Housing Authority / Habitat for Humanity Partnership
Summary
Habitat wants to buy nine commission properties at a reduced price and build three houses at a time. The commission put eight lots on the sellable list, effectively setting aside its own earlier development plans for those streets.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
Terms and pricing are not yet set; the city also absorbed past acquisition and legal costs on some lots.
Future affordable homebuyers and renters; Habitat's income-qualified clients.
Potentially the commission's own development ambitions for those parcels, which commissioners acknowledged are being set aside.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Redevelopment Commission - Oct 14, 2026
Habitat wants to buy nine commission properties at a reduced price and build three houses at a time. The commission put eight lots on the sellable list, effectively setting aside its own earlier development plans for those streets.
$25 million federal grant moves New Bern's 30-30-30 housing plan forward
$25 million federal grant moves New Bern's 30-30-30 housing plan forward WCTI
Redevelopment Commission - Jun 10, 2026
Staff was scheduled to discuss ongoing activity with the Housing Authority and Habitat for Humanity, including a correction that Habitat did not receive a New Market Tax Credit grant because the committee sought projects in the $5–10 million range.
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