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Chronicle Building, Orange
 

HANDS recently renovated the 100-year-old former Orange Chronicle building to house its new offices as well as an upscale restaurant and other businesses.  Follow the progress in these photographs as this badly deteriorated office building near the Orange train station became the handsome new headquarters of HANDS.

New Street, Orange

The worst building in the neighborhood becomes a symbol of hope in the East Ward of Orange.

Landmark Homes, East Orange

New townhomes developed by HANDS on N. Grove Street in East Orange.

 

S. Burnet Street, East Orange
 

Another deteriorated problem property returned to the tax rolls by HANDS.
 

Snyder Street, Orange

Four abandoned houses were sucking the life out of Snyder Street in the East Ward of Orange. Today they are beautiful homes for first time homeowners.
 

Berg Place, Orange

This mysterious private Street in the Valley that sits behind homes on Tremont Avenue was once "company housing" for Berg hat factory employees. Thanks to HANDS it has a new life.
 

Cornerstones Homes, Orange

Dilapidated houses stood on these five sites not long ago Soon...proud new homeowners.
 

The Brass Company on Freeman Street, Orange
 

Once the home of West Orange Brass Company, these buildings have new life in the ValleyArts District.
 

Legislation Signed

From Pat Morrissy, Executive Director of HANDS:  Yesterday [January 8, 2004] I was in the Governor's office when he signed the Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act. What a great feeling after more than two years of drafting, lobbying, testifying, negotiating, compromising, arm twisting, cursing, despairing and now celebrating. Diane Sterner and Allan Mallach of the Housing and Community Development Network and I were asked to join the Bill's sponsors and the Mayors of Trenton and Irvington as the Governor signed it.   Now we need to put the Bill to work.   Orange will be the first laboratory for demonstrating its effectiveness.   Can't wait!

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