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Aging HVAC systems in Lancaster are being updated to energy efficient heat pumps. PHOTO/GETTY IMAGES
Smith-Wade-El brings more than $1M to Lancaster housing units
Rep. Ismail Smith-Wade-El, D-Lancaster, is bringing $1,138,851 in PA Housing Finance Agency funds for needed updates to the Lancaster Housing Authority Farnum Street East‘s HVAC systems.
The funding is from the new Housing Options Program.
“Our community has a critical need to add new affordable housing, and to protect our existing housing stock,” Smith-Wade-El said in a statement. “As we brace for a cold winter, we cannot rest until all our neighbors have a safe, warm, accessible place to lay their heads.”
The building at 33 East Farnum Street in Lancaster provides housing for the elderly and individuals living with disabilities. It comprises 169 units, an office space, and a community room on the first floor. Funding will be used to update the aging HVAC systems to modern energy efficient heat pumps.
Smith-Wade-El said these PHFA funds are classified as Housing Options Program grants and can be used to construct new housing units or repair existing ones. They are also intended to fund housing that has not yet received Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) funding or does not anticipate receiving LIHTC funding during the next four years.
“This $1.1 million grant to improve the HVAC systems for an affordable housing development will dramatically improve the living conditions for our elderly and individuals living with disabilities,” said Smith-Wade-El. “We often say, ‘housing is a human right.’ I’m grateful to the Lancaster City Housing Authority and PFHA for helping us put our money where our mouth is.”
