Hyde Park housing plan ‘an answered prayer’ for some residents
Memphians came out for The Brenda Rogers Parent Resource center's grand opening in North Memphis June 22, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A plan to revitalize Hyde Park and introduce different housing options in the area left some residents hopeful for more activity in the historically neglected neighborhood.
Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas and Self + Tucker Architects revealed a plan to increase density and build apartments, duplexes, triplexes and “missing middle housing” to about 200 vacant or dilapidated parcels in Hyde Park.
The initiative is part of the Building Home program, a joint city-county ordinance that moves parcels from the Shelby County Land Bank to the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development for affordable housing.
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Dima Amro
Dima Amro is a native Memphian who covers commercial real estate and economic development for The Daily Memphian. She received her B.A. in journalism at the University of Memphis and M.A. in investigative journalism at American University.
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