Description

There Are Currently 3519 Units Available Under Management by the Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority. These Low-income Housing Units Consist of Section 8, Public Housing, and Low-income Housing Tax Credit Properties. the Hampton Redevelopment & Housing Authority Serves the Hampton, Metropolitan Area.

The Authority was initially created to redevelop the downtown area Hampton. In the 1960’s, the Authority undertook five major redevelopment projects with funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as follows: Bridge Street (downtown Hampton); Old Hampton; Phoebus, Buckroe; and West Hampton. The Authority contracts with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be responsible for two major housing programs: They own and operate three public housing apartment complex and manage over 2,000 Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. The Housing Authority also owns and/or manages over 400 non-public housing units across the city of Hampton. For several years now, the City of Hampton has contracted with the Housing Authority to be a subrecipient of funds received from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and administer the HOME and CDBG Program.