U.S. Rep. John Carney, D-Del., joined the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh and WSFS Bank to recognize two grants totaling $196,000 that will help Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County in two revitalization projects at Prices Run and Simonds Gardens.
Prices Run is Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County’s largest project to date and part of a larger revitalization initiative centered on the brownfield site of Mill Stone. The project includes construction of nine townhouses at the corner of Vandever Avenue and Lamotte Street and the renovation of five existing units near the corner of Lamotte and E. 22nd Streets.
The Simonds Gardens project targets 14 homes in need of interior or exterior upgrades. The Simonds Gardens Blueprint Community team has worked closely with existing neighborhood homeowners to assess housing conditions in this post-World War II neighborhood where people are starting to return to the community where the grew up.
Both projects are recipients of FHLBank Pittsburgh Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants, which were awarded through WSFS Bank to Habitat of Humanity of New Castle County. The Prices Run project received $140,000 in AHP funding, and Simonds Gardens received $56,000.
