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housing
The University Hill area has been a site of neighborhood revitalization and major urban renewal activities, making it a desirable and affordable place for families to live. There are many housing opportunities available in the University Hill neighborhood ranging from high-rise apartment buildings to single family dwellings.
The Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) owns and manages over 2,600 Federal and State funded housing units for low-income, disabled and elderly persons in the City of Syracuse. The SHA also provides subsidies to more than 2,800 households through the Federal Section 8 and Housing Voucher Program. Currently, the SHA administers two housing developments in the Hill area. Pioneer Homes, bordered by East Adams Street, Renwick Avenue, Taylor Street, and South Townsend Street, consists of 607 apartments, which include both row houses and 3-story walk-ups. Toomey Abbott Towers is located at 1207 Almond Street near the Syracuse University School of Social Work and consists of 308 elderly units in a high-rise building.
Early in 1990 Housing Visions Unlimited, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation, was formed to improve the quality of housing in the Greater East Genesee Street Neighborhood. Making use of the low income housing tax credit program, Housing Visions has acquired and renovated many buildings in the neighborhood, offering quality, affordable apartments to low income families.
Residents of Housing Visions properties are members of Residents of Vision, Inc., and participate in the management of the buildings, including tenant screening and selection, rent collection, budgeting and light maintenance. Ultimately, all buildings will be available for purchase by selected residents at below market rates.
Housing Visions consults with organizations in other areas to assist in the creation of affordable housing utilizing the same principles of quality renovation and resident management, and expanded its local efforts to Syracuse's North Side during 1995, and has projects underway in cooperation with local neighborhood organizations in surrounding communities including Utica and Auburn. Nine apartments become occupied early in 1996, and nine more units will be completed by the spring of 1997 to continue the North Side efforts.
The
University Neighborhood
Preservation Association (UNPA), formed in 1991, promotes
the University area as an attractive, great place to live and offers
grants to home buyers. The area that UNPA serves includes Genesee
Street to Colvin Avenue and Meadowbrook to University Avenue. The
Association has a budget of approximately $170,000 per year to promote
home ownership and extend home improvement loans to residents.
This organization was established to address the decrease in Syracuse University students looking for off-campus housing. The UNPA seeks to attract owner occupants back into these buildings. The University Neighborhood Preservation Association offers grants to homebuyers averaging $2,500 per approved applicant secured with a bank mortgage. UNPA also provides mortgage training for potential buyers.
The former James Madison elementary school at 917 Madison Street was converted into 45 one- and two-bedroom condominiums by Conifer Development, Inc. in 1983. While many historical characteristics of the 1917 building were preserved, features of the renovated Madison Court include a two-story atrium garden with skylights, which was formerly the school's auditorium, and an interior exercise area.
University Hill has been the site of much neighborhood revitalization and major urban renewal activities and offers housing developments to serve low to moderate income and elderly families. Among them are the Cherry Hill Residences, located on East Genesee Street; Kennedy Square Apartments, located on East Water and Fayette Streets; and McCarthy Manor, located at 501 South Crouse Ave.
Syracuse University has two major residential areas. North Campus consists of 11 major residence halls and the main academic buildings. South Campus, also referred to as Skytop, is located approximately one and one-half miles from the main campus and is served by a shuttle bus service. This South Campus area is almost entirely residential and offers furnished apartments and townhouses to University students. All freshmen and sophomores are required to live in University Housing. Currently, Syracuse University provides housing to approximately 7,000 students.
Syracuse University's Skytop Apartments
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