Months after Orange County recorded the highest number of homeless deaths in a single year, the county received $6 million in funding to convert another Stanton motel into permanent, supportive housing. support. The motel conversions are part of a statewide effort called Project Homekey, which involves the purchase and rehabilitation of hotels, motels, vacant apartments […]
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Good morning! Wendy Cox in Vancouver this morning. In two years, the British Columbia housing agency has spent almost half a billion dollars on emergency purchases of hotels to house the homeless. Spending money on an emergency is always heavy: the chances of making unwise choices and paying more than necessary are always high. So […]
In the spring of 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic exploded, Missoula, Montana made the decision to purchase the Sleepy Inn, an 80-year-old downtown motel. His aim was twofold. In the short term, the city would use the property to provide private living space for people experiencing homelessness, reducing overcrowding at existing shelters. The motel would […]
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuse of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that shines a light on wrongdoing across the country, to get our stories delivered to your inbox each week. For more than five years, the mayor of Reno, Nevada, has supported the demolition of dozens of dilapidated motels that […]
JBend City Council approved the purchase of the Rainbow Motel at its regular meeting on Jan. 19, saying the property has potential as a temporary shelter for homeless people as well as for longer-term purposes. It’s the second motel the city is converting to a shelter after receiving $2.97 million in state grants to convert […]
A California company paid $ 11 million this week for 4903 Market St. in Wilmington, a property that includes nearly 8 acres and two motels. The buyer, Vivo Investment Group, plans to transform all motel rooms into more than 230 energy-efficient apartments. Currently, the Budgetel Inn and Motel 6 at 4903 Market St. are used […]
A California-based company paid $11 million this week for 4903 Market St. in Wilmington, a property that includes nearly 8 acres and two motels. The buyer, Vivo Investment Group, plans to transform all rooms in the motel into more than 230 efficient apartments. Currently, the Budgetel Inn and Motel 6 at 4903 Market St. are […]
San Jose officials are quietly inquiring about hotels that may meet acquisition criteria through Project Homekey funds in 2022. Mayor Sam Liccardo recently contacted the owner of two hotels, the Quality Inn on 13th Street and the Tully Inn on Tully Road, to see if they might be suitable for the Project Homekey program. San […]
Since 2020, with the COVID-19 outbreak and a deadly wildfire season that claimed more than 4,000 homes in Oregon alone, the homeless crisis on the west coast has worsened. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s annual homelessness report, Oregon ranked third in the country among states with the highest percentage of […]
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MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – Hotels and motels are now helping to create more affordable housing options in the Grand Strand area. A boutique investment firm specializing in income-producing residential and commercial real estate is leading the project’s efforts. NDH Capital transforms several hotel and motel properties into apartment complexes. Company president Roy Assaf told […]
Breadcrumb Links New Local News Emergency housing assistance will be replaced with a payment of $ 1,300 per month as displaced residents move to long-term housing. Author of the article: Glenda Luymes Eric Siwik was transported by ambulance from Lytton to Lillooet with first and second degree burns to his arms and face after escaping […]
It seemed like a quick and easy way to solve the Bay Area’s massive homeless problem – using pandemic funding to turn hotels into low-cost housing for people with nowhere to go. But it turns out it’s not that easy. Almost a year after cities and counties in the region spent Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Homekey […]
Motel rooms transformed into affordable housing Old motels and hotels are getting a makeover. FOX 35’s Valerie Boey has the story. KISSIMMEE, Florida – As motels and hotels convert to affordable housing, Osceola County Commissioners have approved a new ordinance to help protect residents, as well as the tourist district. What was once a former […]
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AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) – Some people caught in an affordable housing crisis in central Maine tell TV5 the problem could get worse soon. A number of hotels in the Waterville and Augusta areas are expected to implement changes on November 1 that some customers say will leave them on the streets. “There will be a […]
Through the initiative, called Homekey, the state distributes funds to local governments and nonprofit developers to buy aging motels and other commercial properties and turn them into housing units for the homeless. Since July 2020, the project has spurred the creation of about 6,000 affordable housing units statewide, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. In […]
Portland, Maine is trying to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers. The situation did not prompt the city to turn places like the Portland Expo into temporary shelters, but it left a number of families waiting in motels for years as they sought permanent accommodation. The exact number of people currently staying in temporary accommodation like […]
Opinions expressed by Contractor the contributors are theirs. Solving the housing crisis is a nuanced question that plagues many people all over the world. In this country, in particular, the problem has caused divisions among political parties. Whichever party you identify with, you are probably as lost as anyone else when it comes to finding […]
With travel still stuck in the Delta doldrums, many hotels have struggled. Some policymakers see a chance to profit from the struggles of the sector by converting hotels into permanent housing for the homeless. California led the way with Project Home Key, an extension of an early pandemic experiment that has now led to more […]
The climate crisis and pandemic are prompting local governments to take action and finally start tackling chronic homelessness. Sep 21, 2021 The climate crisis is already worsening the housing crisis. Last year, wildfires burned and damaged approximately 17,700 structures in the United States. It was one of the most destructive seasons on record and, frighteningly, […]
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Florida – The Magic Castle is not a fancy Walt Disney World resort, but a humble hotel. And the place where Hassanna Malainine, who is called Sammy, and her three children now live. Maya, 7, Rayan, 9, and Bidi, 12, said they missed their old home. “And the bunk bed was beautiful, I […]
