Esperanza Place
In 2007, the Empowerment Alliance partnered with a local non-profit organization to purchase 30 acres of land in Immokalee for affordable housing. On 14 of those acres, the Empowerment Alliance will construct a 60-unit, single-family subdivision called Esperanza Place. Infrastructure for Phase 1 of the project has been completed. A local designer, Richard Donnelly of Donnelly Design Build donated his time to design the new units to be energy efficient, qualifying for EnergyStar and Florida Green Build Certification.
The remaining 16 acres will be used by the other nonprofit organization for an affordable, multi-family rental development. This is a unique project in that two non-profit organizations are collaborating to share costs on engineering and infrastructure.
Hatchers Preserve
This project will be the future site of 18 single-family homes sold to low-income families. Infrastructure for the project was completed in 2009 and construction of units will begin in 2011. The subdivision features a half-acre open space preserve at the back of the site.
