The City of Cedar Rapids, as well as Homeless Systems Manager J’nae Peterman, were honored Sept. 4 by the Iowa Finance Authority as part of the annual Housing Iowa Awards.
The City of Cedar Rapids, as well as Homeless Systems Manager J’nae Peterman, were honored Sept. 4 by the Iowa Finance Authority as part of the annual Housing Iowa Awards.
The awards, held as part of the 2024 Housing Iowa Conference in Des Moines, recognize outstanding programs, projects and professionals for leadership and innovation in advancing housing opportunities for Iowans.
The City of Cedar Rapids received one of the Housing Iowa awards in the category of Special Needs Development for The Heights housing project, while Ms. Peterman received the Kay Anderson Friend of Iowa Award.
In late 2021, the City of Cedar Rapids began efforts to transform a dilapidated, vacant office building in Wellington Heights into affordable housing. Now known as The Heights, the building features no-fee laundry facilities, extra storage, a computer lab, and community spaces for its tenants. Fifteen of the project’s 25 units are reserved for individuals experiencing homelessness; the remaining units are reserved for low to moderate income households. Five of the units are fully ADA accessible. Click here for more.
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