The Albany County Land Bank, Social Enterprise and Training (SEAT) Center, YouthBuild Albany, and Home HeadQuarters, Inc. were joined by elected officials, community leaders, neighborhood residents and YouthBuild Albany participants today to break ground on a new, small footprint affordable home prototype.
Read MoreIvonne Fernandez came to the United States when she was 20 years old to escape an abusive relationship. She came with children, the youngest one just 10 months old. She knew no English, had no employable skills and other than the girlfriend she came with, knew no one in this country.
Read MoreWe're zeroing in on our target area for this year's Block Blitz on Friday, September 15, 9am-3pm. If you live, own or work in the Elmwood-Creekside neighborhood, let us send some willing volunteers over to paint, patch, plant and more!
Read MoreThe Otisco Street home represents the first complete of seven new, eight total, single-family, all-electric, net zero homes slated for the neighborhood.
Read MoreThe Resilient Retrofits 1% Loan Program kicks off next week with a media announcement in the town of Lackawanna on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will join New York State Homes & Community Renewal Deputy Commissioner Leonard Skrill and HHQ's Deputy Director Anna Falicov to announce the $9 million loan fund for income-eligible Erie, Broome, Kings & Queens and Suffolk County homeowners who live in the 500-year floodplain to help preserve their homes in the face of increasing flood events and other climate-readiness needs. For more information on the Erie Program, visit www.homehq.org/erieretrofits.
Read MoreAnna Falicov joins Home HeadQuarters as Deputy Executive Director, helping to lead the organization's equitable lending efforts in Buffalo and Erie County while building an accessible presence and network in Western New York.
Read MoreWe last reported on the five planned single-family, new construction houses on Syracuse's Westside earlier this past summer when we broke ground on the first property.
Read MoreHome HeadQuarters recently held its annual meeting at The Gear Factory. The organization’s board of directors approved standing and ad hoc committees, approved individual and corporate membership and elected directors and officers for its affiliates.
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Read MoreSo why are some contractors saying something different? We certainly can’t speak for every single contractor, but here are some of the reasons why you might hear differently:
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