HomeMy WebLinkAboutDOVER LYMAN AREA REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
DOVER-LYMAN AREA REDEVELOPMENT
PROJECT.
Area Boundaries:
The Dover Street area is located off Dean's Bridge Road in the Lumpkin Park area of the
Richmond Hill neighborhood, west of the downtown area. The project area is
approximately two blocks in size and is bordered by Dean's Bridge Road to the north,
Frohman Street to the south, Sheraton Drive to the west and Lyman Street to the east. The
project area contains three street-Dover, Lyman and Miles.
Neighborhood History:
Dover Street is a residential street off Dean's Bridge Road in the Lumpkin Park area of
the Richmond Hill neighborhood. The neighborhood was developed during the post
W orId War IT period as a series of small, duplex homes arranged along an attractive
curvilinear street grid.
. Existing Conditions /Goals/Plan:
The Dover-Lyman Area Redevelopment Plan consists of Community Stabilization and
Redevelopment: housing rehabilitation, vacant lot maintenance/infill development,
infrastructure improvement and property maintenance. The area over time has
deteriorated and become a location for crime and drug related activity, inrecent years.
The neighborhood contains duplex housing units which range widely in condition, repair
.and occupancy. The majority of the units are rented. The area, largely an African-American
community, is characterized by a significant amount of vacant lots accompanied with a number of
substandard and vacant housing units.
The goals are to eliminate substandard aild dilapidated housing units and increase home
ownership. These goals will be accomplished by utilizing existing programs and
developing new programs that assist renters to achieve home ownership, and existing
homeowners and property owners with rehabilitation.
The plan proposes to rehabilitate existing two family, structurally sound, units into single
family houses and, in-fill, develop vacant lots utilization the existing street grid. The
plan proposes a new entrance with signage and landscaping at Deans Bridge & Dover
Street and a park and play area, located at Dover and Miles streets, to serve as the focal
point for the neighborhood. (See attached map).
The Neighborhood Enhancement Department of Augusta-Richmond County proposes to
a community service center to provide quality delivery of educational, economic,
recreational, civic, and community services to residents. The center would provide a wide
range of services through partnerships with various cotrimunity based agencies. A
Sheriff sub station would be located in the center and would be supported by the
Augusta-Richmond County Recreation department.
The center would attract an assortinent of programs and activities, for youth and seniors,
that meet the Dover community needs and promote community involvement in
recreation, cultural activities, education, health and family life activities, includingjob
skill training.
Housing Type/Market
The Dover-Lyman neighborhood is characterized by two-family residential building
types. Many of the adjacent neighborhood two family buildings have been renovated and
there are several examples of residential architecture that can be achieved.
This mixed-income redevelopment will feature newly constructed and rehabilitated
housing types conducive to the existing fabric of the neighborhood and adjacent
community.
The homes will be 1,150 to 2,300 square feet, two-three (2-3) bedroom/one-two (1-2)
bath dwelling. The targeted homebuyers should be households earning between $25, 000
and $50,000 with homes selling for between $65,000 and $115,000.
The homes will be targeted to two markets. The target markets are for existing residents
moving themselves toward home ownership and new, higher income residents needed to
support economic activity in the neighborhood.
Infrastructure
The following projects are being proposed:
1. Create a park/playground area. Consisting of gazebo, basketball court swings/slides.
2. Build new streets connecting Dover and Lyman
3. Repair existing sidewalks, curbs and streets.
4. Repair/Replace necessary water, sewer and storm water lines
5. Address any drainage or water run offproblems
6. Install new entrance, street lights, trees andJandscaping.
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PROPOSED INITIAL STABILIZATION PHASE BUDGET
SOURCES
CDBG
$210,000.00
USES
Exterior Improvements (9 units)
Community Center
Relocation
Signage/Landscape
Mise, (AsbestosIBoardingUp, Etc) .
$300,000.00
40,000.00
55,000.00
10,000.00
25,000.00
BUDGET SHORTFALL
$220;000,00