Projects & Services
Historic District Projects
Historic homes are usually designated as such because of its architecture or its importance to the culture or history of the area. In each location, there are standards and guidelines meant to preserve its historic status. In the city of Kalamazoo, the Office of Historic Preservation is the keeper and reinforcer of such standards.
Historic Tax Credits
Repairs and updates to historic properties are very specific and can be costly. These properties are often eligible for special grant awards for preservation. V&B Kalamazoo was awarded grants to support their first rehab project from the national and Michigan historic preservation offices.
Links to grant opportunities for the restoration of historic properties:
Michigan State Historic Preservation Office
Understanding the standards and guidelines of maintaining a historic property can be confusing. Work with us to ensure that your home repairs are all up to code. For inquiries and more information, e-mail us at contact@vb-kalamazoo.com.
MICH-Phase 2
(MSHDA Investing in Community Housing)
The MSHDA Investing in Community Housing (MICH) Program will utilize United States Department of the Treasury American Rescue Plan (ARP) Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) as a grant mechanism within MSHDA's Neighborhood Housing Initiatives Division (NHID). This funding will be made available statewide based on a formal subrecipient award structure. MICH will provide occupied single family home rehabilitation, limited to energy-efficiency and accessibility activities. Funding is restricted to households at or below 185% Federal Poverty Guidelines and is subject to availability of funding and regional distribution of resources.
For accommodations, modifications, translation, interpretation, or other services, please contact MSHDA-NHID-Research@michigan.gov
Eligibility requirements:
Applicant must rent in the City of Kalamazoo (Vine, Eastside, Edison, or Northside neighborhoods only) OR own a home in Kalamazoo County.
Meet the income guidelines.
The household must have experienced a pandemic hardship of either a financial hardship based on a loss of household income and/or increased expenses since.
The household must have at least one person with a disability or medical condition that that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
All MICH program funding is handled by the local subrecipient agency, and these agencies pay program contractors directly. At no time will any staff from MSHDA or the local agency ask for money to begin/complete the MICH funded work. Any suspicion of fraud should be immediately reported to MSHDA by calling 517-335-9953 or by submitting a fraud complaint on the MSHDA Website: MSHDA Fraud Complaint Form