Atlanta leaders gathered at an apartment complex on Metropolitan Avenue that’s seen better days. But they were there to celebrate $60 million in expected federal spending that will help pay for building and rehabbing places like Capitol View Apartments, to create or protect good, low-cost housing in Atlanta.
A Wednesday morning meeting of the board of Atlanta’s housing authority signals that two aging legal wrangles are set to continue.
Some of the significance here: public ownership of land, which can ensure the low prices don’t expire.
Atlanta Housing talks plan, schedule to rebuild previously demolished housing projects as mixed-income communities.
Through the Enterprise Rose Fellowship, one designer will focus on creating affordable housing design in Sylvan Hills and Browns Mill Park.With other fellows at three other locations nationwide, Deborah Pérez Centeno will work with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to design affordable housing and engage the surrounding neighborhoods.
By Sonam Vashi 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 […]
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 development of below-market-rate housing may start rising on the eastside BeltLine as early as this summer.
A property management company creates a first-time homeownership program in DeKalb County.
A new Atlanta film focuses on English Avenue and Vine City residents impacted by Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
In Atlanta, Enterprise plans to give up to $10,000 each to nonprofits that have ideas for implementing “scalable housing-based health solutions.”
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.
The first in our mini-series about landlords, source-of-income discrimination, and how Atlanta is responding to the issue.
Atlanta’s affordability crisis may feel extreme to some, but how does it compare to other cities in the Southeast?
The Atlanta Regional Housing Forum celebrated its 30th anniversary this morning with remarks from Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
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.
Terri Lee, the city’s deputy planning commissioner, will lead new efforts to coordinate affordable housing solutions.
The city’s planning commission bumped up a policy to set aside 10 percent of new apartment units to include the whole city.
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.
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