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Please Note: Unless otherwise noted meetings are held in the HELEN W. LANG MEMORIAL BOARDROOM, Building B, 4100 Touro Street
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December 10, 2024 @ 4:00pm

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Communities

At HANO, we strive to offer affordable, clean, safe, beautiful and growing communities to our residents. Each of our communities offer a variety of amenities that allow our residents to thrive and grow in their homes.


  • Original construction date: 1941
  • Original # of units: 858
  • Recipient of HUD’s Choice Neighborhoods Initiative (CNI) Grant
  • Redevelopment start: 2013
  • Phase I & II completed in 2015 (227 units)
  • Phase III completed in 2016 (105 units)
  • Phase IV completed in 2017 (164 units)
  • Phase V & VI completed in 2018
  • Phase VII completed in 2019
  • Current # of units: 682 (227 Public Housing)
  • Total grant funding: $30.5 million
  • Cost of redevelopment: $208 million


  • Formerly St. Bernard
  • Original construction date: 1942
  • Original # of units: 1,460
  • Redevelopment completed: 2012
  • Heritage Senior Residences and Educare facility completed in 2013
  • Current number of units: 683 (229 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $184 million


  • Formerly Desire
  • Original construction date: 1957
  • Original # of units: 1,832
  • HOPE VI redevelopment completed: 2010
  • Current number of units: 425 (127 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $89 million


  • Formerly Lafitte
  • Original construction date: 1941
  • Original # of units: 896
  • Phase I & II redevelopment completed: 2011
  • Phase III Senior Housing completed: 2017
  • 89 market rate rental units completed in 2015
  • Current number of units: 465 (171 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $163 million


  • Original construction date: 1964
  • Original # of units: 993
  • Modernization of Guste High-rise completed: 2012
  • Cost of modernization: $7 million
  • Guste I & II completed: 2012
  • Guste III redevelopment completed in 2018
  • Current number of units: 596 (551 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment: $81 million


  • Formerly CJ Peete/Magnolia
  • Original construction date: 1941
  • Original # of units: 1,403
  • HOPE VI redevelopment completed: 2011
  • Current number of units: 460 (193 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $158 million


  • Formerly St. Bernard
  • Original construction date: 1942
  • Original # of units: 1,460
  • Redevelopment completed: 2012
  • Heritage Senior Residences and Educare facility completed in 2013
  • Current number of units: 120 (37 Public Housing) *
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $184 million
* Included in overall count of 683 units (229 Public Housing) at Columbia Parc


  • Formerly Lafitte
  • Original construction date: 1941
  • Original # of units: 896
  • Phase I & II redevelopment completed: 2011
  • Phase III Senior Housing completed: 2017
  • 89 market rate rental units completed in 2015
  • Current number of units: 465 (171 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $163 million


  • Formerly BW Cooper/Calliope
  • Original construction date: 1942
  • Original # of units: 1,546
  • Phase I Redevelopment completed in 2015
  • Phase II demolition completed in 2015
  • Construction of Management Building completed in 2016
  • Current number of units: 410 (143 Public Housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment (Phase I): $144 Million


  • Original construction date: 1946
  • Original # of units: 734
  • Redevelopment completed in 2017
  • Current number of units: 52 units (50 public housing)
  • Cost of redevelopment: $14 million


  • Formerly St. Thomas
  • Original construction date: 1941
  • Original # of units: 1,510
  • HOPE VI redevelopment completed: 2009
  • Current number of units: 606 (182 Public Housing) *
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $144 million
* Included in overall unit count of 606 units (182 Public Housing) at River Garden I


  • Formerly St. Thomas
  • Original construction date: 1941
  • Original # of units: 1,510
  • HOPE VI redevelopment completed: 2009
  • Current number of units: 606 (182 Public Housing) *
  • Cost of redevelopment program: $144 million
* Included in overall unit count of 606 units (182 Public Housing) at River Garden I


  • Original construction date: 1964
  • Original # of units: 1,002
  • HOPE VI redevelopment completed: 2008
  • Current number of units: 326 (201 Public Housing)
  • Cost of Phase IV redevelopment program: $26 million


  • Located on the East Bank and West Bank of the city in clusters of 2-16 units
  • Rehabilitation (Post-Katrina) completed in 2011
  • Current number of units: 85 (85 Public Housing)


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