{"id":213611,"date":"2026-06-08T12:10:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/213611\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:10:07","slug":"130m-renovation-of-the-encore-in-camden-sees-ribbon-cutting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/213611\/","title":{"rendered":"$130M renovation of The Encore in Camden sees ribbon-cutting"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hudson Valley Property Group<\/a> (HVPG), a leading national affordable housing preservation company, announced the completion of a $130 million preservation and renovation project at The Encore<\/a> (formerly Northgate One), a 321-unit, 21-story affordable family housing tower in Camden.<\/p>\n

The 18-month renovation was completed in August 2025 through an on-site relocation approach, allowing all residents to remain at the property throughout construction.<\/p>\n

HVPG marked the milestone June 4 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony alongside city, county, state and federal partners.<\/p>\n

During the event, city officials announced plans to designate the area between 7th Street and Elm Street as \u201cHudson Valley Way\u201d in 2027 in recognition of the firm\u2019s transformative investment in Camden.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ribbon-cutting for The Encore is not only a new beginning for the building but also for its residents,\u201d said Camden Mayor Victor G. Carstarphen. \u201cI am impressed by the enhanced community spaces, amenities and high-quality renovations.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a vibrant environment, and the overall transformation is simply remarkable. The $130 million investment in this property will ensure an improved quality of life while preserving its long-term affordability for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

The construction scope included the comprehensive renovation of all 321 units, along with new amenities, a reimagined fa\u00e7ade, infrastructure updates, new amenity spaces and energy-efficiency improvements expected to reduce energy consumption by 28.3%.<\/p>\n

Unit upgrades included new kitchens with Energy Star appliances, renovated bathrooms featuring WaterSense fixtures, through-wall heat pumps providing heat and air conditioning, new flooring and LED lighting.<\/p>\n

Beyond the physical transformation, The Encore introduced three community-centered programs: Encore Kids!, Fresh Artists and Pineland Alliance Urban Farm.<\/p>\n

The Encore is among the first affordable housing preservation projects to leverage New Jersey\u2019s new Aspire tax credit program<\/a>, administered by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority<\/a> (NJEDA) under the Economic Recovery Act of 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NJEDA\u2019s Aspire Program supports Governor Sherrill\u2019s mission to expand housing options across the state, including for families in the City of Camden,\u201d said Evan Weiss<\/a>, chief executive officer of NJEDA. \u201cThis was a major renovation project that will help improve the quality of life for the residents of The Encore and expand access to community programming for families.<\/p>\n

\u201cInvestments like this help bolster community revitalization, strengthen neighborhoods and expand opportunities for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

HVPG\u2019s partners include HUD, NJEDA, the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA), the Camden County Improvement Authority, the City of Camden, Enterprise Community Partners, PGIM, Citizens Bank, BlueHub Capital, Fallbrook Finance, The Metro Company, KMA Design Studio, ETC, Fresh Artists and Pineland Alliance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hudson Valley Property Group (HVPG), a leading national affordable housing preservation company, announced the completion of a $130…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":213612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93476,93477,10404,93478,93479,93480,93481,93482,93483,93484,93485,93486,93487,93488,93489,93490,93491,93492,69,71,70,93493,93494,93495,93496,93497],"class_list":["post-213611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-bluehub-capital","tag-camden-county-improvement-authority","tag-citizens-bank","tag-encore-kids","tag-energy-star","tag-enterprise-community-partners","tag-etc","tag-evan-weiss","tag-fallbrook-finance","tag-fresh-artists","tag-hudson-valley-property-group","tag-hvpg","tag-kma-design-studio","tag-new-jersey-economic-development-authority","tag-njeda","tag-njhmfa","tag-northgate-one","tag-pgim","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-pineland-alliance-urban-farm","tag-the-encore","tag-the-metro-company","tag-victor-g-carstarphen","tag-watersense"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213611"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213611\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/213612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}