Niles, MI – In less than two years, the Niles Housing Commission is making real change for the lives of local public housing residents with over $1 million in improvements completed and planned for a public housing community composed of 129 high-rise units and 50 scattered family homes in Niles, Michigan. The improvements that benefit current residents and shore up the surrounding community include:

Elevator Repairs – $30,784.00

Exterior Improvements – $8,754.95

Flooring Improvements – $107,000.00

Grounds Improvements – $91,666.00

Grounds Repairs – $7,544.00

HVAC Replacements – $11,930.00

Interior Improvements – $310,304.00

Kitchen Improvements – $141,752.72

Ordinary Maintenance – $47,933.00

Roof Replacement – $215,000.00

Rubbish & Pest Management – $24,867.00

Window Replacements – $5,442.48

Grand Total – $1,002,978.15

“We are very pleased that we have been able to undertake so many improvement projects in such a short time span. While our residents are the direct beneficiaries of the work, the investment improves our entire community in terms of its economic development impact,” said Niles Housing Commission spokesperson and City of Niles, Community Development Director, Sanya Phillips.

FOURMIDABLE, the Bingham Farms, MI based real estate management and brokerage company that manages the Niles properties, is the largest private manager of Public Housing in Michigan with approximately 1,932 total units for Detroit, Lincoln Park, New Haven, Romulus, Royal Oak Township and Sterling Heights Housing Commissions.

“We are very pleased with the progress we have been able to make on improving resident conditions in cooperation with the Niles Housing Commission,” said FOURMIDABLE Chief Executive Officer Jeri Hays. “We are looking forward to additional opportunities that will add value to the lives of our Niles residents.