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East of the River: With Barry Farm All but Abandoned, the Fight for its Future is Just Beginning

Editor Mar 12, 2019

It’s been over nine months since DC’s highest court rejected redevelopment plans for Barry Farm, awarding a major victory to residents suspicious of relocation and the city’s approach to revitalizing public housing. But, while the project,…

Curbed: D.C. Housing Authority teases plan to refinance about a third of its public housing units

Editor Feb 27, 2019

The authority says it will “address” at least 2,400 ailing apartments over a two-year period

Bisnow: D.C. Plans To Reposition Over 2,400 Public Housing Units In 2 Years

Editor Feb 25, 2019

Thousands of D.C.'s public housing units have deteriorated into poor condition, and the District is now moving forward with steps for a large-scale repositioning plan.

Street Sense: Council considers increased oversight for housing authority and housing production…

Editor Feb 22, 2019

Three bills were introduced at the Feb. 5 D.C. Council meeting that are aimed at increasing transparency in the city’s public housing authority and within the awarding of funds for the development of more affordable housing.

City Paper: DCHA Says Thousands of Units Are Nearly Uninhabitable. Tenants Want to Know:…

Editor Feb 14, 2019

Residents say they're playing a waiting game.

Curbed: Hoping for improvements, lawmakers consider restructuring D.C.’s public housing authority

Editor Feb 11, 2019

Two proposals would give the District more control over the independent agency than it has now

City Paper: Brianne Nadeau Introduces Bill to Strip Public Housing Authority of Independent Status

Editor Feb 5, 2019

Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau wants to revoke the D.C. Housing Authority's status as an independent agency. She introduced a bill on Tuesday to fold the Authority into the purview of the Office of the Mayor.

City Paper: How D.C.’s Federally Funded Programs Are Coping With the Shutdown

Editor Jan 25, 2019

The city is finding ways to fill gaps in the near term.

City Paper: DC Housing Authority Board Opens Door to Privatizing Some Public Housing

Editor Jan 17, 2019

A majority of commissioners on the D.C. Housing Authority board voted Thursday afternoon to establish a plan for abating the dismal conditions in thousands of the Authority’s public housing units—a plan that some attorneys and nonprofit…

Curbed DC: Federal shutdown will not affect D.C. public housing right away, says housing authority

Editor Jan 8, 2019

But if the shutdown lasts for a few months, it could harm thousands of low-income residents

City Paper: Nearly One-Third of the City’s Public Housing Stock Is at Risk of Becoming Uninhabitable

Editor Dec 20, 2018

D.C.’s Housing Authority says it needs $343 million in fiscal year 2019 for critical repairs.

District government

Navy Yard residents hope to see 2-year-old rec center thrive with management shift

Lilah Burke Sep 28, 2018

Two years after opening, management of the Arthur Capper Community Center in Navy Yard will transition this January from the DC Housing Authority to the DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR). Residents see the change as an opportunity…

City Paper: Inspection of Barry Farm Reveals Elevated Levels of Lead

Editor Aug 27, 2018

The inspection was part of a city-wide review of the 56 DC Housing Authority properties that about 20,000 D.C. residents call home.

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