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Holiday Events Mark Our Rental Communities’ Year End
The December calendar was marked by holiday celebrations from Homestead-Florida City to Immokalee, Labelle and points north and east. Thanks to site managers, volunteers and generous supporters, more than a dozen celebrations took place. Events ranged from a neighborhood pot-luck celebration at Manatee Village in Ruskin to Santa Claus’ arrival at Timber Ridge at Sanders…
Steven Kirk Testifies Before Congress
Rural Neighborhoods’ President, Steven Kirk, testified before Congress in March 2021 before the House of Representatives’ Subcommittee of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations at its Creating Equitable Communities through Transportation and Housing hearing. In answering the question as to how communities best apply a racial equity lens toward equitable development, he answered “no one…
Seahorse I & II Take Shape
25-ton two-bedroom, two-bath modular homes were lifted into the air in mid-January as 14 of 31 rental homes were placed on their podiums well above storm surge guidelines. Seahorse I and II are expected to welcome new residents at 80% AMI in April. The remainder of the homes – manufactured in Leesburg, FL – will…
Local Police Join Residents to Spruce Up Entry
Residents at Rural Neighborhoods’ Everglades Village in Homestead and Miami-Dade Police Department officers were busy dressing up the entrance to the 511-unit rental community with new plants and signage recently. Director of Property Management, Michael Botelho, remarked “by the end of the day all agreed we planted as much trust in each other as the…
New Awards Towards Housing in Labelle and Florida City
Florida Housing Finance Corporation announced funding to two new construction projects sponsored by Rural Neighborhoods. Everglades Village Phase 5.6, a 20-unit farmworker-targeted addition to our Florida City 511-unit campus received $4.3M in a recent invitation to credit underwriting. In Labelle and Hendry County, Rural will broaden its current senior and farmworker assets through Pollywog Creek…
Revitalization at Esperanza Place: Land Development Leads to Investment
Rural Neighborhoods’ Eden Park-Esperanza Place Neighborhood Revitalization effort has led to a successful rebuilding approach. Esperanza Place PUD, a 32-acre parcel acquired by RN in 2015 and freshly entitled for new real estate development, serves as a launching pad for new neighborhood projects. Instead of building out the parcels itself, RN identified neighborhood needs, e.g….
