Famicos Notre Dame Apartments

Location of SWWAN event on August 2, 2007

HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation 2001 Winner:http://www.huduser.org/research/histwin2001.html

http://www.nationaltrust.org/issues/downloads/worship_famicos.pdf (link to the history behind the total rehabilitation)

PROJECT DETAILS
Project Name: Famicos Notre Dame Academy
Historic Name: Notre Dame Academy
Denomination: Roman Catholic, Order of the Sisters of Notre Dame
Architect: William Jensen
Construction Date: 1915
Date of Closure: 1964/1978
Date of Reuse: 1999
Address: 1325 Ansel Road,Cleveland, OH 44106
Neighborhood: Glenville, Hough and St. Clair-Superior
Reuse: (Principal) 21 units of low income housing on the first floor and 52 units of low income elderly housing on upper floors. (Secondary) Health and child care services/offices.
Building Size: 103,000 sq. ft.
Project Cost: $9.7 million/ $94 per sq. ft.
Financing: Historic Tax Credits through National Equity Fund; City of Cleveland; Cleveland Housing Trust Fund; HUD; Famicos capital campaign; State of Ohio grant; Enterprise Foundation
Designation: Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, 1988.
Significance: Played a unique role in the history of the city of Cleveland, the Archdiocese and the lives of many Catholic women.
Recognition: National Trust/HUD Secretary's Award for Excellence in Historic Preservation, 2001.
Contacts: Famicos Foundation, 1325 Ansel Road, Cleveland, OH 44113, (216) 791-6476, Carla Goodman, Administrative Assistant

Turning an abandoned building into a renovated apartment building has cemented the neighborhood's stability by increasing affordable and high-quality living units. With the dedication of the Famicos Foundation and neighbors in the area, housing prices are improving and businesses are improving.

"The residents of the Notre Dame building are thankful that their prayers of 16 years have been answered and they are now living in a historic treasure."
James Williams, Famicos Foundation

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