes

Maps/Reports

• 11/10/2011 - Washington Village Resident Survey Results

• 11/09/2011 - Washington Village Resident Household Survey Tool

• 11/09/2011 - Washington Village Neighborhoods Resources

• 11/09/2011 - Washington Village Map 1 Mile Radius

• 11/09/2011 - Washington Village Map 2 Mile Radius

• 11/09/2011 - Washington Village Map 3 Mile Radius

• 11/09/2011 - CNI Attendee Eval

• 09/28/2011 - Transit Oriented Development (TOD)

• 09/28/2011 - Norwalk Plan of Conservation & Development

• 08/10/2011 - Cecil Group power point presentation on 8-10-11

• 05/10/2011 - Sustainable Design Guidelines

• 01/06/2011 - Retail Positioning Strategy and Work Plan – South Norwalk Business District (SoNo)

Neighborhoods Sidebar

The Capital Improvements Division
NHA works to ensure the continued viability of the 18 Housing Communities it owns and manages through essential non-routine maintenance, revitalization, or redevelopment. The capital construction program includes the development and oversight of state (DECD-funded) and federal (HUD-funded) capital budgets and the selection and management of consultants and contractors.

Capital Construction main office is located on 1st floor at 24 ½ Monroe Street

•  Phone: (203)-838-8471 ext. 134
•  Email: glickw@norwalkha.org

Energy Performance Contract/ARRA Green Grants
NHA has made a significant capital investment in state-of-the-art energy efficient systems at our elderly high-rise buildings and family properties including new PV solar panels, white rubber roofing, Energy Star windows and doors, new Energy Star Furnaces.