Kokomo Blighted Homes
Kokomo Blighted Homes
Properties and structures eliminated must be uninhabitable, beyond repair and not listed
on any historic register at the local, state or national level.
The State of Indiana's Blight Elimination Program is overseen by the Indiana Housing
and Community Development Authority. A total of $75 million is being distributed
statewide through the program.
First announced in February 2010, the Hardest Hit Fund provides $7.6 billion to the 18
hardest hit states, plus the District of Columbia, to develop locally-tailored programs to
assist struggling homeowners in their communities.
HHF programs are designed and administered by each state's Housing Finance Agency
(HFA). State HFAs have until the end of 2017 to utilize funds allocated under HHF.
August 28,2014
Contact: Randy McKay
Phone: 765-456-7444
Email: [email protected]
The Blight Elimination Program provides an opportunity for local units of government in all 92
Indiana counties to compete for funding to eliminate blighted, vacant and abandoned houses
and decrease foreclosures. The money is part of a program overseen by the Indiana Housing
and Community Development Authority. A total of $75 million is being distributed statewide.
The City of Kokomo was the only unit of government in Howard County to apply for funding.
"We have been aggressive in the past about addressing unsafe structures in order to make
the City of Kokomo's residential neighborhoods safer and a more attractive," said Kokomo
Mayor Greg Goodnight. "These funds will enable us to address dozens of abandoned and
dilapidated houses that are neighborhood eyesores and driving down property values of
nearby homeowners."
Qualifying properties must be uninhabitable and beyond repair and not listed on any national,
state or local historic register.
Lt. Governor Sue Ellspermann announced that Kokomo's second proposal for funding via the
Hardest Hit Fund - Blight Elimination Program was approved. The City of Kokomo has
received a total of $3.084,000 through the program.
The State of Indiana's Blight Elimination Program provides an opportunity for local units of
government in all 92 Indiana counties to compete for funding to eliminate blighted, vacant
and abandoned houses and decrease foreclosures. The money is part of a program
overseen by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority. A total of $75
million is being distributed statewide.
"We have been aggressive in the past about addressing unsafe structures in order to make
the City of Kokomo's residential neighborhoods safer and a more attractive," said Kokomo
Mayor Greg Goodnight. "These funds will enable the city to remove more than 140
abandoned and dilapidated houses that are neighborhood eyesores and driving down
property values of nearby homeowners."
Qualifying properties must be uninhabitable, beyond repair and not listed on any national,
state or local historic register.
March 2, 2015
Contact: Randy McKay, Director of Operations
Phone: 765-456-7444
Email: rmckay@cityofkokomo,org
A Chicago based real estate development company plans an 88-unit duplex community to
replace an aging mobile home park on Kokomo's west side.
JCF Real Estate has purchased the mobile home park, known as Kokomo River Estates,
located at 1500 W. Markland Ave. The company is redeveloping the thirteen acre site into a
duplex housing community.
"This is a great example of a private investor redeveloping an older neighborhood," said
Kokomo Mayor Greg Goodnight. "This housing project by JCF is a strong indicator that our
focus on quality of life improvements is paying off. We are excited to continue to grow Kokomo
by encouraging new market rate housing to serve our increasing population.
The one and two-bedroom units are being designed by JCF Real Estate and will feature open,
park like areas, professional landscaping, on-site storage facilities, and on-going responsive
property management.
"The city's positive economic forecast and quality-of-life attracted us to Kokomo," said Paul
Robertson, JCF Executive Vice President. "We are extremely confident in our investment in
Kokomo. We are excited about developing JCF Residences at Wildcat Creek along the Walk
of Exce"ence and conveniently located near the new Wildcat Creek Soccer Complex."
Construction is expected to begin later this spring.
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PRESS RELEASE
Phone: 765-456-7444
Email: [email protected]
Mayor Greg Goodnight announced today that Mecca Companies, Inc. has received approval from the
Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority for rental housing tax credits in the amount of
$886,551 to develop the $8.5M Water Tower Place at Kingston Square.
"We are very excited about approval of this project," said Goodnight. "It will create a newly constructed
affordable housing complex that will replace a blighted area in a north side neighborhood that the City
has targeted for redevelopment." The area, bounded by Morgan Street, Apperson Way, North Street and
Phillips Street, is currently a target area for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing and
infrastructure improvements. Program income from the sale of rehabilitated homes through the first
round of Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds will be used to demolish the current
structure. CDBG funds will be used for street and sidewalk reconstruction and additional NSP funding
will be used for rehabilitation of surrounding homes and construction of new homes.
"The redevelopment of the Kingston site is a great project for our community and will be a much
needed improvement to the district I represent," stated First District Councilman Mike Wyant.
Debra Cook, Development Director, explained that leveraging federal funds from CDBG and NSP
programs will create a significant impact on the area. "Not only will new, affordable housing be made
available, but the value of other properties in the vicinity will be improved," he said, "and a bonus for
the city is that local jobs will be created to develop the project."
Kyle Bach, President of Mecca Companies, Inc states, "This development is made possible due to the
City of Kokomo's administration, Department of Development staff and community stakeholders, we
are elated to further our investment into the City of Kokomo."
