Borda Towers and Venson Center part of $58M renovation project
Louisiana-based developer partners with Memphis Housing Authority on $58 million renovation project for 421 units at the Borda Towers and Venture Center in Downtown.
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Louisiana-based developer partners with Memphis Housing Authority on $58 million renovation project for 421 units at the Borda Towers and Venture Center in Downtown.
Six months after residents at College Park, a government-subsidized housing complex in South Memphis, received letters informing them they would need to temporarily move out due to renovations, the site’s new owners hosted a groundbreaking ceremony.
Seven public housing sites across the city have been sold as part of a new plan to renovate and complete deferred maintenance on the units.
“I built those houses,” said Henry Turley. “There’s nothing wrong with those houses that should cause the residents to have to move out.”
For the second time in a generation, residents are on the move as MHA “converts” public housing to privately managed properties.
The Downtown Memphis Commission affiliate Center City Development Corp. will decide whether to expand the South City Good Neighbor Grant program when it meets Wednesday, Dec. 15.
Marcia E. Lewis is retiring as the CEO of the Memphis Housing Authority effective Aug. 28.
Across the Memphis area, people are reaching out to others with gestures of kindness and generosity.
Construction on the third phase of Foote Park at South City on the west side of Danny Thomas Boulevard is to be completed by June 2021.
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