A quarterly event focused on taking stock of Atlanta’s housing-related issues has been cancelled thanks to growing worries of a fast-spreading coronavirus.
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Atlanta lawmaker: $100 million affordable housing bond should help city buy land for residences
When Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms last month called for the city to issue $100 million in bonds to propel affordable housing initiatives, local leaders and housing professionals began brainstorming how the money might best be spent.
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BREAKING: Avoiding a trial, Atlanta Housing board approves amended settlement agreement with Integral Group, partners
In yet another shocking switcheroo, the Atlanta Housing board of commissioners on Wednesday approved a settlement agreement that could end a years-long legal battle between the public housing agency and developer Integral Group and its partners.
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Atlanta Housing heading to trial over lawsuit with Integral Group, development partners
The decision to forgo a vote on the settlement, which would have mandated that AH pay the Integral Group team $1.8 million in legal fees accrued during the fight, means the involved parties are headed to trial, Integral Group officials told SaportaReport.
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Atlanta mayor calls for $100 million in bonds to boost affordable housing stock
On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms called for another $100 million investment aimed at boosting the city’s affordable housing stock.
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Atlanta leaders pass ordinance barring landlords from income discrimination
The Atlanta City Council on Monday passed an ordinance that bars intown landlords from turning away would-be tenants based on their income.
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BREAKING: Atlanta Housing board to vote on $1.8M settlement with developer Integral Group, partners
Next week, the Atlanta Housing (AH) board of commissioners is expected to vote on a settlement agreement that could end a years-long legal feud between the public housing agency and developer Egbert Perry.
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City councilman: Landlords who get subsidies should accept vouchers from housing authority
The new chair of the Atlanta City Council’s Community Development and Human Services committee says landlords who take advantage of public subsidies, such as tax breaks, should be legally required to accept vouchers from the city’s housing authority.
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Green space upgrades planned for West Highlands residential complex
Just northwest of the under-construction Westside Reservoir Park, a decades-old mixed-income housing complex is poised to undergo a major greenspace and amenities update to the tune of more than $1.2 million.
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Q&A: Atlanta Housing CEO wants more locals and program participants securing agency contracts
On Thursday, SaportaReport sat down with AH CEO Eugene Jones to discuss how the agency can better provide jobs to Atlantans, especially those whom it helps.
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Herndon Square groundbreaking: Pledges that it’s a new day for housing in Atlanta
City leaders heralded Tuesday’s official ground-breaking of Herndon Square on Northside Drive as the start of a new day for Atlanta Housing and affordable housing developments.
But not everyone at the ceremony was convinced.
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After delays, Atlanta Housing set to break ground on affordable apartments for seniors
On Tuesday, a long-stalled affordable housing project in English Avenue is slated to finally begin construction.
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Saved from foreclosure, Atlanta Housing’s London Townhomes project could be “success story” for agency
A humble, decades-old co-op community just inside The Perimeter’s westernmost reaches seemed destined for foreclosure in 2017. But thanks to a collaboration between Atlanta’s housing authority and real estate developer The Benoit Group, the London Townhomes complex is primed for a major upgrade.
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Settlement reached between Atlanta Housing and Egbert Perry
The era of lawsuits and countersuits at Atlanta Housing and the city of Atlanta appears to be nearing an end.
Eugene Jones, president and CEO of Atlanta Housing, said through a spokeswoman that the authority has reached a settlement agreement with developer Egbert Perry, CEO of the Integral Group.
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Report: Atlanta Housing spending nearly $50 million on new construction in FY2020
At long last, Atlanta’s housing authority is getting back into the construction game.
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Opinion: Why YOU should attend Atlanta Housing board meetings
Once a month, the Atlanta Housing board of commissioners convenes to discuss policies that dictate how thousands of predominantly low-income residents can or could be helped by the local agency, and you should be there. But you’re not.
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Giving thanks for the uplifting moments in our lives
Recently it has felt as though I’ve been spending too much of my energies complaining and worrying about the current state of affairs.
So, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I began to count our blessings, and I realized there are so many that they won’t all fit in one column.
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BREAKING: Atlanta Housing settles long-running legal dispute with former CEO Renee Glover
By Sean Keenan and Maria Saporta.
A long-standing legal battle between Atlanta’s housing authority and its former CEO Renee Glover is coming to an end.
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Housing authority CEO: Atlanta should shed stigma of so-called ‘public housing’
The oft-used term “public housing” leaves a bad taste in many people’s mouths, and according to Atlanta Housing’s new CEO Eugene Jones, it needs to go away.
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Atlanta Housing board lowers work requirements for rent assistance
More than 1,000 families could soon become eligible for rent assistance from Atlanta’s housing authority, thanks to a policy change enacted Wednesday afternoon.
