New affordable housing townhomes are set to be built by Beaches Habitat for Humanity on Mayport Road.
A dirt lot off Mayport Road is more than just Earth to future homeowners like Katheria Carrasquillo.Carrasquillo and her son have qualified for one of the 44 new affordable housing townhomes set to be built byThe 'Coast Haven' is located at 2150 Mayport Road. To qualify, Duval County families must earn between 50% and 80% of the area median income, and be willing to contribute up to 300 hours of “sweat equity” by volunteering on the construction site and attending workshops.
“We have the demand, we don’t have the supply but we have the demand, and what we’ve seen here in Jacksonville over the course of about 15 to 20 years is a lack of response to this crisis," said Joshua Hicks with the Jacksonville Office of Affordable Housing. City leaders also say there are thousands of affordable housing units currently under construction in Jacksonville. The units at Coast Haven will be part of the solution.
“It’s definitely something that anyone whose fortunate enough to be part of I would recommend it a 100 times over," Carrasquillo said. Construction will start this year and the development will open in sections. The goal is to have at least part of the development built by 2025, at that point, they will start moving in families and veterans will be part of the first groups to move in, officials say.Officials break ground on new affordable housing units in Jacksonville's Westside
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