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Newer Single-Family Housing (post-1960)
Beginning in the late 1960s, the City and NNRHA began facilitating the
redevelopment of deteriorated residential blocks in the Southeast Community.
Consequently, Thompson Square centered on the 700 block of 22nd Street was created
in the early to mid-1970s with the involvement of a local non-profit housing developer.
This effort generated a number of attractive single-family detached homes comparable to
those developed in more suburban portions of Newport News.
Other new single-family development in the community concentrated on in-fill
opportunities which involved vacant parcels scattered on various blocks once containing
older and increasingly deteriorated housing units. Typically, such development consisted
of modest one and two-story homes constructed on 25-foot wide lots. Often these homes
lacked some of the amenities present in the older homes such as large front porches.
By the mid-1990s, new single-family development in the NRSA target area was
primarily the result of efforts by the City of Newport News and NNRHA to revitalize the
community by replacing deteriorated housing with attractive new homes possessing high
curb appeal on 50-foot wide lots. This strategy is evident at Madison Heights whereby
NNRHA had constructed 72 new homes by early 2005. Because of the implementation of
the Southeast NRSA Plan in 2001, NNRHA has sold several new homes to middle-
income buyers. The other principal developer of in-fill single-family homes was Peninsula
Habitat for Humanity which by the mid-1990s also began constructing homes on 50-foot
wide lots with enhanced curb appeal.
Multi-Family Rental Properties
A significant amount of multi-family rental housing is located in the proposed
NRSA. The Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority owns and manages
five public housing communities totaling more than 1100 units. Three of these
communities, Harbor Homes, Orcutt Homes, and Marshall Courts are World War II era
developments. NNRHA has targeted Orcutt Homes, Harbor Homes, and Dickerson
Courts for redevelopment as part of the Vision 2010 Plan. The first phase of Orcutt Homes
redevelopment was completed by NNRHA in September 2004 with the opening of Wilbert
and Effie Ashe Manor. The second phase involving 40 new townhouses is currently under
construction. Marshall Courts is targeted for significant modernization activity between
2006 and 2010. The Spratley House provides housing for senior citizens in a five story
mid-rise development and serves as a landmark in the Madison Heights community.
Spratley House served as the model for Ashe Manor whereby an attractive mid-rise
serves as a catalyst for the revitalization of the surrounding neighborhood.Jump to an indexed page (228 of 228)