#2571- Deed; QUIT CLAIM DEED 9 Happ and Taggart

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N ei.ghborhood Housing Services of South Bend, Inc. Ch-alf mt/Bissell/Sorin - Target Area Accom lishrnents to Date October 1, 1998 In 1996, 1997, and 1999, Neighborhood Housing Services is focusing development efforts on a fourteen block area near Perley Elementary School in an effort to totally transform the target area. In addition we are working with property owners in the surrounding 14 block area to increase home ownership to 70% and support home improvement projects. In a two block area to date: * 5 blighted homes have been torn down. * 4 drug houses have been eliminated through increased police patrols and increased citizen participation and purchases of homes by NHS. *3 new homes have been constructed by NHS, and 2 of those has been sold for $56,000 * 4 new homes have been constructed by Habitat for Humanity. * 4 homes have been totally renovated by the NHS (1114, 1135, 1136, and 1226 Bissell Streets) * 4 homes have been renovated by their private property owners (1133, 1225, 1229,1233, 1241 Bissell St). Three have been completed with an NHS Home Improvement Loan. * Two target area neighborhood clean up efforts (spring and fall 96) and Code enforcement attention has improved the standard of upkeep on all properties. * New curb and sidewalk have been installed along the length of the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Bissell through the Community Development Block Grant Program, City of South Bend Additional efforts are planned for the 14 block area in 1998: * 1 additional total home renovation for sale to a first time home buyer at 1201 Bissell Street with assistance from Valley American Bank. * 1 additional new home by Habitat at 1202 Bissell Street. And in the remaining 14 block area in 1998: *7 additional homes renovated by NHS - 4 for first time home buyers in adjacent 14 block area; included in this is the Notre Dame Alumni Family Work Camp project at 1310 Chalfant Street (3rd Annual Family Work Camp). *Construction of curbs, sidewalks where there are none with the repaving of 1400 block of Chalfant Street through Community Development Block Grant Program, City of South Bend Zn Homes have been improved in the surrounding 14 block area in the last 3 years also: * 1234 Chalfant St by the NHS and 1118 Chalfant by Housing Development Corp for first time home buyers. *1242 Chalfant, 1342 Chalfant, 1330 Chalfant, 1354 Chalfant have been substantially improved by their owners in the last 3 years. * l 337 Bissell and 1315 Bissell received major improvements by owners in last 3 years. * 1241 Sorin, 1337 Sorin, and 1403 Sorin Street have been substantially improved by their owners in the last 3 years * 1201 Sorin, and 1227 Sorin are the site of new Habitat for Humanity Homes in 1993. * 1322 Bissell, and 1326 Bissell have been substantially improved by the South Bend Housing Authority. * 1997/1998 Habitat Notre Dame Student Chapter home construction at 1333 Sorin Street. aprsum698.wpd