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The building was commissioned by Croydon London Borough Council to replace the aging Taberner House. [1] The new building, which was designed by EPR Architects and built by AELTC at a cost of £107 million, was completed in May 2013. [2] Croydon Council established a new Public Services Delivery Hub (PSDH) within the new building in September ...
According to Your Croydon (a local community magazine) this is due to a stronger partnership struck between Croydon Council and the police. [86] In 2007, overall crime figures across the borough saw decrease of 5%, with the number of incidents decreasing from 32,506 in 2006 to 30,862 in 2007. [ 87 ]
The town of Croydon's first local authority was a body of improvement commissioners established in 1829. [4] They were superseded in 1849 by an elected local board. [5] [6] The town was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1883, after which it was governed by a body formally called the "Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Croydon", generally known as the corporation, town council ...
By 2015, the demolition was complete and Croydon Council had announced a revised residential scheme to lessen the impact on adjoining green spaces and to provide more affordable housing. [6] Construction of a 500-home development began in May 2018 [ 7 ] and completion was expected in 2021. [ 8 ]
HPD is currently in the midst of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's Housing New York initiative to create and preserve 300,000 units of affordable housing by 2026. By the end of 2021, the City of New York financed more than 200,000 affordable homes since 2014, breaking the all-time record previously set by former Mayor Ed Koch. [3]
The Metropolitan Council on Housing (also referred to as Met Council) is a tenant rights organization in New York City founded in 1959. [1] As the oldest and largest tenants' organization in the city," [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it has focused on issues including rent regulation and affordable public housing.
Citizens Housing and Planning Council was founded in 1937 by a coalition of intellectuals and activists who worked closely with Senator Robert F. Wagner in crafting the Housing Act of 1937 and its advocacy helped to encourage NYC to maintain economically integrated public housing, well located in neighborhoods with access to services and transportation.
An artist's impression of the failed Croydon Arena in the arrowcroft scheme. The London Borough of Croydon actively supported an alternative proposal, developed in partnership with property company Arrowcroft, which would involve the construction of a 12,500-seat indoor arena, named the Croydon Arena, as well as 59,234 m² of offices and 874 homes-including affordable housing.