Better Housing Coalition buys former motel property in Chester
April 1, 2021
A rendering of the Colbrook Community, an upcoming income-based housing project by the Better Housing Coalition in Chester. (
Courtesy of Better Housing Coalition)
The Colbrook Motel property in Chester is the latest target for the Better Housing Coalition.
The local housing nonprofit bought the now-razed motel’s site at 13916 and 13920 Jefferson Davis Highway for $1.2 million earlier this month, according to the county’s online property records.
Better Housing, which focuses on income-based housing, plans to build a 166-unit, income-based project called the Colbrook Community, with a mix of primarily garden-style apartments and 16 townhomes. Units would come in one-, two- and three-bedroom configurations, said John Bolton, the nonprofit’s vice president of real estate development.