|May 18, 2021 at 6:01 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 6:39 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Housing Authority is looking into asking federal officials for permission to demolish one of the city’s biggest and oldest low-income housing developments.
The Housing Authority of Savannah says they got an assessment done on the property, and that survey found that it would take $40 million to bring Yamacraw Village up to current affordable housing standards. The executive director says that makes it eligible for HUD to consider demolishing it.
Yamacraw Village was built 1940. It is the Housing Authority of Savannah’s oldest property in their portfolio. They say in the last 80 years housing needs and standards have changed.
|May 18, 2021 at 6:01 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 6:39 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Housing Authority is looking into asking federal officials for permission to demolish one of the city’s biggest and oldest low-income housing developments.
The Housing Authority of Savannah says they got an assessment done on the property, and that survey found that it would take $40 million to bring Yamacraw Village up to current affordable housing standards. The executive director says that makes it eligible for HUD to consider demolishing it.
Yamacraw Village was built 1940. It is the Housing Authority of Savannah’s oldest property in their portfolio. They say in the last 80 years housing needs and standards have changed.
After years of low inspection scores, Savannah Housing Authority looks to demolish Yamacraw Village
Application will be submitted to consider demolishing Yamacraw Village By Bria Bolden, Jessica Savage, and Sean Evans | May 18, 2021 at 6:01 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 6:39 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Housing Authority is looking into asking federal officials for permission to demolish one of the cityâs biggest and oldest low-income housing developments.
The Housing Authority of Savannah says they got an assessment done on the property, and that survey found that it would take $40 million to bring Yamacraw Village up to current affordable housing standards. The executive director says that makes it eligible for HUD to consider demolishing it.
Savannah City Council discusses proposal by Salvation Army to build new homeless shelter
Savannah City Council discusses proposal by Salvation Army to build new homeless shelter By Max Diekneite | December 10, 2020 at 6:39 PM EST - Updated December 10 at 7:20 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah City Council discussed a proposal by the Salvation Army to build a new homeless shelter, in West Savannah.
But it’s being met with fierce resistance from some residents there. This could be just one vote away from being approved.
Residents showed up at city hall Thursday and they were not happy.
County records show the Savannah Housing Authority still owns the land. But we have a letter from HUD that states it approved the sale way back in November of 2017. And, the project was also approved last month by the city’s planning commission.