Redevelopment
The Franklin Housing Authority (FHA) is in the process of changing the face of public housing in Franklin, Tennessee. This process will be a comprehensive, multi-phase redevelopment program to replace the current 297 housing units with 308 new dwellings that will provide vastly improved living conditions. Read below to learn more about the redevelopment.
Redevelopment Timeline:
2009:
- FHA begins the process of redevelopment. Funded through public and private resources, it will replace outdated units as well as increase the availability of raw land owned by FHA for the development of additional low and moderate-income housing.
- FHA selects The Michaels Development Company, specialists in the redevelopment of public housing, to assist in this project.
May 2010:
- FHA breaks ground on a new office/maintenance facility located at 100 Spring Street.
- On the first floor, 5,000-square-feet are dedicated to the maintenance department and a reception area while on the second floor, there are 5,000-square-feet of office space.
April 2011:
- The new office/maintenance facility opens with a ribbon cutting.
Summer 2011:
- The building at 200 Spring Street is turned into the FHA Community Center Building.
- FHA’s Residents’ Association office moves into the Community Center Building.
- FHA begins to partner with area organizations to utilize the space for new programs for residents.
- Opportunities open up within the community building as a result of this new facility including partnerships with Franklin HeadStart, Franktown OpenHearts and Columbia State Community College.
September 2011:
- FHA is awarded a tax credit allocation in September of 2011 from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency.
- This grant will generate more than $6.6 million that will be used to fund a brand new affordable community for seniors.
- In addition to the 9 percent tax credit award from the State, the new community, to be called The Senior Residence at Reddick Street, received $1 million in state housing trust funds, as well as $500,000 from FHA’s capital fund.
October 2011:
- Crews began to demolish the World War II-era homes in the Reddick Court neighborhood, the site of the planned senior living facility.
- The proposed brand new, three-story elevator building will be developed on 1.54 acres of vacant land on Strahl Street, and will feature 44 one-bedroom apartments and four two-bedroom units.
- All of the apartments will be designed specifically for an elderly population and will be affordably priced for low-and moderate-income seniors.
Spring 2012:
Construction is set begin on The Senior Residence at Reddick Street.
Residents and other community members have the ongoing opportunity to participate in strategy sessions throughout the planning process. Click here to view the calendar with this month’s meetings.