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197 State Road 16 – 8 unit Cottages with marsh views
This development consists of 1.7 acres of vacant land located on State Road 16 in St Augustine Florida. Our goal is to build 12 to 14 affordable residential villas. Currently SJHP has acquired the property and is aggressively exploring all funding options
Read More79 Masters Dr – 6 Unit Apartment complex primarily for Veterans
79 Masters Dr in St Augustine Florida, is a 6 unit multifamily rental project we’re building for veterans. Each unit will feature 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom with washer and dryer hookups in each unit. Project Costs Total – $770,000 The units will be rented for $800 per month, which is about $200/mo less than…
Read MoreSt. Johns Housing Partnership to build new rentals, one underway
The housing partnership has also been working with St. Johns County officials on making policy changes to help draw more affordable housing units to the county, and a discussion with the County Commission is coming soon. The new duplex, which will be a two-story building, is under construction is on Evergreen Avenue near Masters Drive…
Read MoreBetty Durrance Helped by Weatherization
Betty Durrance said her breathing problems used to flare up inside her Hastings home. She didn’t realize that her 30-year-old air conditioning unit was harming the air quality. “I had real bad breathing problems,” she said. Then she heard about the weatherization program offered by the St. Johns Housing Partnership. The program helps low-income residents…
Read MoreLearn to Reduce Utility Expenses Through ‘Weatherization’ Demonstration
The St. Johns Housing Partnership will demonstrate how to help lower utility bills and improve air quality at home during a weatherization demonstration today. The demonstration will be at the Home Depot in St. Augustine on U.S. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to around 5 p.m. A weatherization specialist with the housing partnership will educate people about weatherization…
Read MoreA Blessing on Her Life: Volunteers Transform West Augustine Home
Volunteers from St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Orange Park work on the Bing home as part of the church’s Urban Plunge project. Volunteers with Urban Plunge have been coming to St. Augustine to perform a variety of tasks for the elderly and disabled for the past 27 years. Photos by ANNE HEYMEN, anne.heymen@staugustine.com Mellerlee Bing’s…
Read MoreThe Lord’s Work
For the past 27 years, volunteer teens and adults from St. Catherine’s have been coming to St. Augustine for week-long stays on two occasions each summer to perform a variety of tasks for the elderly and others in need. There were nearly a dozen that mid-July afternoon performing a variety of activities at Bing’s home.…
Read MoreConservation, Weatherization in the News
Earth Day is coming early to Hastings. From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Hastings Branch Library, Flagler College Students in Free Enterprise will present Conservation Cadets Day. Earth-friendly activities and information will be the order of the day as the SIFE kids help Hastings reduce, reuse and recycle. Jovie Reese and Kaila Davisson from…
Read MoreKEEP
Are you struggling to pay your mortgage due to loss of income, change of household circumstances or increase in expenses? We have HUD Certified Counselors to help you explore every option. SJHP is a regional, non-profit, HUD-certified housing counseling agency offering a number of services and programs to inform you about the default and foreclosure process and…
Read MoreBUY
SJHP buys houses in targeted communities, whose viability has been and continues to be damaged by the economic effects of properties that have been foreclosed upon or abandoned. SJHP utilizes multiple funding sources and donations to apply green retrofits to each property we purchased.
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