GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Three new homes were dedicated recently in a virtual ceremony by Clay County Habitat.
Habitat Commons is a three-home minor subdivision on Martin Luther King Boulevard. It …
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GREEN COVE SPRINGS – Three new homes were dedicated recently in a virtual ceremony by Clay County Habitat.
Habitat Commons is a three-home minor subdivision on Martin Luther King Boulevard. It features four-bedroom, two-bathroom and two three-bedroom, two-bathroom homes. The three homes’ square feet are between 1,200-1,300 square-feet.
Groundbreaking was in July 2019 and construction began on the project the following month, and it was the last construction project completed by Habitat’s volunteers preceding the start of the pandemic.
The virtual event featured the new homeowners, Mariah, Nyesha and Nijah excitedly speaking of moving into their new homes, a tour of the homes, as well as remarks from some of the volunteers who helped make the project happen.
“Habitat Commons came about when we thought we had one plot of land, but after our surveys, we found out that we would actually be able to build three homes on the property,” said Clay County Habitat Executive Director Carolyn Edwards. Discussing the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic had brought, Edwards highlighting the work that the sponsors and volunteers have accomplished since the pandemic and thanked them for their efforts.
“[Residents] need to have some housing they can afford. These are the folks who are working in local restaurants. They’re bus drivers. They’re teachers. They’re working in hospitals,” Edwards said. “For those making minimum wage, they’ve got to work 108 hours a week in order to afford a two-bedroom apartment at the market rate.”
The sponsors who helped to make this project happen are Publix Supermarkets Charities and State Farm. Volunteers for the project include Pennsylvania College of Technology, TIAA Bank, United States Navy’s VUP-19 squadron, the core volunteers and many others.
The virtual home dedication can be viewed at https://youtu.be/81gy0QliLJ4.
Clay County Habitat for Humanity was established in 1977, building its first home in Penney Farms. The mission is to build or renovate safe, decent and affordable housing in partnership with the community for low to moderate income families. Since our inception, it has constructed 176 homes serving more than 675 adults and children in Green Cove Springs, Middleburg, Orange Park, Penney Farms and Keystone Heights.
CCHH provides a safe place for families to live, grow and build a better future as well as embrace new opportunities.