The City of Evansville is currently accepting applications for the new Commercial Façade Grant Program. The program, funded through HUD Community Development Block Grants, is aimed at rehabilitating existing commercial buildings as part of the city’s continued efforts to revitalize core areas of our community. The program provides reimbursement grants up to $50,000 to eligible property owners for exterior-only renovations to commercial or mixed use buildings located within the city’s community development census tracts.
“We look forward to assisting business owners who seek to transform their spaces or revive vacant places in our urban core,†said Philip Hooper, Executive Director of the Department of Metropolitan Development. “The eligible grant area is central to our city, and through this tool we will leverage our grant resources at a one to one match, while increasing the vibrancy and vitality of our historic corridors.â€
Residential properties are excluded under the grant program, with the exception of buildings that have a commercial use on the first floor. Eligible expenses include exterior work, landscaping (within project guidelines) and permanent signage that is attached to the building and meets all design review requirements. Inside renovations such as floor coverings and interior painting are excluded.
The grants cannot be used on private residences, apartments, condominiums or duplexes. Property owners may apply for more than one grant; however, a project will only be eligible for one grant during the grant-cycle year. Grants may not exceed $50,000 per project over a five-year-period.
Property owners must obtain bids and award contracts to the lowest bidder or pay for the difference, and follow other HUD guidelines.
The Department of Metropolitan Development is accepting applications for the first round of funding through April 15. For more information, contact Kelley Coures at 812-436-7823 or follow this link:
http://www.evansville.in.gov/DMDÂ
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Is it true that the cities expense for the hotel went up another $700,000?
Is it true “ERC” approved this amount so the city can borrow the other $20 million?
Is it true that the Downtown TIF monies will be used to pay down this expense over two years.
Is it true that TIF money is tax money no matter how you twist it’s definition? That TIF money is considered lost money for the benefit of the city coffers that should be used for “all” area’s of the city?
Your similar subject: Overall environmental costing to standards if $700,000 even touches it we’ll be skeptical. There is allot of work to be done in that aspect.
We also read here that the same local firm is overseeing the applications and testing methods. Better eyeball that,as you know,the history is beginning to show trending. As we observe the project as a whole.
We are partnering to present certified environmental profiling of all listed or or managed real estate in your area as well as other regions.
We also are in “speculation and pertinence contemplation” to how this cloud based “innovative real estate customer offering” will “affect” the applicability of the “true market value” of some “appraised revenue generation” as the current actual value balance projected by certified scientifically qualified evaluations and methodologies,therefore,true property sustainability*
As this project completion moves forward we are including some geopolitical aspects,however,as this is truly a customer based usage feature,the Geo-political drivers will ultimately become less relevant. “Customer based” throughput marketability*.”
” Transient umbra et lux perstat.”
“The shadow passes the light remains.”
This is a really,really, REALLY good idea. Glad to see it coming to fruition. Thanks! Can’t wait to see which buildings win.
I agree! People like to bash Weinzapfel nowadays, but his $20K bonus for developing lofts certainly did spur quite a small boom of new lofts downtown.
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