The Latest Overview of the Pinellas County Housing Authority

1. Pinellas County Housing Authority

2. About PCHA
 Established in 1965
 Quasi-Federal, Special District of the State of FL
 Largest Public Housing Agency in Pinellas County
 Five member Board appointed by the Governor
 PCHA owns/manages 1756 rentals units, and
provides housing assistance to another 3500 families
in Pinellas County
 Employees: 175 including assisted living staff

3. Total Annual Budget: $43.9M
(Primary Sources: HUD Public Housing, Section 8 Administrative and
Housing Assistance and Tenant Rents)

4. Our Mission
To provide safe, quality and affordable
housing opportunities for families in need
and to cultivate healthy, vibrant
neighborhoods throughout
Pinellas County

5. PCHA Overview
 PCHA currently provides housing to over 5000
families, approximately 8000 individuals, in Pinellas
County
 PCHA puts over $22 M into the local economy
annually through housing assistance payments to
investors and property owners
 PCHA encourages and promotes education, job
training and employment for residents through
partnerships and grant funded programs

6. Since 2010, PCHA has increased the number of low-
income families housed by 522*. Another 93 units of
mixed-income housing began construction in 2017.
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*Through new construction, acquisition and applications for additional housing vouchers

7. Over the past several years PCHA has . . .

8.  Constructed 153 New Units of HUD Subsidized Senior Housing
for very-low and low income seniors ages 62 and older.
 21 units are public housing and 132 are Project-Based Section 8
Voucher units.
Pinellas Heights Senior Apartments
11411 Ulmerton Road Largo, FL

9.  Acquired and renovated 48 units of HUD-assisted
housing for very-low income families: 1 to 4
bedrooms
Norton Apartments at Lake Bellevue
1450 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Clearwater, FL

10.  Completed a complete gut-rehab renovation of a sub-standard
public housing development and converted the project to a
Project-Based Voucher community for very-low income families.
 1-3 bedrooms with a 10% Set-Aside for Special Needs Families.
6835 54th Avenue N. St. Petersburg, FL

11.  Acquired and renovated a 10-unit multifamily
development in St. Petersburg, and master leased to the
Pinellas County Public Defender’s Office for very-low
income individuals working toward self-sufficiency.
St. Petersburg, FL

12.  Completed an over $7M structural renovation to
East Lake Club Apartments, an affordable workforce
community of 240 units.
150 East Lake Club Drive Oldsmar, FL

13.  With input from Residents and the Ridgecrest Community, PCHA
completed a long-term Master Plan for the complete revitalization
and redevelopment of the Rainbow Village Public Housing
community. The plan involves the transformation of the 30-acre
development from 200 public housing units to up to 400 units of
mixed-income and mixed-financed affordable rental units

14.  Recently closed on financing and began construction on
a new 93-unit workforce housing community.
 20% set-aside for low-income families.
 Anticipated completion in late 2018 or early 2019.
Palms of Pinellas
13101 Belcher Road South Largo, FL

15. PCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher Program
(Section 8)
PCHA’s largest housing assistance program
Tenant-based rental assistance
PCHA pays a portion or all of the rent each month
directly to the landlord
Through this program PCHA puts approximately $22
Million into the local economy in the form of rent
payable to private owners of rental housing
Program assists eligible individuals and families with
incomes at or below 50% of Area Median Income
(AMI)
PCHA assists more than 3500 very-low income
families through this program annually

16.  Families pay approximately 30% of their monthly
income toward rent
 PCHA pays the remainder of the contract rent
directly to the landlord each month
 Preferences for the Voucher program are given to:
• Homeless Individuals, Families and Youth Aged-Out of
Foster Care who complete a residential self-sufficiency
program;
• Homeless Families Needing Reunification w/Children
• Supportive Housing individuals and families who no
longer need supportive housing;
• Families/Individuals Displaced by Government Action or
Natural Disaster; and
• Veterans

17.  PCHA also administers the Veterans Affairs
Supportive Housing (VASH) voucher program for
over 500 homeless veterans in cooperation with the
CW Bill Young VA Medical Center.
 PCHA’s HCV Homeownership Program allows
eligible voucher participants to purchase a home as
a 1st time homebuyer. Currently 35 families are
purchasing their own home through this program.
 Family Self-Sufficiency Program – PCHA coordinates
existing services and resources to help families
work toward self-sufficiency.

18. Public Housing
 Housing for low-income families
• Family income below 80% of the Area Median Income
• Residents pay 30% of their monthly income for rent
• PCHA operates the Resident Opportunities for Self-
Sufficiency Program to help resident become self-sufficient
• PCHA partners with Boys and Girls Clubs, Head Start,
and the Greater Ridgecrest Area Youth Initiative for
educational programs and activities for youth

19. PCHA’s Public Housing Communities
Rainbow Village
1 to 5 bedrooms
Lakeside Terrace
1 and 2 bedrooms
12301 134th Av N. Largo, FL 3802 62nd Av N Pinellas Park, FL

20. PCHA’s Senior Affordable Housing Communities
 Crystal Lakes Manor
236 units – 1 and 2 BR’s
Palm Lake Village in
Dunedin – 475 units
Palm Lake Village
475 units - 1 and 2 BR’s
3802 62nd Av N. Pinellas Park, FL 1515 County Rd One, Dunedin, FL

21.  Magnolia Gardens Affordable Assisted Living
100 Efficiency Apartments . 60 Years of Age or Older . All-Inclusive
3800 62nd Avenue N. Pinellas Park, FL
http://www.magnoliagardensalf.com/

22. Hope Home
 3/2 Single Family Home
 Located in the Ridgecrest Area of Largo
 Donated to PCHA by Pinellas County
 Leased to Ready for Life, a non-profit providing services for
homeless young adults who have aged out of foster care Provides
beds for up to 7
 Ready for Life provides counseling and case management. They
coordinate educational, job training and job search resources to
assist the young men in becoming self-sufficient
 The Hope Home assures they have a place to lay their heads while
they are working toward self-sufficiency

23. Keys to More Affordable Housing
Development
Partnerships
Redevelopment of current sites
Land donations
GAP funding – Housing trust funds/grants, etc.
Use of land trusts / land assembly funds
Florida Housing Finance Corporation Low
Income Housing Tax Credits (very competitive)
(HUD is no longer providing development money)

24. Future Plans
 Redevelopment of the Rainbow Village community:
Mixed-finance, Mixed-income and increased number
of affordable housing units (subsidized & non-
subsidized)
 Mixed-income workforce housing development
 Additional affordable housing development as
opportunities arise
 Continue to implement economic self-sufficiency
programs to assist families in becoming self-sufficient

25. Thank you
For more information on any of these housing communities
or programs, please contact PCHA
at 727-443-7684 or through our website at
www.pinellashousing.com