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Choice Atlanta grants help 14 organizations revitalize the west side

February 18, 2019, 6:39 pm/0 Comments

More than a dozen organizations will receive microgrants to help revitalize west side neighborhoods through an Atlanta Housing program funded by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) department. Fourteen groups working on programs that will help Ashview Heights, Vine City, and the neighborhood around the Atlanta University Center received $50,000 in total to improve […]

A Conversation with Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens

February 17, 2019, 10:23 pm/1 Comment

Andre Dickens is the Post-3 At-Large, Atlanta City Councilman, who has been in office since 2013. Andre Dickens has been one of the few councilmen to be outspoken on issues of gentrification and housing affordability.

A Praxis3 sketch of an affordable housing development planned for Memorial Drive steps from the BeltLine. Credit: Via Atlanta Housing handout

Atlanta Housing, BeltLine, private partners joining on eastside building

February 7, 2019, 5:00 pm/2 Comments

A development of below-market-rate housing may start rising on the eastside BeltLine as early as this summer.

OWN DeKalb launches new affordable homeownership program

February 4, 2019, 5:33 pm/0 Comments

A property management company creates a first-time homeownership program in DeKalb County.

The Home Team documentary examines west side promises ahead of Super Bowl

January 31, 2019, 9:10 am/1 Comment

A new Atlanta film focuses on English Avenue and Vine City residents impacted by Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Enterprise funds collaboration between healthcare and affordable housing

January 28, 2019, 9:10 pm/0 Comments

In Atlanta, Enterprise plans to give up to $10,000 each to nonprofits that have ideas for implementing “scalable housing-based health solutions.”

Why aren’t Atlanta landlords renting to Section 8 tenants?

January 14, 2019, 8:29 pm/4 Comments

The second story in our Section 8 mini-series focuses on landlords’ common complaints and stereotypes, and one housing authority’s efforts to address its landlord shortage.

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Atlanta’s Section 8 tenants have trouble finding good housing

January 7, 2019, 6:10 pm/4 Comments

The first in our mini-series about landlords, source-of-income discrimination, and how Atlanta is responding to the issue.

Report puts Atlanta’s affordability crisis into context

December 17, 2018, 6:23 pm/1 Comment

Atlanta’s affordability crisis may feel extreme to some, but how does it compare to other cities in the Southeast?

Housing forum celebrates 30 years

December 5, 2018, 4:38 pm/0 Comments

The Atlanta Regional Housing Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary this morning with remarks from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.

A TOD is under construction at MARTA's Avondale station in DeKalb County. Credit: Kelly Jordan

Atlanta fund to put “patient” capital to work for affordable housing near transit

October 22, 2018, 1:47 pm/4 Comments

In a city that’s building a lot of new transit but not a lot of new low-cost housing, a city agency is trying a new loan fund that would link one to the other.

Atlanta appoints a new chief housing officer

October 16, 2018, 4:48 pm/2 Comments

Terri Lee, the city’s deputy planning commissioner, will lead new efforts to coordinate affordable housing solutions.

Brookhaven council to vote on citywide affordable housing policy

October 4, 2018, 10:49 am/1 Comment

The city’s planning commission bumped up a policy to set aside 10 percent of new apartment units to include the whole city.

Downtown's Gulch, which may be part of Georgia's pitch for Amazon's second headquarters. Credit: Kelly Jordan

Gulch deal falls short on affordable housing, critics say

September 17, 2018, 10:48 am/10 Comments

For some councilmembers and advocates, the Gulch deal’s affordable housing perks aren’t enough to justify a potential $1.75 billion in public incentives.

Lateresa Chaney, at the front with a clipboard in July, reads a letter from residents to management at Forest Cove demanding renovations, security and better communications. Credit: Maggie Lee

Thomasville Heights residents stuck in deplorable apartments demand better

September 10, 2018, 6:04 pm/1 Comment

Forest Cove’s residents are at an impasse with a system that’s failed them.

Task force lays out affordability proposal at housing forum

September 5, 2018, 2:29 pm/0 Comments

HouseATL presents its affordable housing proposal to the public—including creating or preserving 20,000 units over the next decade.

A potential plan for the mayor’s $1 billion affordable housing promise

August 31, 2018, 9:54 am/4 Comments

HouseATL task force releases its working recommendations—including 24,000 new or preserved affordable homes—for the mayor’s consideration.

Atlanta City Council approves Westside project with lower density and more affordable housing

August 6, 2018, 9:17 pm/3 Comments

The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved plans on Monday for the Echo Street Communities development in English Avenue, one of the first large-scale developments in the area that has triggered strong alarm among many residents concerned about gentrification on the Westside.
The affordable housing plans for the project, which also includes thousands of square feet in office space and retail, match the city’s guidelines, with 35 potential additional affordable units in the works.

The affordable housing that’s hidden in plain sight

July 30, 2018, 6:23 pm/4 Comments

Atlanta’s creating more luxury apartments than low-cost ones, which is part of why many people worry that the age of an affordable Atlanta is coming to an end. But what might be a big part of an affordable housing fix is hidden in plain sight.

Know your “affordable housing”

June 25, 2018, 5:00 pm/11 Comments

Atlanta’s in an affordable housing “crisis,” it’s got a “shortage.” But two people talking about “affordable housing” might not mean the same thing.

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On: GSU Welch School of Art - MFA Open House 10/12/18. Photos by Kelly Jordan

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