The Cradock Conservation and Redevelopment Plan was instituted in 2006 to fight deterioration and blight in this historic neighborhood. A map of the Plan areas can be accessed through the links above. The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority (the Authority) is currently working on a number of initiatives in Cradock to further the objectives of the Plan. The Authority is working closely with the City of Portsmouth and with Cradock stakeholders. The Cradock Housing Advisory Group was created to ensure community guidance during the implementation of this Plan. If you are interested in joining this advisory group, which meets monthly, please send us an email.

For more information on the Cradock neighborhood, please visit the website of the Cradock Civic League.

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World Changers is an organization of volunteers that partners with local government and community organizations to provide certain types of needful home rehabilitation services.  It is a ministry of the North American Mission Board and its focus is to provide missions education and involvement for youths through home rehabilitation.  Youths from around the country, along with adult leaders, will come to Portsmouth for a week, working on homes in crews of ten to fifteen people.  The 2008 World Changers event in Cradock was the pilot project for Portsmouth and was a great success. To view media coverage of the event, please click here. To view the World Changers ACTION CAM for Cradock, please click here.

Interest Forms will be accespted for the 2009 World Changers Project from October 15 - December 4, 2008. The homes that are selected will have the repairs performed at no cost to the homeowner through the volunteer labor provided by World Changers, the funding provided by the Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the City of Portsmouth, and the supportive services provided by the Portsmouth Baptist Association.  Homeowners will be required to obtain any necessary permits and/or HPC approvals.  Assistance with the permitting process may be provided. For addtional information, please click here. Interest forms can be downloaded by clicking here.

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Notice #2009-12

The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority is seeking public comment regarding the proposed demolition of the duplex located at 17 Cushing Street, Tax Plate and Parcel #04100140 and the seven-unit building located at 20 Cushing Street, Tax Plate and Parcel #04100230, both located within the boundaries of the Cradock Historic District and built in 1919.  After demolition, new single-family homes will be constructed in the Cradock style.   Questions and comments are welcomed.  Please contact Erika B. Maciula by telephone: (757) 391-2910, TDD: (800) 545-1833 ext. 869, facsimile: (757) 399-8697, electronic mail: emaciula@prha.org or at the offices of the Authority at 801 Water Street, Suite 200, Portsmouth, VA 23704. 

Shown above are photographs of 17 Cushing (left) and 20 Cushing (right) taken in October 2008.

Shown above is a rendering of the streetscape if 20 Cushing is demolished and replaced with two single-family homes in the Cradock Style.

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The Portsmouth Redevelopment and Housing Authority is making available to the public the Intensive Level Survey reports for properties demolished in connetion with the Cradock Conservation and Redevelopment Plan. To view a report, please click on the appropriate address below.

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If you have any questions, please contact Erika B. Maciula by telephone: (757) 391-2910, by facsimile: (757) 399-8697, by electronic mail: emaciula@prha.org or at the offices of the Authority at 801 Water Street, Suite 200, Portsmouth, VA 23704.