Nashville Riverfront Open House, July 15 | 2010-07-02

The public is invited to see what the designers are working on along the downtown riverfront. View the attached flyer for complete details.

NABRICO Building Public Meeting | 2010-06-24

MDHA, Hastings Architecture Associates and Metro Councilman Mike Jameson will host an informational meeting regarding Phase One renovation of the former Nashville bridge Company (NABRICO) building on Thursday, June 24. Click here for more information.

Members of the LYDIA Society presented | 2010-05-24

Fourteen young ladies were introduced as charter members of the LYDIA Society on Sunday, May 23, 2010, at the inaugural Trumpet Ball Cotillion. LYDIA is an acronym for "Leading Youth in their Dreams, Inspirations and Ambitions." The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency established the

Web site links those offering, seeking housing | 2010-05-07

The massive flooding in Middle Tennessee will displace many households for weeks and months to come. A database of rental housing is ready for landlords to add properties and for searchers to identify available properties. Nashville’s housing leaders urge property owners to post prop

MDHA unveils solar arrays at Parthenon Towers | 2010-04-23

A rooftop solar energy installation at Parthenon Towers is a first for community-owned housing in Tennessee and will make MDHA the Nashville Electric Service's largest solar energy generator in Davidson County. It is the most recent of MDHA's efforts to improve resident comfort, reduce utility payme

HUD awards $30 million to MDHA, partners | 2010-01-15

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced that the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency, in a consortium established with The Housing Fund, Urban Housing Solutions, the Woodbine Community Organization and Pinnacle Financial Partners, has been awarded nearly $30.5 mill

Gernert Studio Apartments renovations unveiled | 2010-01-07

The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency celebrated recent renovations at the Gernert Studio Apartments, 110 Edgehill Ave., with a community event on Jan. 7, 2010. The improvements to the high-rise community for the elderly, originally built in 1965, have incorporated elements that appeal

MDHA earns national recognition for Katrina work | 2009-12-21

The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency was recognized Friday, Dec. 18, by Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan at HUD's Washington, D.C., headquarters for its service to families impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. MDHA was one of 18 agencies honored. Executive Dir

MDHA-supported employment program set to launch | 2009-12-10

Entrepreneurial Guidance and Training, Inc. (EGT) hosted a luncheon and information session recently to provide area business leaders with details about its new Employment and Placement Services Program, which will serve low- and moderate-income adults, with an emphasis on residents of public housin

Design under way for New Riverfront Park - Phase 1 | 2009-11-11

Hargreaves Associates of Cambridge, Mass., has been selected to commence design of the first phase of the New Riverfront Park project in downtown Nashville. "The redevelopment of our downtown waterfront is about creating amenities that will draw families and visitors to enjoy one of our city̵

MDHA to upgrade high-rises with Recovery Act funds | 2009-10-05

The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency has been awarded nearly $6 million in competitive grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for sweeping, environmentally friendly upgrades to two of its high-rise properties for the elderly and disabled – Vine Hill Studio

MDHA honors "90-Plus" Club members | 2009-09-24

The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency honored a very special group of public housing residents at the 35th annual 90-Plus Club luncheon on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009, at Parthenon Towers.   Celebrating the 2009 90-Plus

MDHA celebrates LPN graduates | 2009-09-08

Participants in the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency's licensed practical nursing program recently honored four new graduates: Nikeia Jones, Emmanuel Mitchell, Ashlee Parker, and Marquitha Smith. Mitchell is the first male graduate of the program. MDHA's recent LPN graduates, with tw

MDHA Summer Enrichment Program Summary | 2009-09-08

Number of programs funded in 2009: 29  ...  Number of youth served in 2009: Approximately 2,500  ...  Number of youth served since 1997: Nearly 30,000  ...  Benefits to the community: Immeasurable!  Click here to read the 2009 Program Summary  

MDHA Resident Association honors scholars | 2009-07-30

Education is the key to success, and four young residents of Nashville's community-owned housing developments will have the opportunity to begin or continue their college educations because of the hard work and generosity of their neighbors.   Four $1,000 scholarships were awarded on Thursd

Energy efficiency efforts on display at reopening | 2009-07-23

A new geothermal heating and cooling system was just one of the energy-efficient innovations on display when the Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency hosted a "green reopening" at Parkway Terrace Apartments on Thursday, July 23.           As r

Neighbors celebrate Dickerson Road improvements | 2009-06-19

www.youtube.com/watch Dickerson Road area business owners and residents joined Mayor Karl Dean and other community leaders on June 19 to celebrate the new Dickerson Road streetscape improvements, which include new signage, sidewalk replacement, stamped asphalt crosswalks at traffic signal intersect

J. Henry Hale Apartments celebrate re-opening | 2009-05-23

Residents and local officials came together Saturday, May 23, 2009, to celebrate the new J. Henry Hale Apartments and the transformation of the surrounding neighborhood. Mayor Karl Dean, Congressman Jim Cooper, State Senator Thelma Harper, State Representative Mary Pruitt, Councilwoman Erica Gilmore

MDHA hosts sessions for weatherization contractors | 2008-06-22

Attention all licensed contractors ... MDHA has work for you! The Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency's Weatherization Assistance Program has ongoing opportunities for licensed general and home improvement contractors to bid on residential jobs. Please attend an information meeting to lea

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