Neighborhood Initiatives

Choice Neighborhoods Initiative

NORA provides land and structures for the development of affordable housing through its partnership with the City of New Orleans and the Housing Authority of New Orleans in the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative. Land and structures are provided at 10% of the appraised value. Development or homebuyer subsidy is provided by the City of New Orleans Office of Community Development. Renters must be at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) and homebuyers must be at or below 120% AMI. NORA’s development partners are projected to produce more than 20 affordable rental and homeownership units through the Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.

Gentilly

NORA provides land for the development of affordable housing through its Gentilly Development Initiatives. Land is provided at 10% of the appraised value. Homebuyers must be at or below 120% of Area Median Income (AMI). NORA’s development partners are projected to produce over 50 single family homeownership units through the Gentilly Development Initiatives.

Status of Gentilly Neighborhood Initiative Sales

Completed Projects

1474 Granada

2252 Pressburg

2510 Vienna

4931 Elysian Fields

4966 Miles

4979 Elysian Fields

5634 Vermillion

4134 Duplessis

3401 Havana

Lower Ninth Ward

NORA provides land for the development of affordable housing through its Lower Ninth Ward Development Initiative. Land is provided at 10% of the appraised value. Development subsidy is provided by the City of New Orleans Office of Community Development and the Louisiana Housing Corporation. Renters must be at or below 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) and homebuyers must be at or below 120% AMI. NORA’s development partners are projected to produce more than 170 affordable rental and homeownership units through the Lower Ninth Ward Development Initiative.

Status of Lower Ninth Ward Development Initiative

Completed Projects