MAYOR QUINTANA, URBAN LEAGUE OF ESSEX COUNTY, AND OTHER DIGNITARIES TO HOLD “HOUSEWARMING PARTY” FOR NEW LITTLETON HOMES AT FAIRMOUNT PROJECT

Four homes rehabilitated in partnership by ULEC, LISC, and City

Newark, NJ – December 11, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Luis A. Quintana, members of the Newark Municipal Council, Housing and Real Estate Division Director Mike Meyer, Urban League of Essex County President and CEO Vivian Cox Fraser, Fairmount Neighborhood Association President Dorian Johnson, and other dignitaries will host a “housewarming party” and Open House at the newly-rehabilitated Littleton Homes at Fairmount, four completely rehabilitated single family homes, on Thursday, December 12, at 11 a.m., at 205-207 Littleton Avenue, in Newark’s West Ward.

The party will display the features of the homes to the media at the ceremony. The rehabilitated homes feature hardwood floors, private entrances, and large backyards. They are less than a five-minute walk from transportation and access to Rutgers University, New Jersey Institute of Technology, and other job centers. Each house has three bedrooms, three baths, and is priced at less than $140,000. The project was done on City-owned land that was conveyed to the ULEC.

Littleton Homes is ULEC’s first rehabilitation project, and is part of a comprehensive plan to revitalize the Fairmount neighborhood funded with support from the Wells Fargo Foundation. Construction was done by the local African-American construction firm MidAtlantic Alliance, LLC, and Newark architect Joe Asfour. RCG, Inc. provided both development and construction management oversight of the project. Funding came from a partnership of ULEC, the City of Newark, and the Greater Newark Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). Littleton Avenue is the focus of the ULEC’s Model Block initiative to improve quality of life in the Fairmount neighborhood.

Who:

Mayor Luis A. Quintana
The Newark Municipal Council
Housing and Real Estate Division Director Mike Meyer
Urban League of Essex County President and CEO Vivian Cox Fraser
Fairmount Neighborhood Association President Dorian Johnson
Other dignitaries

What:

Housewarming party and open house for the four newly-rehabilitated homes of the Littleton Homes at Fairmount

When:

Thursday, December 12
11 a.m.
Where:

205-207 Littleton Avenue
Newark, New Jersey

For more information, contact the Newark Press Information Office at (973) 733-8004

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