The new Howard Levine Child Development Center will be operated by the YMCA Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI), the agency leading the revitalization of the site of the former Boulevard Homes public housing project, now named The Renaissance, is pleased to announce that it has raised $9.7 million of the $15 million needed for the […]
CONTINUE READINGSchool to establish new Public-Private Partnership Pilot Program CHARLOTTE, N.C. April 22, 2014 – Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI), the agency coordinating the education and services continuum at the Renaissance, formerly the Boulevard Homes community, is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) that represents a unique public-private partnership […]
CONTINUE READINGOn Friday, November 1, 2013, Laurel Street Residential and Charlotte Housing Authority are holding a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening of the first phase of The Renaissance, The Retreat at Renaissance, with remarks starting at 10:30 a.m. The Retreat at Renaissance Senior Apartments is the initial phase of the Boulevard Homes redevelopment, The Renaissance, […]
CONTINUE READINGThe group revitalizing the former Boulevard Homes has selected its leader and plans to model its K-8 school after the Charles R. Drew Charter School in Atlanta. CHARLOTTE, N.C. July 29, 2013 – Renaissance West Community Initiative (RWCI), the agency coordinating the education and services continuum at the former Boulevard Homes community, is pleased […]
CONTINUE READINGIf you’ve driven by the old Boulevard Homes site on West Blvd. you may have noticed a change in the landscape- construction is rolling along and we can’t wait to see the finished product. Phase 1 – Retreat at Renaissance The Retreat at Renaissance, which provides 110 units for fixed-income seniors and the disabled […]
CONTINUE READINGOne can add Ben Bernanke, president of the Federal Reserve Bank, to the list of people in admiration of Tom Cousins. Although most people in Atlanta know Tom Cousins as a real estate leader and developer who founded Cousins Properties, Cousins has gained national notoriety for his philanthropic efforts in the redevelopment of the East […]
CONTINUE READINGCreating a Collaborative Community in Charlotte Purpose Built Communities’ newest Network Member is The Renaissance West Community Initiative in Charlotte, NC. This new non-profit organization is spearheading the revitalization of the old Boulevard Homes, a failed housing project on the west side of Charlotte that had five times the city’s violent crime average in […]
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