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Department of Neighborhood Services
Roanoke's Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative
Roanoke's Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI) is designed to partner with residents to address the built environment and the needs of the residents. The goal of Roanoke's NRI is to spur redevelopment and improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods. Expected outcomes include:
- Significant implementation of the neighborhood plan,
- Increase citizen involvement in revitalizing their neighborhoods through open communication and awareness of development projects,
- Addressing the overall housing needs of the neighborhood to include rehabilitation, demolition, and new construction,
- Provide a diversity of housing choices - single-family, townhouses, condos, etc.,
- Develop a mixed-income community,
- Improve public infrastructure (community environment),
- Increase the economic/assessed value of properties,
- Provide housing that meets the needs of persons in the neighborhood,
- Increase homeownership rate,
- Increase public safety and code enforcement.
Roanoke Neighborhood Revitalization Initiatives include:
Neighborhood Revitalization Partners
Blue Ridge Housing Development Corp
Alvin Nash, President and CEO
(540) 777-2777
Fax: (540) 777-2778
Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization (NNEO)
Executive Director (temporarily vacant)
(540) 343-5674
Fax: (540) 343-9474
Glenda Edwards, Executive Director
(540) 983-9283
FAX: (540) 983-9229
Roanoke Valley Habitat for Humanity, Inc.
Karen Mason, Executive Director
(540) 344-0747
Fax: (540) 343-1492
Roanoke Regional Housing Network
Dan Merenda,
(540) 985-0131 x701
Fax: (540) 982-2935
Ted Edlich, President and CEO
(540) 345-6781
Fax: (540) 345-4461
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Virginia State Office
(800) 842-2610
Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development
(804) 371-7000
Virginia Housing Authority
(800) 968-7837
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