Public Notice
TO: Citizens of Kokomo, Indiana and All Other Interested Parties
FROM: City of Kokomo
DATE: January 14, 2015
RE: Blight Elimination Program - Notice of Successful Application and Hearing
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
The City of Kokomo applied to the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority's
(HIHCDA") Blight Elimination Program ("BEP"). Our application was successful. We have
received an award of $1 ,330,000. Working in conjunction with the Kokomo Community
Development Corporation, we intend to acquire and demolish several of the following
residential structures:
1002 E Lordeman St
1006 N Purdum St
1009 N Buckeye St
1010 N Purdum St
1012 E Havens St
1015 N Apperson Way
1019 N Purdum St
1021 E Monroe St
1026 N Apperson Way
1028 N Lafountain St
1032 E Dixon St
1047 N Apperson Way
105 W Lordeman St
1101 W Park Ave
1109 S Calumet St
1111 E Jefferson St
1114 N Lafountain St
1210 Tepee Dr
1115 N Lafountain St
1115 N Philips St
1215 N Purdum St
1121 E Lordeman St
1121 E Taylor St
1125 N Bell St
1223 N Bell St
1127 E Monroe St
1230 E Jefferson St
1127 W Taylor St
1232 N Lafountain St
1129 E Taylor St
1232 N Union St
1237 N Lafountain St
1135 E Monroe St
1237 N Market St
1135 N Bell St
1239 N Lafountain St
1200 N Be" St
129 W Lordeman St
1203 N Purdum St
1305 E Taylor St
1204 E Taylor St
1306 N Market St
1208 E Taylor St
131 W Lordeman St
1312 N Market 5t
215 Longview 5t
705 E Walnut 5t
1312 N Purdum 5t
2205 N Locke 5t
7065 Webster 5t
1314 E Jefferson 5t
2313 N Plate 5t
707 E Jefferson 5t
1316 E Jefferson 5t
2514 N Buckeye 5t
708 N Bell 5t
1316 N Market 5t
302 5 Elizabeth 5t
708 N Main 5t
3065 Calumet 5t
708 N Purdum 5t
1322 E Murden 5t
308 N Purdum 5t
709 N Bell 5t
1324 N Purdum 5t
3lO 5 Elizabeth 5t
709 5 Brandon 5t
1337 E Taylor 5t
312 N Purdum 5t
711 N Jay 5t
13415 Ohio 5t
314 E Broadway 5t
13515 Ohio 5t
315 N Purdum 5t
712 5 Calumet 5t
1403 N Bell 5t
315 W Havens 5t
713 5 Brandon 5t
1405 N Leeds 5t
715 N Jay 5t
1412 N Lafountain 5t
717 E Monroe 5t
1414 N Philips 5t
717 W Preble 5t
718 N Morrison 5t
1419 E Monroe 5t
407 N Purdum 5t
721 E Taylor 5t
1420 5 Webster 5t
721 N Morrison 5t
1423 5 Main 5t
409 N Purdum 5t
1502 N Bell 5t
411 E Monroe 5t
723 E North 5t
1504 5 Cooper 5t
414 W Monroe 5t
723 W Preble 5t
1510 N Purdum 5t
725 E Broadway 5t
1525 N Jay 5t
416 E Monroe 5t
1528 N Lafountain 5t
509 E North 5t
734 5 Webster 5t
515 E Havens 5t
7485 Diamond 5t
1627 5 Union 5t
520 E Gerhart 5t
800 E Taylor 5t
1702 N Jay 5t
520 E Mulberry 5t
17135 Market 5t
5205 Armstrong 5t
800 E Walnut 5t
1718 N Webster 5t
802 N Main 5t
17195 Purdum 5t
524 E Walnut 5t
803 W Preble 5t
1726 N Philips 5t
807 N Webster 5t
1818 N Leeds 5t
531 E Taylor 5t
808 E 5uperior 5t
1819 N Leeds 5t
1903 N Lafountain 5t
812 N Purdum 5t
603 N Jay 5t
813 N Morrison 5t
607 W Mulberry 5t
814 E Walnut 5t
609 W 5praker St
815 W Monroe 5t
1921 N Lindsay 5t
614 E Foster 5t
818 E Broadway 5t
614 N Delphos 5t
822 W Monroe 5t
2017 N Lindsay 5t
617 E Jackson 5t
824 W Havens 5t
206 W Broadway 5t
621 N McCann 5t
825 N Jay 5t
2lO 5 Calumet 5t
622 N Webster 5t
825 W Foster 5t
2120 N Market 5t
626 E Taylor 5t
827 W Foster 5t
214 5 Locke 5t
700 N Purdum 5t
903 E Taylor 5t
7005 Union 5t
906 E Walnut 5t
914 E Superior St
931 E Dixon St
908 N Main St
951 E Dixon St
914 E Havens St
919 E Superior St
914 E Monroe St
922 E Mulberry St
The goal of the Blight Elimination Program is to reduce the number of blighted and abandoned
homes in our community and neighborhoods. We believe the acquisition and demolition of
these structures will stabilize neighborhood property values, prevent avoidable foreclosures,
and assist us in our efforts to keep our community and neighborhoods safe. We invite you to
attend a public hearing at 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 27,2015 in Council Chambers in City
Hall, 100 S. Union St., to discuss the positive impact this program will have on our community.
If you have questions about a specific property listed in this notice, please contact, Jennifer
Jordan at 765-456-7375. If you have questions about the Blight Elimination Program, please
feel free to visit http:/www.877GetHope.org/blight or email [email protected].