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"An often-troubled apartment complex is being reborn, thanks to a $36 million renovation.The former Fay Apartments were rechristened as the Villages at Roll Hill on Tuesday morning.The renovation includes reducing the number of apartments from 893 to 703, upgrading security, demolishing 17 buildings, adding new landscaping, tree installation and new playgrounds.\"You can see the total difference,\" said resident Karen Prophet. \"When we first moved up here, it was total hell; now it's total peace. You can see the difference.\"The developers are seeking LEED certification for the project through the U.S. Green Building Council. The project is touted as the largest green renovation of an affordable housing community in the nation.\"I have to say, it is a remarkable, remarkable revitalization that we are celebrating,\" said Shaun Donovan, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.Developers said prospective residents in the Section 8 building are screened and given background checks.\"The problem has to do with their friends, boyfriends and others who often will come on the site to visit, and that's the issue that we're really trying to overcome to really make this a very safe community,\" said Dave Hendy, of Wallick-Hendy Development.Added security helps make the development what it is, but officials also said pride was evident.\"There has to be pride in the community, and what I heard today, what I saw today is an enormous sense of pride in the residents who have worked hard to be part of a plan to bring this community back,\" Donovan said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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