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Housing &
Historic Preservation WHNO is committed to the cause of historic preservation of our built environment as well as documenting the rich heritage of our neighborhood. To do so, the committee is currently working on two major projects. The first are a series of housing guidelines designed to act as a guide for homeowners in remodeling of existing homes and also in building new structures. The guidelines provide an indepth outline of how to maximize the historic potential of a building project that lies within the WHNO boundaries. The second is a survey of potential sections of the neighborhood that could be established as historic districts. |
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Have a housing-related issue? Contact us with information including the address where the issue(s) exist along with a brief description of the the complaint. |
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Historic District
Survey WHNO is conducting a survey of the neighborhood with the purpose of determining a viable location for the next historic district. Contact Barb Snyder for more information or how to get involved. |
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Housing
Guidelines The committee is currently working on final drafts of the proposed housing guidelines. Contact committee chairperson Jeremy Taylor for more information about the purpose and details of the guidelines. A public meeting will be scheduled for early 2009 to finalize details of the proposal. |
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Heritage Home Loan Program The Cleveland
Restoration Society is pleased to announce that their
longstanding is now available to residents who live in eligible
areas in the city of Akron.
The Heritage Home Program is targeted to older and historic residential properties (older
than 50 years of age) in the West Hill/Highland Square neighborhoods. The Heritage Program offers both an
attractive loan product and technical assistance for historic preservation
projects. A loan product has been created that offers a
3.5% fixed interest rate for a 10-year term. This has
been achieved through a linked deposit agreement between the Ohio Housing
Finance Agency and the program lender, KeyBank. Another
service that is offered through the program to residents is the Cleveland
Restoration Society’s free technical assistance consulting
service. Heritage staff provides indepth
assistance to homeowners via site visits, custom construction
specifications, historic color consults, and resource
materials. Homeowners can use the Heritage Program financing or consulting
services for a large variety of home maintenance and improvement
projects. Houses that are built before 1955 and are
still have some of their original features are eligible* for both exterior
and interior projects. Non-owner occupied properties up
to a three family are also eligible. Projects range
from new roofs, painting, landscaping, porch repair, additions, window
repair, driveways, storm windows, kitchen and bath renovations and much
more. Vinyl siding and vinyl replacement windows cannot
be funded. There is no out of pocket cost for the loan, no closing cost and no
points. The interest from the loan is tax
deductible. If you are interested in finding out more
information on the program, or to see if your house qualifies contact the
Cleveland Restoration Society at (216) 426-3118.
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