Five years after hurricane Harvey, seniors displaced from affordable property in Sixth Ward closer to return
Peg Sauter and her husband, Ron Sauter in 2017, readying to move from their apartment in 2100 Memorial, a building for seniors that's flooded numerous times. A new 2100 Memorial is breaking ground this week, and former tenants will be invited to return upon its opening, projected in late 2023.Five years after Hurricane Harvey, seniors displaced from a Houston Housing Authority property in Sixth Ward are a step closer to being able to return.
“We are in contact with the tenants that moved out, and they will have priority placement,” said LaRence Snowden, chair of the Houston Housing Authority. “We’re just excited that we are able to continue doing the work that is part of our mission... There’s definitely a crisis in the city in making sure that we have enough housing stock for those individuals that are needing it most.”
But Billy Brawdy is among those who cannot wait to return. He grew up in Sixth Ward, and loved living on the ninth floor of 2100 Memorial, where he could look out over his neighborhood. When he was forced to move, he tried to find a place in the same ZIP code that would accept the housing voucher that he had been given. He said it took him nearly a year to do so.
Unlike the previous building, which was purchased in 1997 during a period of stable housing prices , the new 2100 Memorial will be built during a period of soaring home prices, struggling supply chains and runaway inflation. The latter has put upward pressure on construction prices.
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