SAN JOSE – Taking an unusual hands-on approach to the homeless crisis in its backyard, Apple pulled dozens of people out of a homeless camp on its property this week – putting many of them in motels and providing advice and other services on its own account. . At the behest of the tech giant, […]
The climate crisis is already worsen the housing crisis. Last year, wildfires burned and damaged approximately 17,700 structures in the United States. It was one of the most destructive seasons on record, and frightening, part of an upward trend. Forest fires are already contribute to the housing shortage in California and Oregon. Texas, Washington and […]
Lew sichelman Developers interested in turning old spaces into apartments and other uses must be licking their chops at the news that Sears intends to sell 40 to 50 of its closed stores. But they shouldn’t overlook the hundreds of small hotels and motels that were forced to close during the pandemic and will never […]
When I called to request a reservation a few days after returning from schools next month, its owners told me they had, reluctantly, made the decision to close and move on. The pandemic is partly to blame, preventing too many regulars besides me from staying for most of the 18 months, but there is another […]
Traditional Flathead Valley hotels and other accommodations have been crowded this season despite a shortage of staff to clean rooms and attend to guests – and despite the proliferation of short-term rentals, which also book at record rates. “We are living in a banner year,” said Dylan Boyle, executive director of the Whitefish Convention and […]
Copy text Copy the text of this quote The quote has been copied Beth Messick, Managing Director of Jasmine RoadIf this sort of thing happened at the Hyatt or the Marriott, there would be an investigation. There would be cameras; there would be a general outcry. Records show that the Sunset Inn, Greenville Inn & […]
Last month, WW featured Portlanders on the verge of homelessness, living in motels paid for by nonprofits that contract with Multnomah County. At a cost of $ 1.4 million per month, the county is paying 328 Portlanders to stay in rooms at seven motels in the city. Stays last up to a year or as […]
Leegraciea Lewis has been living in a hotel since November after losing her apartment. She struggles to find an affordable and accessible apartment in Charlotte that is close to her doctors. Jeff Siner [email protected] Jonteiz Barrier, a resident of Charlotte, sighs deeply as he counts the number of hotels he has lived in. “I would […]
Sarah Trombly and her daughter Attalyn Philbrick are two of the homeless staying at the Courtyard by Marriott in Middlebury on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. Photo by Glenn Russell / VTDigger MIDDLEBURY— Josh Lisenby is worried about July 1st. He’s trying to figure out where he’ll sleep and store his belongings when he leaves the […]
Dated: Monday, June 21, 2021 Converting a hotel or motel into a shelter, transitional housing, or affordable housing is much faster than building new facilities from scratch The Vancouver Housing Authority is looking for hotels and motels to buy to convert them into affordable housing. The Housing Authority previously purchased the former Howard Johnson by […]
HELP WANTED: Kitchen staff, housekeepers, front desk assistants, bartenders, waiters, kitchen workers, cooks. And the list continues. With 68,000 people receiving unemployment compensation and only 10% working, local hotels and motels are still struggling to find help as an avalanche of tourists is expected to hit South County this summer. And it comes as the […]
Deep in the Densely forested foothills of southern Oregon near the town of Butte Falls, Lanette and Steve Martin lived with their son and his family – until last year, when a wildfire chased them from their home . As embers the size of charcoal briquettes landed on their foredeck, the retired couple and their […]
All over Los Angeles there are many aging and underused motels and hotels, some dating back to the glory days of Route 66. A new state program called Project Homekey is looking to buy these properties and convert them quickly into housing. long term for the homeless population of LA. . The thinking is this: […]
OC could see a massive expansion of a program to buy and convert motels into homeless housing with on-site support services. Officials are bracing for a major infusion of new public funds for such conversions – known as Project Homekey – that would expand their existing efforts that converted two motels to Stanton. Gov. Gavin […]
MEDFORD, Ore. – A Beaverton-based real estate company is finalizing the purchase of a fourth hotel in Medford, promising to convert the buildings into long-term housing. Some of these sites are currently occupied by people displaced by the September forest fires. Fortify Holdings purchased Inn at the Commons from the Neuman Hotel Group earlier this […]
A move to make it easier to convert hotels and motels into emergency shelters and long-term affordable housing for people who have lost their homes to wildfires or who are not otherwise housed has passed through the Senate Monday. Senator Jeff Golden, D-Ashland, urged his colleagues to vote for the bill, noting that Oregon continues […]
Oregon state lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure that epitomizes the times we live in: the bill would make it easier to convert hotels and motels – hit by the coronavirus pandemic – into affordable housing long term for people who have lost their homes in forest fires or who are otherwise not housed. The […]
The Travel Inn in Rutland is one of 75 motels in Vermont where state agencies house approximately 2,700 people who would otherwise be homeless. Photo by Mike Dougherty / VTDigger Lawmakers have given a new task force five weeks to find a solution for the transition of 2,700 Vermont homeless people from motel rooms to […]
A sign indicates the offices of the city of Manchester. Courtesy photo Manchester city officials have called on the state to no longer place people enrolled in the state’s emergency housing program in motels across the city, citing a lack of resources available to run the program. On social media, officials’ remarks drew criticism from […]
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In Charlotte, invisible homeless people are hiding in hotels and motels. In many cases, couples and families crowd in these places after a recent eviction or financial problems that make it difficult to rent elsewhere. Even though they are working, they are often unable to save for the first and last month’s rent plus a […]
Grand Hotel Photo: DAVID FERGUSON. (26785406) Handpicked Hotels, which has a number of properties in the Channel Islands and the UK, will convert the 11-room Bay View from tourist accommodation to 14-room workers at the Grand Jersey Hotel & Spa. The move follows a planning request filed last month by the Royal Yacht Hotel’s parent […]