www.marejournal.com P ennsylvania S potlight C entral PA The 110,000 s/f Centre Square Commons is being built at the intersection of Rtes. 202 & 73 Kinsley Construction Inc. to build $17.5 million retail center in PA B LUE BELL, PA — The Wyomissing office of York Township-based M id A tlantic Real Estate Journal — June 10 - 23, 2016 — 5C
Kinsley Construction Inc. has been awarded a $17.5 con- struction management contract for a shopping center project in Montgomery County. The 110,000 s/f Centre Square Commons is being built at the intersection of Rtes. 202 and 73 in Blue Bell, according to Kinsley. The new center will be an- chored by The Fresh Market, a specialty food market with 185 locations along the East Coast. Other tenants include Starbucks, Hallmark, Verizon Wireless, Pet Valu and Hand and Stone. Chester County-based Ber- nardon, which is also working on the Shoppes at Belmont proposed for Fruitville Pike at Route 30 in Lancaster County, is the architect on the Kinsley project. n HARRISBURG, PA — To- day, the leaders of the De- partment of Human Services (DHS), the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency (PHFA) , and the Department of Community and Eco- nomicDevelopment (DCED) released a five-year housing strategy to connect Pennsylva- nians to affordable, integrated, and supportive housing. DHS Secretary Ted Dallas was joined by Brian Hudson , executive director & CEO of the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Den- nis Davin , and DHS’ execu- tive housing director, Ben Laudermilch , at the unveiling event at Shepherd’s Crossing in Mechanicsburg. Shepherd’s Crossing is an inclusive work- force housing community. “Too many Pennsylvanians live in institutions when they could live at home with the right supports. Too many are rent-burdened and too many Pennsylvanians experience or are at risk of homelessness,”
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cies to make housing resources and services more accessible and available to a wide range of individuals served by state and local government. “This plan marks another great illustration of the imple- mentation of Governor Wolf’s Government that Works initia- tive and DCED is extremely proud to be at the table for this collaboration,” said Secretary Davin. “It’s a part of our role at DCED to address the needs of Pennsylvania’s communities and through implementation of this plan we can begin to address the need for housing opportunities.” “There is no quick fix to ad- dressing these issues,” said Secretary Dallas. “This is a marathon and not a sprint. Comprehensively addressing housing issues will take more than the steps we are announc- ing today and will take some time to complete. The strategy we announced today lays out our vision for the next five years and the steps we will have to take to bring this vision closer to reality.” n
problems with the current state of housing opportunities for individuals with targeted goals and solutions spanning through 2020. The proposal addresses the following populations: • Currently 53,574 Pennsyl- vanians living in institutions but could live in the community with housing services and sup- ports; • There were 15,421 individ- uals and families experiencing homelessness or are at-risk of homelessness during 2015; and • In 2015, 46.6% of Pennsyl- vanians have extremely low incomes and are rent-burdened. “We’re pleased to partner with the Department of Human Services to enhance opportuni- ties for independent living by Pennsylvanians. We’re com- mitted to providing supportive housing services for the state’s most vulnerable citizens and maximizing each individual’s housing choices,” said Brian Hudson. The plan’s goal is to leverage internal and external resources to collaborate with all levels of government and private agen-
Ted Dallas, Secretary, PADept of Human Services, addresses the crowd during a press conference announcing the 5-year housing plan.
said Governor Tom Wolf. “To- day is about working together to find ways to make better use of our resources so that we can make affordable housing a real- ity for more Pennsylvanians.” “Ninety-five percent of Penn- sylvanians who need these services want to live in their community, not in an institu- tion or a nursing home. But right now, we can only serve 51 percent of them in the com- munity,” said Secretary Dallas.
“Governor Wolf and all of us here today are committed to promoting independence and giving all people, regardless of their age or disability, a voice in choosing where they live. If we are successful, the services we provide will match what our clients want and, because community-based care costs about half of institutional care, we can also save millions of taxpayer dollars.” The strategy outlines the
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