There are 5 article(s) tagged Ralph Perrey:

• October 2025

  • City completes public-housing redevelopment after 10 years

    City of Memphis leaders marked the opening of the sixth and final phase of South City, the 712-unit mixed income conversion of what was once the Foote Homes public-housing development.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2025

• June 2024

  • ‘It’s about transforming lives,’ mayor says, as he cuts ribbon on latest South City addition

    The ribbon-cutting Thursday, June 13, of a new senior-citizen apartment building at the former Foote Homes was also a look back at the longer timeline of the city’s move to mixed-income communities.

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2024

• January 2022

  • Federal ARPA funds for past-due mortgage payments coming from state

    The Tennessee Housing Development Agency begins taking applications online Monday, Jan. 10, for $168 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding for those behind on their mortgage payments specifically because of the pandemic.

    By Bill Dries January 10, 2022

• July 2019

  • Frayser affordable housing gets foothold despite economic challenges

    As many as 30 more new homes could follow two new homes completed recently on Whitney Avenue in Frayser. The effort comes with some city investments and some remaining challenges from the Great Recession.

    By Bill Dries July 18, 2019

• November 2018

  • THDA grants aim at gap between housing cost and appraised value

    Three Memphis nonprofits will be part of a two-year trial program to make up the gap between what it costs to build or rehab a house in some parts of the city and what the appraised value is.

    By Bill Dries November 16, 2018