Philosophy & Goals
Belmont Heights Program Philosophy
- Revitalize physically distressed public housing sites
- Transform the lives of its residents
- Contribute to the improvement of the surrounding neighborhoods
- Feature a broader unit type mix - public and non-public rental housing units and homeownership units
- Provide targeted services to residents designed to achieve upward mobility, including potential for homeownership
- Focus on rebuilding sustainable communities
- Promote job development and placement partnerships with local employers for residents of the public housing community
- Introduce private property management practices to the new rental component including strict tenant screening and lease information
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Riverview Belmont Heights program goals |
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| Blend new development into surrounding community |
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Create a sustainable mixed-income community |
- New through streets & neighborhood scale blocks
- Mix of units types & styles with design elements of surrounding neighborhood
- Preservation of mature trees to promote feel of established neighborhood
- Community facilities that support interaction between development and neighborhood
- Large homeownership element - 96 of 346 units (28%)
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- Large supportive services effort focused on improving lives of residents to:
- Ensure successful relocation
- Meet re-occupancy standards for those who desire to return
- Increase incomes to become homeowners in new community or elsewhere
- Employ private sector skills in the development and ongoing operation/ maintenance of rental housing
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The Housing Authority of the City of Tampa provides equal opportunity to participates in our housing programs. Any disabled person, outlined by the American With Disabilities Act, requiring a reasonable accommodation to make this process accessible may request such by contacting (813) 253-0551 ext. 200.
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