Rosewood Courts was built in 1939 as the first public housing for Black residents in the country. But more than half a century later, residents complained of poor living conditions.
Bans against most evictions in the city and county have been in place for much of the pandemic. Local officials are beginning to phase out these protections.
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A former Home Depot in the St. Johns neighborhood, in North Austin, was used as a COVID-19 testing site last year. The Austin City Council has agreed to let a real estate developer and a local public housing authority build affordable housing on the city-owned site.
There’s a swath of land in North Austin along Interstate 35 that has had many uses. It has been an orphanage, an elementary school, a Home Depot and COVID-19 testing site.
Next? Maybe housing and office space.
On Thursday, members of the Austin City Council agreed to enter into a contract with a real estate developer and a local public housing authority to redevelop the city-owned site in the St. Johns neighborhood. Council members voted unanimously