Mr. Patrick Higgins

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  Published on: 10/15/2008    Last Visited: 10/16/2008  

  Construction workers removed the old roof in July, prematurely, because it was before NCR had secured a signed contract with a roofer, according to Patrick Higgins, vice president of communications for NCR.
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  NCR is paying for the cost of the hotel rooms and for all their meals, Higgins said.
  
  Higgins said the new permanent roof will be completed within two weeks.
  
  "They are scrambling to get it done. It is a priority," he said.

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  Published on: 10/6/2008    Last Visited: 11/5/2008  

  NCR spokesman Patrick Higgins said Friday the company's main reason for pulling the plug on the project was the collapsing credit market.
  
  "There wasn't one single reason, but I think the biggest reason is today's financial market," Higgins said."We anticipate that it would be difficult to get a loan for the construction process."
  
  Also a factor, Higgins said, was the fact that in the current economic climate, seniors who wanted to move into the facility might be having trouble selling their homes.
  
  Higgins also confirmed, however, that NCR was somewhat concerned that the administration of Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl, elected last November, was not supportive of the project.
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  Based on a recent conversation with the mayor, Higgins said, it was clear that "he absolutely was not behind the project."
  
  In addition, Higgins noted, NCR's board was not pleased with a change made to the original lease, which would have required NCR to pay OU $60,000 a year regardless of the status of the project's completion.
  
  A rival firm, Athens Health Partners, which runs a retirement home in The Plains, has challenged OU's proposed lease terms in court, arguing that the rent on the property should be much higher.That didn't play a role in the decision to scotch the project, however, Higgins said.
  
  "I can tell you with 100 percent certainty, that had nothing to do with it," he said.

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  Published on: 3/14/2008    Last Visited: 3/14/2008  

  Several factors contributed to the delay, including inclement weather pushing back the date of the roof inspection and the increased time it took to receive nearly 100 doors ordered to replace those damaged the morning of the explosion, said Patrick Higgins, spokesman for National Church Residences, of Columbus, which owns the apartment building.
  
  "It's been a series of unfortunate delays," he said."Estimates are estimates.
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  The apartment roof was inspected within the last week, but Mr. Higgins said he has not received a report of what inspectors found.
  
  "The weather did slow us down a bit," Mr. Higgins said, adding it also took awhile to order and receive the doors, which had to meet historic guidelines.
  
  He said work to repair the building is continuing, and the decision to push back the move-in date was made earlier this week.
  
  The residents, many of whom have moved temporarily into other Toledo area apartments or are staying with relatives, have not been told of the two-month delay, Mr. Higgins said.
  
  "We have been in touch with residents to a certain degree," he said.

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  Published on: 5/28/2008    Last Visited: 5/29/2008  

  All those residents have been relocated to similar state-licensed facilities, Patrick Higgins, a spokesman for National Church Residences, said.
  
  "The financing for the group home was always struggling," Mr. Higgins said.

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  Published on: 12/19/2002    Last Visited: 9/29/2008  

  "National Church Residences is thrilled that HUD has shown this level of commitment to the Commons at Grant and the Rebuilding Lives initiative," according to Patrick Higgins, Communications Director at National Church Residences.

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  Published on: 5/22/2008    Last Visited: 5/23/2008  

  Patrick Higgins, spokesman for National Church Residences of Columbus, said earlier this week that residents would be allowed back into their apartments by June 30.
  
  However, Mr. Higgins said the company received notice yesterday from the Toledo Department of Neighborhoods that the building was ready for occupancy.
  
  He said the company would accommodate residents wishing to move in earlier than Tuesday.
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  "We received a letter from the city of Toledo saying the inspections had given the OK," Mr. Higgins said."We are in the process of notifying residents."
  
  There will be ongoing construction in the common areas of the building, which will be off-limits to residents, he said.
  
  "We could not do anything until the building passed inspection, and we have been waiting for that," Mr. Higgins said.

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  Published on: 10/3/2008    Last Visited: 11/5/2008  

  NCR spokesman Patrick Higgins said the company's main reason for pulling the plug on the project was the collapsing credit market.
  
  "There wasn't one single reason, but I think the biggest reason is today's financial market," Higgins said."We anticipate that it would be difficult to get a loan for the construction process."
  
  Also a factor, Higgins said, was the fact that in the current economic climate, seniors who wanted to move into the facility might be having trouble selling their homes.
  
  Higgins also confirmed, however, that NCR was somewhat concerned that the administration of Athens Mayor Paul Wiehl, elected last November, was not supportive of the project.
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  Based on a recent conversation with the mayor, Higgins said, it was clear that "he absolutely was not behind the project."
  
  A rival firm, Athens Health Partners, which runs a retirement home in The Plains, has challenged OU's proposed lease terms in court, arguing that the rent on the property should be much higher.That didn't play a role in the decision to scotch the project, however, Higgins said.
  
  "I can tell you with 100 percent certainty, that had nothing to do with it," he said.

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  Published on: 5/19/2008    Last Visited: 5/20/2008  

  Residents of the Renaissance Senior Apartments who were displaced after an explosion in the basement of the Valentine Theatre in November will be allowed back into the building no later than June 30, according to Patrick Higgins, spokesman for National Church Residences, of Columbus, which owns the building.
  
  The natural gas explosion at 419 North St. Clair St. occurred about 1:30 a.m. Nov. 23, prompting the evacuation of 67 residents from the 54-unit building.
  
  The residents were originally expected to be able to return in March, but inclement weather combined with the increased time it took to receive nearly 100 doors to replace those damaged in the explosion pushed the move-in date to the end of May.
  
  Mr. Higgins said the doors have been delivered and are now in the process of being installed.Once the building is granted a certificate of occupancy and passes inspections by the city of Toledo and other agencies, residents will be able to move back into their apartment.
  
  He said he is confident residents will be moved in by June 30.
  
  "This is as set in stone as it can be," Mr. Higgins said.

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  Published on: 5/21/2008    Last Visited: 5/22/2008  

  Patrick Higgins, spokesman for the company, said earlier this week that residents will be allowed back in their apartments by June 30.

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  Published on: 10/31/2008    Last Visited: 10/31/2008  

  The project is in the planning stages, spokesman Patrick Higgins said, so there's no financing yet and no projected cost.
  
  Shaky market for tax credits
  
  The nonprofit is hoping its long experience and strong portfolio will attract the few investors remaining for the affordable-housing market, Higgins said.

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