Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC

Green Living Festival - Energy Efficiency Focus day on June 2nd @ 12:00 pm LIVE panel discussion - free virtual event. https://tinyurl.com/5bxhyekr. TGNCDC's Dana Gray will be moderating a conversation with George Robnett of CAASTL , who will share what makes a home energy efficiency from the perspective of a contractor, Lauren Pyatt of STL County Health Dept will share a public health perspective and discuss the Healthy Homes & Energy Efficiency Coalition, a Habitat for Humanity Homebuyer will share her experience of living in an energy efficient home, and Dana will share the Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC perspective of a landlord making rental units more energy efficient.

You are invited to a Landlord & Rehabber Training, Tuesday, April 27, 6:30-8:30pm, Property Management Services and Software, offered online in a Zoom meeting. Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us//tJErcOmsqD0oHteSj4_eR_CmTebaql-k After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom. Save that email or copy and paste the information into your calendar. You will need that information to join the April 27 virtual workshop. We will hear from a handful of pro...perty management professionals about management software, including Tenant Cloud, Yardi, SalesForce, Appfolio, and the practices that keep their rental operations running smoothly. Eddie Mungai will discuss MoCaFi, an app whose ‘Bill Pay’ feature can send check payments to the landlord and report those payments to Equifax and TransUnion helping build the tenant’s credit score. The 2021 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, please contact [email protected] The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance. The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices. This activity is funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant via the St. Louis Community Development Administration and coordinated by Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC, North Newstead Association, and The Vacancy Collaborative. COVID-19 RESOURCES: Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC has compiled resources for tenants, landlords, and property management during Covid-19. Review those here: https://docs.google.com//17fz2vrAnqJwXWtv_zNIipfNG3u/edit Are you or your tenants in need of housing assistance? Employment Connection may be able to assist you with past due Rental Payments, Mortgage Payments, Utility Payments. Applicants must be qualified with income at or below 85% of the area median income. For more information call: 314-333-5627

You are invited to a Landlord & Rehabber Training, Tuesday, March 23, 6:30-8:30pm, In-depth Lease Review, offered online in a Zoom meeting. Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us//tJUuf--qpzgtGdAmfrKeYZx0UxR0scgU After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom. Save that email or copy and paste the information into your calendar. You will need that information to join the virtual workshop on March 23. Christopher Bedell, Associate Attorney at Lashly ...& Baer, will outline critical lease provisions, rules addendum, renewal addendum, right to bear arms vs prohibit arms on premises, rental and pet insurance, etc. The 2021 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, please contact [email protected] The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance. The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices. This activity is funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant via the St. Louis Community Development Administration and coordinated by Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC, North Newstead Association, and The Vacancy Collaborative. COVID-19 RESOURCES: Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC has compiled resources for tenants, landlords, and property management during Covid-19. Review those here: https://docs.google.com//17fz2vrAnqJwXWtv_zNIipfNG3u/edit See more

We are so excited to announce our newest program, ARCH by HomeScreen: At-risk Renters' Connection to Housing. ARCH by HomeScreen gives our growing network of landlords the ability to advertise their vacant units to nonprofit agencies seeking housing for their clients. The easy-to-use web-based platform connects non-profit agencies and landlords considering renting to applicants with barriers in an innovative way. Thank you to Employment Connection Saint Louis for the opport...unity to bring this idea to life. Read more and find out how to participate here: https://www.towergrovecdc.org//announcing-arch-by-homescre

Save the date(s)! One week from tonight is our second landlord training in the 2021 series. Stay warm and join us on Zoom! https://www.towergrovecdc.org/landlord-training

You are invited to a Landlord & Rehabber Training, Tuesday, January 26, 6:30-8:30pm, Best Practices to Avoid Eviction, offered online in a Zoom meeting. Register here: https://umsystem.zoom.us//tJctcOGspz4sG9z4ghj7B5JawFb_LDON After registering, you will receive a confirmation email from Zoom. Save that email or copy and paste the information into your calendar. You will need that information to join the virtual workshop on January 26. Presentations to include:... Karen Tokarz, Attorney, Washington University Law School Professor, President of STL Mediation Project, expert in dispute resolution, will discuss the successful outcomes of mediation as an alternative to eviction, and eviction moratoriums related to Covid-19 Kristan Nickels, TGNCDC Asset Manager, will share best practices to avoid evictions in advertising, interviews, screening, rules of conduct addendums, lease provisions, and communication. Kristan will review rental and utility assistance resources. The 2021 Landlord & Rehabber Training is a Northside-Southside Collaboration between North Newstead Association, The Vacancy Collaborative, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC. This FREE training is open to all landlords, property managers, rehabbers, developers, and interested parties. Zoom is ADA compliant with exceptions. If you need special accommodations, please contact [email protected] The goal of the Landlord & Rehabber Training Program is to stabilize our communities by building an eco-system of educated landlords, rehabbers, and small developers empowered to reduce vacancy and nuisance. The program will enlist professionals from real estate, property management, law, accounting, preservation, & finance industries to share their knowledge on acquiring and developing real estate and implementing property management best practices. This activity is funded by a HUD Community Development Block Grant via the St. Louis Community Development Administration and coordinated by Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC, North Newstead Association, and The Vacancy Collaborative. COVID-19 RESOURCES: Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC has compiled resources for tenants, landlords, and property management during Covid-19. Review those here: https://docs.google.com//17fz2vrAnqJwXWtv_zNIipfNG3u/edit

Today is Energy Efficiency Day! #EnergyEfficiencyDay To celebrate, TGNCDC wants to showcase an energy efficiency improvement project we are wrapping up at a 4 family on Bamberger. The project started in 2019 with an energy assessment by Ameren, which resulted in recommendations for improving the building’s energy performance and rebates available from the utility company for each measure. Next TGNCDC applied for and was awarded a grant from US Bank Foundation specifically... to help cover costs of this project. The energy improvements include new central air conditioning and furnace motors, replacing all lighting with LED bulbs, faucet and shower aerators, programmable thermostats, filling all holes and cracks on ductwork with mastic, and replacing windows with energy star thermal windows. The project cost was estimated at just over $31,000. Ameren rebates are expected to be $11,000 and the US Bank grant will cover the remaining $20,000. TGNCDC is covering staff time to manage and implement the project, along with benchmarking the building energy use before and after the improvements. Energy savings are estimated at $1,575 annually, which will be savings for our tenants. Further this project will improve the indoor air quality, enhance tenant comfort by reducing drafts, reduce maintenance calls, and reduce the carbon footprint of the building. We appreciate Ameren and US Bank for making this project possible! See more

In our response to the Covid-19 virus, the physical Tower Grove Neighborhoods CDC/HomeScreen tenant screening office is closed to the public until further notice but we are still operating on a daily basis. Home Screen applications will continue to be processed in a timely manner. Be safe out there!

We are excited about this one! Our tenant screening service, HomeScreen is now compliant with LIHTC federal reporting criteria. By making the move in process more efficient, HomeScreen will help low income renters find safe, affordable housing, more quickly than ever before! Read the whole story here: https://www.towergrovecdc.org//homescreen-tenant-screening

Excited to be working with Carondalet Community Betterment on this initiative! Share with your neighbors in 63116, application are taken on a first come, first serve basis!