The City and Borough of Juneau invites the community to celebrate a new road to housing at the intersection of Jackie Street and Renninger Street, next to Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School and Gruening Park Apartments. Parking is available at Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School.
The event is scheduled for July 27 from 12-1 p.m. with introductions starting at 12:10 p.m. Speakers will include city manager Rorie Watt, chief housing officer Scott Ciambor, lands manager Greg Chaney, Gruening Park Apartments staff, and Dzantik’i Heeni Middle School staff.
Jackie Street is the road that leads to Renninger Subdivision, the first major subdivision the city has completed since 1999. Renninger Subdivision will provide for multiple types of housing developments like apartments, condos, and single family homes.
“We are viewing the Renninger Subdivision project almost like an open house,” said city manager Rorie Watt. “We encourage the community to know the ins and outs of a project that has come in below the estimated construction costs, while maintaining high quality construction by a skilled contractor.”
Historically it was thought the area could only host 46 new units at a $30,000 per unit land development cost. Instead, the city has been able to build a subdivision capable of 189 units for $5,600 per unit cost. “Renninger Subdivision is providing new land for multi-family developments in the center of our community, on the road system,” said Chaney.
Alaska Housing Development Corporation, owner of the nearby Gruening Park Apartments, is in the process of purchasing two of the six lots at Renninger Subdivision and intends to build them to maximum capacity. The Juneau Educational Home Build Partnership, also in the process of purchasing one lot, will construct single family homes with an educational component for high school and college students wanting experience in the construction trade sector.
For more information on the Jackie Street Ribbon Cutting, contact the CBJ Lands and Resources Division office, (907) 586-5252 or lands_office@juneau.org. For more information on Renninger Subdivision, visit http://www.juneau.org/lands/Request.php.
