View on WTAE, Seniors who live at Crafton Towers say the building from 1974 desperately needs improvements. “This particular fund is investing in existing buildings, and that’s what this one pot of money does,” Todman said. “The $69 million that we’re announcing across the country is part of a $1 billion pot whose goal is to make repairs and to invest wisely for the future.”
Todman said the Biden-Harris administration isn’t just making affordable housing better; they are transforming housing to be more energy and climate-efficient with additions like solar panels to reduce operating costs through the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program. “So it’s very fulfilling to not just preserve affordable housing, which is what this is, to do it for seniors, which is what this does, but also to do it in a smart way. Reducing our carbon footprint, reducing energy costs is also an important goal in this money,” said Todman.