A combination of rising costs and tight mortgage money has combined to delay Kingsbury Redevelopment Corporation's plan to improve the "triangle area", between McPherson, Delmar, DeGiverville and DeBaliviere.
Tag: Urban Redevelopment
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Members of the SDCC executive board at their September meeting, discussed plans to improve the appearance of the intersection of Kingsbury and Des Peres.
SDCC is working on acquiring money to set up a revolving fund which can be used to buy, rehab, rent or sell single family dwellings coming on the market in this neighborhood, especially those being repossessed by federal lending agencies.
At the May meeting, S-D board members gave preliminary consideration to a proposed revolving fund, to be used in buying, renovating, renting or selling, single family homes in the area.
A plan to spruce up the front of the building occupied by the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council at 6008 Kingsbury is being studied by the Board.
There was a surprise visitor at the second WHN meeting on housing—Mayor Poelker!
Speakers form other areas of the city provided and interesting forum at the Washington Heights General Meeting on March 7, 1974.
SDCC, through its subsidiary, Kingsbury Redevelopment Corporation, has submitted a proposal to rehabilitate 125 units in the present Ranleigh-Willmar building, DeBaliviere and McPherson, as housing for the elderly.
Alderman John Roach has requested the SDCC to give priority to means of publicizing investment opportunities in local real estate to local residents.
Three members of the Skinker-DeBaliviere Community Council's housing committee have met with city treasurer Paul Berra.
At the same time, Team 4 is working out details of the site plan so that costs can be estimated for the project before submitting to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for approval.
