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Greater Newark Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tenants Coalition: U.S. HUD Mark-to-Market Program Records (2000 - 2005)
Collection IDMG Nwk HTC-M2M
Size3.75 linear ft. (8 boxes)
Collection Description
From modest beginnings in 1987, the Greater Newark Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Tenants Coalition, a founding member of the National Alliance of Housing and Urban Development Tenants, eventually grew from an initial 8 buildings to represent tenants in 60 housing complexes. The Coalition lobbied on behalf of tenants, educated tenants as to their legal rights, provided information on health and safety issues, trained tenant advocates, and generally worked closely with tenant groups from privately-owned apartment complexes in Newark that received assistance from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Key figures in the organization were community organizer Nancy Zak and former housing inspector and longtime tenant advocate Frank Hutchins. Hutchins served for some years as Director of the Coalition. The Coalition and its major projects operated out of offices at 944 Broad St.
These files, compiled by the Greater Newark Coalition, relate to HUD's Mark-to-Market (M2M) Program. The goal of the federal Mark-to-Market Program (M2M) was to "preserve affordable housing and reduce the cost to the federal government of Section-8 subsidies." The M2M program provided various options, including debt restructuring, which encouraged landlords to upgrade apartments, and contract renewal, with rents marked down to market value for low-income tenants.
These files, compiled by the Greater Newark Coalition, relate to HUD's Mark-to-Market (M2M) Program. The goal of the federal Mark-to-Market Program (M2M) was to "preserve affordable housing and reduce the cost to the federal government of Section-8 subsidies." The M2M program provided various options, including debt restructuring, which encouraged landlords to upgrade apartments, and contract renewal, with rents marked down to market value for low-income tenants.
Collection Contents
In this collection of material relating to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Mark-to-Market (M2M) Program the folders retain their original titles and are arranged in reverse alphabetical order within each box. The bulk of the material concerns applications for M2M assistance. Included are detailed reports on individual buildings, often with physical descriptions of the buildings generally and of individual apartments; photographs; appraisals; data on comparable rents; financial information; tenant correspondence and complaints; tenant association meeting announcements; etc.
Newark-related material includes the following files:
Box 1: Aspen Temple Apartments, 825 South 10th Street and 860 South 11th Street (1999-2005); Aspen Stratford B, Avon Street and Stratford Place (2001); and other Aspen apartments in Newark
Box 2: Avon Hills Apartments, 739-745 10th Street (2003)
Box 3: Center City Housing, 76-80 Court Street (2000); Cathedral Park Apartments, 147-153 Clifton Avenue (2003); Broadway Manor, 766-780 Broadway (2004); and Belmont Apartments, 393-416 Irvine Turner Blvd. (2000)
Box 4: floor captain's plans for High Spruce Apartments, 730-742 Martin Luther King Blvd.; Essex Plaza, 15 Pennington Street (2001-2003)
Box 5: High Spruce Apartments, 730-742 Martin Luther King Blvd. (1999-2003)
Box 6: drafts of letters by Frank Hutchins to Newark politicians and others regarding the M2M program (2000-2002); 2 folders of activity reports; lists of meetings and actions undertaken by building (2001-2004); notices of meetings, etc.
Box 7: Introduction to Section 8 - a presentation by Cesar E. Torres, Deputy Director of the Essex-Newark Legal Services (1998); list of M2M properties in Newark; HUD tenants workshop held at Seton Hall Law School, including a list of attendees (1998)
Box 8: Willow Court Apartments, 51-55 Willoughby Avenue (2001); Somerset Livingston Homes, Irvine Turner Blvd., Muhammad Ali Avenue, Boyd Street and 18th Street (2001); and St. Mary's Villa, 419 Sanford Avenue (2002-2005).
Newark-related material includes the following files:
Box 1: Aspen Temple Apartments, 825 South 10th Street and 860 South 11th Street (1999-2005); Aspen Stratford B, Avon Street and Stratford Place (2001); and other Aspen apartments in Newark
Box 2: Avon Hills Apartments, 739-745 10th Street (2003)
Box 3: Center City Housing, 76-80 Court Street (2000); Cathedral Park Apartments, 147-153 Clifton Avenue (2003); Broadway Manor, 766-780 Broadway (2004); and Belmont Apartments, 393-416 Irvine Turner Blvd. (2000)
Box 4: floor captain's plans for High Spruce Apartments, 730-742 Martin Luther King Blvd.; Essex Plaza, 15 Pennington Street (2001-2003)
Box 5: High Spruce Apartments, 730-742 Martin Luther King Blvd. (1999-2003)
Box 6: drafts of letters by Frank Hutchins to Newark politicians and others regarding the M2M program (2000-2002); 2 folders of activity reports; lists of meetings and actions undertaken by building (2001-2004); notices of meetings, etc.
Box 7: Introduction to Section 8 - a presentation by Cesar E. Torres, Deputy Director of the Essex-Newark Legal Services (1998); list of M2M properties in Newark; HUD tenants workshop held at Seton Hall Law School, including a list of attendees (1998)
Box 8: Willow Court Apartments, 51-55 Willoughby Avenue (2001); Somerset Livingston Homes, Irvine Turner Blvd., Muhammad Ali Avenue, Boyd Street and 18th Street (2001); and St. Mary's Villa, 419 Sanford Avenue (2002-2005).
FormatsPhotographic materials; Textual materials
SubjectsPolitics and Government; Property / Urban Development
Time Period21st Century
LanguageEnglish
Access policyOpen for research