From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
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From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityoductionThe broadly diverse fifty-six year history of the Albany Housing Authority has been shaped by the many phases of its existence. Some have echoed larger patterns in public housing that affected the country as a whole, while others have been unique in time and place. Its binh in 1946 came as a From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority response to veterans’ needs for housing. Like many other agencies across the nation, it was involved in the construction of tower projects like the TFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
hacher and Lincoln Park Homes. It is now actively involved in housing programs that focus on helping its residents become part of a community, as evidFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityial sendee and outreach programs. It has tested its ingenuity and ability to adapt to housing needs in a unique situation. Across decades, the Albany Housing Authority has survived and matured into an organization that endeavors to promote a sense of community as well as effectively discharge its co From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityre duty of providing decent, safe, affordable housing.Early History and Historical ContextMany people think of World War II as a lime that tried the nFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
ation and tested its resourcefulness, patriotism, and courage. However, the years immediately following the war presented challenges of their own. ManFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityic Policy and Planning released a small booklet entitled Postwar Housing,1 which emphasized the need for housing coordination to be focused on a local level.In his end of year message for 1945, Mayor Erastus Corning singled out two issues of immediate concern to the City of Albany. One was the const From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityruction of a city-owned bus3terminal. The other was the establishment of d housing authority. Mayor Coming reasoned, “With a Municipal Housing AuthoriFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
ty in existence it is. first, considerably easier to gather together dll the information that is needed on our housing problems to give US accurate anFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityin d position to Start immediate negotiations with Federal and State Agencies with the view to constructing the necessary projects without delay.”’The Mayor’s initial concern was housing returning veterans who were unable to secure living arrangements for their families. Building housing was one thi From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityng, but administering that housing and screening applicants would require systematic oversight by an agency. Mayor Coming told the American Veterans CFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
ommittee (AVC) that. “With the formation of the Albany Housing Authority, the referral service would be rendered by one city sponsored agency.”3At itsFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityng authority for the city. On February 25th- 1946, the Public Authorities Law was amended by the addition of Section 1284. making official, the birth of the Albany Housing Authority, rhe original legislation called for five members to make up the governing Board OÍ Commissioners 0Í the AHA and imbue From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityd them with “the powers and duties now or hereafter conferred by the public housing law upon municipal housing authorities.”1rhe organizational meetinFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
g of the Albany Housing Authority7 was held on March 31:t 1946. The founding members of the five-person committee were Roy G. Finch, M. Mic hdel DobriFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority Authority were adopted and, inhttps://khothuvien.cori!4addition to the five governing members, the position of Executive Secretary was established. As well as being responsible for maintaining the AHA records, the original bylaws state that the “Executive Secretary of the Board of Commissioners sha From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityll be the Executive Director of the Authority and shall have general supervision over the administration of business and the affairs of the Authority.From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
..’’3On June 1", 1946, by appointment of Mayor Coming, Bernard V. Fitzpatrick became the first Executive Secretary of the newly created Albany HousingFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityliar with the workings of municipal government. During the Mayor’s one-year absence from office while serving in the military, it had been Fitzpatrick who faithfully sent newspaper clippings and kept the Mayor abreast of the happenings at City Hall. The June 1, 1946 edition of the Times Union referr From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityed to Fitzpatrick as one of the most popular individuals in the administration. Fitzpatrick was granted an annual salary of S5.500, an amount that excFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
eeded his salary as Mayor Corning’s administrative assistant by SI,650.To help defray costs of setting up the Housing Authority, the city’s Common CouFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority and “printing, stationary, etc.”6Even though the Authority’s initial concern was to house veterans, board members and the Executive Secretary had large-scale public housing projects in mind. On October 21,1946, Bernard Fitzpatrick was present at a meeting with several members of the New York Stale From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityDivision of Housing. The Housing Authority proposed to begin work on 600 units of public housing pending state funding. Sadly, the State Division of HFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
ousing felt that with building materials still being tightly controlled so soon after the war, and with federal emphasis being on5veteran’s housing, iFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityal years.The Albany Housing Authority did, however, immediately begin to assist with emergency housing for veterans. They were involved with the creation of barracks style housing that was erected in St. Mary’s Park, as well as coordinating the moving process for veterans and their families into var From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityious properties in the city. St. Mary’s Park was located off Washington Avenue, and is the current site of the Albany High School, just west of BeverwFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
yck Park. The city’s involvement in the project would be short lived. Disagreements with the State Housing Agency over how the project was to be adminFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityman, claimed to be “mystified” by the Mayor’s action, Coming felt that with the state directly overseeing a city authority, complications would arise that would leave the city at a disadvantage.' The city surrendered 500 veterans' applications to the state. As of March 31“, 1947,130 families would b From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authoritye housed. Although the city had withdrawn from the project and left it under state control, the AHA kept its connection with some residents of the proFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
ject.Fitzpatrick’s role as Executive Secretary of the Housing Authority would be a brief one. He resigned his position on March 15*, 1947 to become thFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authoritys appointed.The First Large Scale Projectshttps://khothuvien.cori!6The Housing Act of 1949 made federal funds available for urban renewal and public housing. This would later be bolstered by the Housing Act of 1954 that provided “a workable program” for urban renewal efforts.3 Early in 1950, the AHA From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority began plans for its first federal grant to build large-scale permanent public housing in conjunction with urban renewal efforts in Albany. Sites wereFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
selected on Colonie Street and Van Woert St. The federal government rejected the Van Woert St. site, but approval was given for Colonie St.9 The PublFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities”:A Brief History of the Albany Housing AuthorityRobert Briggs - AuthorBarry J. Romano - Editor2Intro From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityonie St. project was given the designation NY 9-1, and ground was broken January 23, 1952.10 At its inauguration the project would be named the Robert E. Whalen Homes, in honor of a well-known Albany attorney who had participated in the Stale Constitutional Convention of 1938.11 The first tenants mo From “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authorityved in on January 15th 1953, and the project was completed later that year at a total cost of 1.5 million dollars. In their original configuration, thFrom “Providing Housing” to “Building Communities” A Brief History of the Albany Housing Authority
e Whalen Homes consisted of 108 apartments in six, three-story brick buildings. Mr. and Mrs. George J. Lynch were proclaimed the first official tenantGọi ngay
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