100+ residents of aging Marion Street High Rise expected to be moved due to safety concerns Apartments in a new construction project will be made available to residents of Marion Street, Columbia Housing said. (Source: Columbia Housing Authority) By Kiana Miller | January 28, 2021 at 8:35 AM EST - Updated January 28 at 1:45 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia Housing says it is building new units and repositioning and upgrading current units in an effort to provide quality, safe and affordable housing.
That includes the aging Marion Street High Rise, which was built in 1975.
Columbia Housing hired an engineering firm to conduct an assessment and analysis of its buildings. Based on HUD’s total development cost schedule, replacement costs for Marion Street were estimated at $20,261,404 with estimated rehabilitation costs totaling $16,040,024.