As the board of Atlanta Housing Wednesday voted to approve Terri Lee, chief operating officer of the authority to be its next CEO, the standing-room-only crowd at the historic Roosevelt Hall cheered in jubilation.
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AHA celebrates $40 million Choice grant and approves funding for hundreds of affordable units
It was an Atlanta Housing Authority board meeting like none other in recent memory.
Eugene Jones, AHA’s president and CEO, announced during the board meeting that Atlanta had received an unprecedented $40 million Choice grant to revitalize the Bowen Homes neighborhood.
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Larry Stewart named chair of Atlanta Housing authority
Permanent board leadership at the Atlanta Housing authority is now in place.
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A redeveloped and revitalized Civic Center stirs our imagination
By Maria Saporta Selecting a team to redevelop the Civic Center property is just the beginning of what could be a turning point for intown Atlanta. The board of the Atlanta Housing Authority voted unanimously on Aug. 24 to begin formal negotiations with the redevelopment team of Washington, D.C.-based Republic Properties, Camden, N.J.-based Michaels Organization […]
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Atlanta’s housing authority wants COVID-19 vaccines for its senior residents
The city’s public housing authority is exploring the possibility of vaccinating its elderly residents to protect them from the spread of COVID-19 at the agency’s apartment complexes.
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In new book, AH CEO calls to ‘revamp nation’s housing policy’
Armed with 35 years of experience leading public housing agencies in the United States and Canada, Atlanta Housing CEO Eugene Jones knows politicians — from the local level to the upper echelons of government — don’t focus nearly as much on ensuring their constituents are sheltered as they should.
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After dodging foreclosure, Westside’s London Townhomes bound for $40 million revamp
After helping bail out a decades-old co-op community on the Westside from the threat of foreclosure, a public-private development partnership aims to restore the 200 residences to the tune of $40 million — and the vast majority of them will remain affordable.
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The redemptive potential of Old Fourth Ward’s languishing Atlanta Civic Center
Gone are the days of Broadway musicals, concerts, lectures and commencement ceremonies at the historic auditorium. But public officials in Atlanta say the mammoth isn’t down for the count, but rather hibernating, awaiting its potential resurrection as a place to live, work and play.
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BREAKING: As developer pressures Atlanta Housing to pay up after settlement, agency concedes to foot legal bill sans HUD help
Atlanta’s housing authority will have to foot the bill for a years-long legal battle with developer Integral Group and its business partners with non-federal cash, despite the public agency’s efforts to get permission to use U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funding for the fight.
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Amid pandemic, Atlanta Housing chipping away at 24,000-person waitlist
Stacked with more than 24,000 people, the waitlist for voucher assistance from Atlanta’s housing authority is still plenty daunting, but Atlanta Housing (AH) officials — during a viral pandemic, no less — are still chipping away at the long roster.
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New Atlanta Housing Authority CEO wants to be aggressive on affordable housing
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Nov. 15, 2019
After a month in town as the new CEO of the Atlanta Housing Authority, Eugene Jones Jr. is stirring new life into an organization fraught with leadership turmoil, lawsuits and limited building activity of new affordable housing units for nearly a decade.
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Atlanta’s public housing residents affected by coronavirus can apply for rent relief
A new program launched by the City of Atlanta and its housing authority allows residents in local public housing units to receive rent relief if they’ve lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Atlanta Housing chief insists controversial settlement with developers is “moving forward”
The regional office of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has approved the settlement agreement between Atlanta Housing (AH) and developer Integral Group and its business partners.
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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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By rejecting Integral settlement, AHA will spend money on lawyers instead of housing
Update: The Atlanta Housing Authority met on Feb. 26 after this column had been published, and it voted unanimously to approve an amended settlement with Integral and its partners. After the vote, AHA Chair Chris Edwards said: “Hopefully we’ll get out of the lawsuit business. It stops millions of dollars currently being spent on expensive litigation.”
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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 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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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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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.
