Category: Housing Affordability

Yet another metro Atlanta government has launched a program to help people financially affected by the coronavirus pandemic get housing help. On Thursday, Cobb County opened the online application page for its $22.8 million rental assistance program, which is supported by federal COVID-19 relief dollars. This program adds to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) […]

They’re not mobile homes, but they did arrive on truck beds, already assembled and nearly move-in ready. Cecil Phillips, CEO of Place Properties, says volumetric modular construction is the way of the future and a technique that could produce more affordable housing in Atlanta and beyond. Phillips likes to say, “If the markets could build […]

More than 100 units of affordable housing are in the works in Reynoldstown, an east Atlanta neighborhood that’s been welcoming little more than luxury development in recent years. On Wednesday, the Atlanta Housing (AH) board of commissioners elected to extend the ground lease for a city-owned property at 890 Memorial Drive, paving the way for […]

Atlanta has all the tools it needs to be a dense, world-class metropolis, but the city’s leaders aren’t properly utilizing them in a way that could one day accommodate  the ongoing population boom and boost housing affordability. As housing experts and city officials will tell you, Atlanta today has plenty of construction-ready land, dilapidated and […]

Developers in some Westside Atlanta neighborhoods will soon have to abide by new rules regarding affordable housing when reimagining property in the fast-evolving area. On Monday, the Atlanta City Council adopted legislation that creates the “Westside Park Affordable Workforce Housing District,” which includes neighborhoods encompassing the soon-to-be-completed Westside Quarry Park — such as Grove Park, […]

Nearly three months have passed since the City of Atlanta closed the online application portal for its COVID-19 housing assistance program, and it’s still unclear when exactly people will again be able to apply for potentially vital help. In August, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that, with the support of federal COVID-19 relief money, […]

A Section 8 apartment complex on Atlanta’s southside that’s been falling apart for years seems primed for a revamp that officials say will finally make the property safe and livable. For years, residents at the Forest Cove apartments complained of dangerous, even “uninhabitable” living conditions, including rats, roaches, mold and structural failures, among other blight. […]

The City of Atlanta intends to start accepting new applications for coronavirus-related emergency housing assistance. Some day. In a now-deleted Instagram post, Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, announced that the online portal that allows people to apply for money to help with rent, mortgage bills or other housing-related expenses would open back up yesterday, Feb. 1. […]

By Sean Keenan Once again, federal officials have cast a lifeline — albeit one with an expiration date — to Americans threatened by eviction amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it would extend a nationwide moratorium on residential evictions that was set to expire on Jan. […]

By Sean Keenan The City of Atlanta this week unveiled a guide that could help residents navigate its housing affordability crisis. On Tuesday, officials debuted Affordable Housing ATL: A Resource Guide for Residents, a brief catalog that educates people on housing terms and rights, points people toward housing-related services and highlights public agencies and nonprofit organizations […]