Urban League of
Greater Oklahoma City Recognized by Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency
with Apex Award
OKLAHOMA CITY –
Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City received an Apex Award for
Community Development from Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency for
contributions made in affordable housing from January to December
2006. Presented July 19 at OHFA’s Board of Trustees meeting in
Oklahoma City, the annual Apex Awards recognize people and
organizations in Oklahoma committed to affordable housing.
The Urban League of Greater Oklahoma City completed construction of
two homes in the Mt. Sterling neighborhood in northeast Oklahoma
City, bringing its total development in the area to 14 new homes.
Thirteen of the homes have been purchased, and the last one is under
contract. All of the homes are income restricted and typically sell
between $75,000 and $85,000. Situated on formerly vacant lots, the
Mt. Sterling neighborhood has increased property values in the area
from an average of $40,000 to $120,000.
Other Apex Award recipients and their award categories were:
Rural Enterprises of Oklahoma – Innovative Affordable Housing
Initiative
Valenthia Doolin of First Mortgage Company, Oklahoma City – Friend
of Affordable Housing
Oklahoma Equity Fund – Friend of Affordable Housing
Temple Gardens Senior Apartments, Oklahoma City – Elderly Housing
United Community Action Program, Inc., Pawnee – Rural Housing
Legacy Park Apartments, Shawnee – Rental HousingLittle Dixie
Community Action Agency, Hugo – Elderly Housing, Home Ownership and
Management of Affordable Housing
Indian Springs Apartments, Broken Arrow – Management of Affordable
Housing
Bell Management, Inc., Joplin, Mo. – Management of Affordable
Housing
Red-Wood Development, Joplin, Mo. – Elderly Housing
As Oklahoma’s largest provider of affordable housing, OHFA offers 11
housing programs ranging from “OHFA Advantage” for home ownership to
housing development and rental assistance. For more information
about OHFA and its programs and services, visit
www.ohfa.org.
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