Atlanta reaches affordable housing milestone with Eastside project completion

Atlanta housing leaders including Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens center gather in front of Legacy at East Lake senior housing complex for a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the newly renovated building on Sept Credit Amanda Andrews GPB News Atlanta housing leaders have cut the ribbon on a new senior housing redevelopment in East Lake The project marks a major milestone on the road to Mayor Andre Dickens goal of creating or preserving units of affordable housing by Dickens disclosed the renovation of the Legacy at East Lake apartments places the city at units of affordable housing All units in the complex will be made affordable for seniors and at different levels based on area median income Atlanta Housing CEO Terri Lee mentioned their goal is to welcome people who have been priced out back into the region That is the promise and the opportunity to be able to say that as we develop the city as we developed new affordable housing units we are emerging it for the persons who have labored and have been in these communities for years to come Lee stated Funding for the project was provided by Truist Bank Invest Atlanta Atlanta Housing and the Georgia Department of Locality Affairs Carmen Chubb is President of Columbia Residential the lead developer on the project She announced partnerships are essential to transform the district Legacy at East Lake demonstrates what s realizable when citizens and private partners work together to ensure our seniors have housing they can afford with access to an array of neighborhood amenities Chubb declared In addition to the infrastructure improvements Legacy at East Lake will partner with Matter Fitness to provide residents with access to convenient in-home preventive care services The post Atlanta reaches affordable housing milestone with Eastside project completion appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta