Since 2015, the Housing Authority of Baltimore City (HABC) has converted several of its public housing sites under the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. A benefit of the RAD program is that major renovations to aging buildings are made through private investment to preserve affordable housing and improve the quality of life for low-income residents.
RAD Conversion – Phase I and II
The properties that were selected for Phases I and II of HABC’s RAD conversions consisted mainly of mixed-population buildings. To date, 20 RAD renovations are currently underway or have been completed, including:
- The Ellerslie Apartments
- The Brentwood Apartments
- Bernard E. Mason
- Hollins House
- The Wyman House
- Pleasant View Gardens (senior building)
- Pleasant View Gardens Townhomes
- Hillside Park Apartments
- The Terraces Senior Building
- Monument East
- Primrose Place
- Bel Park Tower
- Lakeview Towers
- Broadway Overlook
- Govans Manor
- Chase House
- McCulloh Homes Extension
- The Allendale Apartments
- Herritage Crossing
- J. Van Story Branch
Before & During RAD Conversion Sample Images
![Ellerslie Before_2.jpg](/media/1492/ellerslie-before_2_400w.jpg 400w,/media/1492/ellerslie-before_2_800w.jpg 800w,/media/1492/ellerslie-before_2_1200w.jpg 1200w,/media/1492/ellerslie-before_2_1920w.jpg 1920w,/media/1492/ellerslie-before_2.jpg 2246w)
![The Brentwood Before and After-90.jpg](/media/1475/the-brentwood-before-and-after-90_400w.jpg 400w,/media/1475/the-brentwood-before-and-after-90_800w.jpg 800w,/media/1475/the-brentwood-before-and-after-90_1200w.jpg 1200w,/media/1475/the-brentwood-before-and-after-90_1920w.jpg 1920w,/media/1475/the-brentwood-before-and-after-90.jpg 4968w)
![Wyman House Before and After-38.jpg](/media/1477/wyman-house-before-and-after-38_400w.jpg 400w,/media/1477/wyman-house-before-and-after-38_800w.jpg 800w,/media/1477/wyman-house-before-and-after-38_1200w.jpg 1200w,/media/1477/wyman-house-before-and-after-38_1920w.jpg 1920w,/media/1477/wyman-house-before-and-after-38.jpg 4992w)
After RAD Conversion Sample Images
![Ellerslie After_4.jpg](/media/1498/ellerslie-after_4_400w.jpg 400w,/media/1498/ellerslie-after_4_800w.jpg 800w,/media/1498/ellerslie-after_4_1200w.jpg 1200w,/media/1498/ellerslie-after_4_1920w.jpg 1920w,/media/1498/ellerslie-after_4.jpg 2957w)
![Lakeview Tower Before and After-43.jpg](/media/1472/lakeview-tower-before-and-after-43_400w.jpg 400w,/media/1472/lakeview-tower-before-and-after-43_800w.jpg 800w,/media/1472/lakeview-tower-before-and-after-43_1200w.jpg 1200w,/media/1472/lakeview-tower-before-and-after-43_1920w.jpg 1920w,/media/1472/lakeview-tower-before-and-after-43.jpg 4992w)
![Wyman House Before and After-93.jpg (1)](/media/1490/wyman-house-before-and-after-93_400w.jpg 400w,/media/1490/wyman-house-before-and-after-93_800w.jpg 800w,/media/1490/wyman-house-before-and-after-93_1200w.jpg 1200w,/media/1490/wyman-house-before-and-after-93_1920w.jpg 1920w,/media/1490/wyman-house-before-and-after-93.jpg 2246w)
RAD PHASE III
The following sites are expected to convert within the next 6 to 8 years (from 2019):
- Perkins Homes
- Poe Homes
- McCulloh Homes