In 1994, the Atlanta Housing Authority, made desperate by the failure of public housing projects and driven by the federal HOPE VI program, embarked on a policy of destroying public housing projects and building a mixed-income community in their place.
Video Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta
Replaced by a mixed income community
Capitol Homes
Six hundred and ninety-four units were replaced by the Capitol Gateway.
Carver Homes
This 999 unit complex is located in southeast Atlanta, west of South Atlanta and east of Joyland and High Point. It was replaced by The Villages at Carver. Housing projects are still labeled as The Caver Homes neighborhood
Eagan House
A 677-unit complex located in Vine City was replaced by community mixed community Magnolia Park in 2000.
East Lake Meadows
654 units were replaced by The Villages of East Lake as part of a revitalization driven by developer and philanthropist Tom Cousins. Offsite replaced by Columbia Commons and Columbia Village. A small part of the renovated East Lake was cleaned up and transformed into a private low-income apartment complex.
Grady Homes
Built in 1942, Grady House includes 495 units located in the neighborhood of Sweet Auburn. They were replaced by the mixed community of Ashley Auburn Pointe. Many residents keep a flower garden outside their front door. Cannon Lilies was rescued before the demolition, and is now growing near the Oakland Cemetery Historic.
Harris House
Built in 1956, the 510 unit housing unit was Replaced by Ashley College Town The adjacent John O. Chiles Senior Residence has been renovated.
John's Hope House
Adjacent to the Castleberry Hill neighborhood in southwest Downtown Atlanta. 606 units Replaced by The Villages of Castleberry Hill mixed income community.
McDaniel-Glenn's House
41 hectares (17 hectares), 1000 complex units in the northwest of Mechanicsville, were torn between February and May 2006. Replaced by Columbia at Mechanicsville Station.
Perry House
The houses, built 1959, were destroyed by a tornado on March 24, 1975, with buildings replaced in 1976-77. In 1999, 1,072 units of public housing were destroyed. Replaced by the Western Highlands, which include:
- Columbia Estates, 124 townhouses and garden-style apartments, for rent
- Columbia Heritage, a senior housing development consisting of 132-unit revenue mix
- Columbia Park Citi, a mixed garden-style apartment complex of 154 units
- Columbia Crest, a mixed-use project of 152 units of 5,000 square feet (460Ã, m 2 ) of retail space; and
- Columbia Grove, a 138 unit multifamily project that will be the last phase
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The first public housing project in the United States, 1,230 units opened in 1936 located in the Centennial Hill district of Downtown Atlanta, was replaced by Centennial Place. The Kimberly Courts 300-unit off-site was replaced by Ashley Courts in Cascade. Another site was replaced by Ashley Terrace in the West End.
Maps Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta
Crashed
Antoine's Tomb
Senior citizens built in 1965. Architects John C. Portman, Jr. who designed many high-rise buildings in downtown Atlanta (AmericasMart, Peachtree Center, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, etc.). One of the earliest and most influential projects in Portman, its first atrium building and just a public housing project. Located at 126 SE Hilliard St. SE, Downtown. Destroyed 2009 including additions. Portman pleaded to save the building without success.
Bankhead Court
Built in 1970, it consists of 550 housing units. In January 2011, "disassembly is in progress".
Bowen Homes
Bowen Homes was built in 1964, named after John W. E. Bowen, Sr. and is an orange duplex complex, containing elementary schools and libraries. They are along the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway (originally Bankhead Highway) inside the I-285 ("Perimeter"). The site is now classified as part of the Brookview Heights neighborhood.
In 1980, an explosion of a water kettle tube at the City City City Day Care Center killed four children and a teacher and injured seven others. The House of Bowen residents thought the death was linked to the murder of Atlanta children in the late 1970s - early 1980s but turned out to be a tube of overheated water.
the furnace exploded on June 4, 2007 but nothing was killed but the injured caused damage to the interior of the building
a.d williams primary school still stands to this day
Rapper Shawty Lo grew up in Bowen Homes (one of Bowen Homes Carlos's mixtapes , dedicated to this project), and the project is also featured in the TI rapper video What, What is Haapnin ' (seen as "diss" for Shawty). Other musical groups from Bowen Homes include Shop Boyz, Hood Rock. Boxer Evander Holyfield grew up in Bowen.
in half a year between June 2007 and January 2008. In 2008, 913 residents had to leave the complex of 104 buildings, containing 650 units. Bowen Homes is the last major family housing project left in Atlanta and its looting makes the first major city in North America completely rid of big family housing projects (some senior properties and other small properties remain). Destroyed June 3, 2009.
