Project Statement

This project will provide funding support for a range of affordable, public, or workforce housing sub-project options in Athens-Clarke County (collectively referred to as “affordable housing”), including, but not limited to, multi-family and single-family developments or redevelopments, which may include associated commercial and retail components of  mixed use developments. Depending upon costs and funding availability, such options may include, but not be limited to, ACCGov ownership of affordable housing; construction of public infrastructure (e.g., public roads, public sidewalks, water lines, sewer lines, and stormwater facilities) to support such housing options; and partnerships with affordable housing providers and investors, public and private, for development and redevelopment of affordable housing, including mixed-income, mixed-use developments or redevelopments that may include affordable or public multi-family rental units and home ownership opportunities. To the extent allowed by law, measures to limit the displacement of existing residents may be considered by the Mayor and Commission when considering available options hereunder. Additionally, to the extent allowed by law, funds may be used as matching funds for leveraging grant opportunities.

Project Update 

In September, most of the horizontal infrastructure project is installed.  The project was issued Substantial Completion on August 12^th. Final completion is projected to be end of December 2024. For the vertical portion of the work many trades continue in multiple buildings – MEP, insulation, drywall, painting, trim work, along with interior finish work such as cabinetry, countertops, tile, and outdoor landscaping, irrigation, site lighting. The vertical portion of the project is more than 90 percent complete and is scheduled to be complete by the end of March 2025.