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City Looking At Reallocating $640,000 In HOME Funds Toward Gateway Lofts Project

March 12, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The City of Jamestown is looking at reallocating $640,000 in HOME funds toward rehabilitating the Gateway Lofts Project site. The resolution would reallocate the monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from fiscal years … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield, Chautauqua Hardware, City of Jamestown, Community Development Block Grant, Crystal Surdyk, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Jeff Russell, Southern Tier Environments for Living, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Jamestown City Council To Consider Reallocating $640,000 HOME Funds To Gateway Lofts Project

March 10, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Jamestown City Council will review a resolution to reallocate $640,000 in HOME program funds to the Gateway Lofts Project. The resolution would reallocate the monies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development from fiscal years 2020 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: audit, Chautauqua County Land Bank, Chautauqua Hardware, Drescher and Malecki, First-Time Homebuyer’s Rebate Assistance, Gateway Lofts, HOME Program, Jamestown City Council, Southern Tier Environments for Living, tax auction, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Gateway Lofts Project Presents To Planning Commission, Receives Variance Approval

March 6, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project has received variance approval once again from the Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals following a site plan review by the Jamestown Planning Commission. The now $77 million project being done by Southern Tier Environments … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Planning Board, Chautauqua Hardware, Community Helping Hands, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald

Gateway Lofts Project Pushing Forward

February 20, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project is continuing to move forward. Member of Phillips Lytle and Southern Tier Environments for Living gave an update on the project to the Jamestown Planning Commission Tuesday. Phillips Lytle Partner Lindsey Haubenreich … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chadakoin River, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown Planning Commission, Lindsey Haubenreich, Phillips Lytle LLP, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Steven Ald

Silver Creek Senior Housing Project Receives Additional Tax Incentives

December 18, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency board has approved additional tax incentives for the Silver Creek Senior Housing project. The project, being done by Park Grove Development and Southern Tier Environments for Living under Silver … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency Board, Park Grove Development, Silver Creek Apartments LLC, Silver Creek High School, Silver Creek Senior Housing project, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Tom Whitney

Gateway Lofts Receives Brownfield Loan

September 25, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Gateway Lofts Project has made another step forward. The Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency has approved a Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund loan of $325,000 to Southern Tier Environments for Living Inc. The loan will be used to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Brownfield Revolving Loan Fund, Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Community Helping Hands, Environmental Protection Agency, Gateway Lofts, Jamestown YWCA, Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Southern Tier Environments for Living, St. Susan Center, Tom Whitney

Long-Term Solutions To Deal With Homelessness In The Works

August 21, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Long-term solutions to deal with the homelessness issue in Chautauqua County are in the works. Chautauqua Opportunities Inc.'s Homeless Coalition held a community meeting Tuesday to discuss those solutions as well as provide an update on the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amanda Straight, Charlene Johnson, Chautauqua County Department of Mental Hygiene and Social Services, Chautauqua County Department of Social Services, Chautauqua County Homeless Coalition, Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., Code Blue, Code Blue emergency shelter, Gateway Lofts, Gina Ward, Homeless, Hope Haven Shelter, Josiah Lamp, Recovery Options Made Easy, Salvation Army Anew Center, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Toni Taylor, YWCA Jamestown

Public Discusses Concerns About Homelessness At City Council Meeting

July 30, 2024 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

Concerns about how the City of Jamestown is handling an increase in homelessness were brought before City Council Monday night. The city declared a state of emergency on Thursday due to over 300 people, who are presumably homeless, camping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Government, Chautauqua County Homeless Coalition, Chautauqua Opportunities Inc., Code Blue emergency shelter, Cyndi Schoberg, Edward Voss, Gina Ward, Homeless, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Riverwalk, Southern Tier Environments for Living, State of Emergency, Tony Dolce, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

STEL Receives Variance Approval To Knock Down Two Houses To Build Two-Family Residences in Jamestown

June 6, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Southern Tier Environments for Living has received variance approval to knock down two houses in the city to build two-family residences on the site. The Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved the area variance request for 370 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Bob Kenyon, Chris Jock, Citizen's Opportunity for Development and Equality Inc., CODE Inc., James Scarpino, Jamestown Zoning Board of Appeals, Long Associates Architects, Matt Long, New York State Homes and Community Renewal, Southern Tier Environments for Living, Tom Whitney

Silver Creek Senior Housing Projects Receives $6.9 Million in State Funding

March 20, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Silver Creek Senior Housing project has received $6.9 million in state funding. Governor Kathy Hochul announced the funding as part of over $260 million in tax credits and subsidies for affordable housing projects across the state. Project … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, Kathy Hochul, Park Grove Development, Park Grove Realty, Silver Creek High School, Silver Creek Senior Housing project, Southern Tier Environments for Living

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