Englewood Manor
It was built in 1970. 324 Englewood manor units were destroyed in 2009 by the Atlanta Housing Authority and the land is still empty to this day. Since 1970, this property has and remains under the control of the Atlanta Housing Authority.
Gilbert Gardens
It was built in the 1960s that was demolished in 2004.
Herndon House
496 units Located in the eastern part of the English Avenue neighborhood, east of Northside in John and Gray. Built 1941. Since January 2011, "demolition is almost finished". Named for Alonzo F. Herndon, born slave, founded the Atlanta Life Insurance Company and became the richest African American in Atlanta. video
On June 15, 2016, the Atlanta Housing Authority announced a development team has been selected to create a mixed community on the site. but may be asked to rebuild housing projects for historical purposes as they are neared to Alonzo F. Herndon. Herndon Homes is the filming location for The Lottery Ticket.
Hollywood Courts
In January 2011, 202 units of public housing "demolition is almost complete".
Jonesboro North
145 units Down in 2008. video
Jonesboro South
160 units Down in 2008. Video Rapper Young Thug grew up in Jonesboro South Apartments (JBS). Young Money Entertainment and Young Thug threw money from helicopters after learning that everyone had to move.
Leila Valley
225 unit Turun pada tahun 2008. video
Palmer House
Senior citizen. Named for Charles Forrest Palmer, first president of the Atlanta Housing Authority. Destroyed floor by floor during Spring 2011.
Roosevelt House
A senior citizen with 150 apartments located in the southwest corner of Centennial Olympic Park Drive and North Avenue. Built 1973. Named to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the American president who, along with Atlanta developer Charles Forrest Palmer, established a national public housing policy. Consist of 150 apartments. The last occupants went in 2009. Destroyed with explosives on February 27, 2011.
Thomasville Heights
Built 1967, 350 units destroyed in 2010.
University House
Built in 1938 on the former Slum Beaver Slide site. Seen as an African American partner to Techwood Homes, the first public housing project in the country. Architects William Augustus Sayward. Destroyed 2008-9. Until April 2011 is still in the planning stage to become another mixed community.
Vila U-Rescue
Destroyed in May 2008.
Community Part 8
Views in Rosa Burney
The apartment units are once separate from the housing project of McDonald Glenn where cleaned and transformed into an apartment complex part 8.
Elements in Kirkwood Apartments
Apartment units were once part of the Eastlake Meadows housing project, but the Atlanta Housing Authority decided to keep those units and turn them into part 8 housing.
Edgewood Court
The Edgewood Court housing project, built in the 1970s, is a housing project of Part 8.
Forest Cove
It is a Section 8 community that gets a general housing subsidy from the Atlanta Housing Authority.
Not Destroyed
Martin Street PlazaMartin Street Plaza, at Summerhill, also known as the Summerhill Project, built in 1979 continues to operate today.
Westminister
Westminster is a public housing community of 32 units in Atlanta, Georgia.
East Lake Highrise
East Lake Highrise is a 150 unit affordable residential community in Atlanta, East Lake Highrise owned and managed by the Atlanta Housing Authority is also the last remaining structure of the Lake Meadows residential project of the East.
Cosby Spear Highrise
Cosby Spear Highrise is a 282 unit affordable residential community in Atlanta, Georgia. This community is located in Georgia's 5th Congress District is also the last structure of the U-Rescue Villa residential project.
Hillcrest House
Hillcrest was once owned by the Atlanta residential authority but was sold to the East Point Housing Authority and now sits empty after EHA fails to provide part 8 of the app.
Hidden Village House
Hidden Village Homes is a derelict housing project once owned by AHA located 2208 verbena st Nw Atlanta. The complex is located in the Dixie Hill neighborhood, the reason for the closure is unknown.
John O. Chiles
John O. Chiles (Harris IIi) is a 190 unit affordable residential community in Atlanta, Georgia. This community is located in the 5th Congress neighborhood, the last remaining structure of the Harris House.
Tucker House
Built in the 1940s (still standing) residential project has been renovated in 2004 and sold as a personal development.
References
- Atlanta Housing Authority
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