Universal Community Homes has achieved a number of successes in its brief history and is poised to make a number of other achievements in the upcoming years.
Universal Court 1
21 unit Townhouse Development
completed October ,1999
Martin Luther King Plaza
560 units and 4 Highrise Towers0
demolished October, 1999
Universal will build 93 townhouses, a Community Park, and Community Center on the site
More than 60 units of affordable rental units
15 affordable units for first-time homebuyers
Construction of 4 units for first-time homebuyers
More than 10 units of market rental and homeownership
The construction and rehabilitation of 13 homes
The City of Philadelphia’s selection as development partner to complete 86 units of affordable housing units
The Philadelphia Housing Authority’s selection as development partner to revitalize the Martin Luther King Plaza and the surrounding Hawthorne Community, which totals an estimated 350 units
Successful application submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a $25 million grant for the revitalization of Martin Luther King Plaza
Successful application submission to the U.S. Department of Labor for the replication of the Center for Employment Training, a national job training mode