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Housing

A collection of 5 posts

Roanoke Started a Land Bank in 2019. It's Just Now Getting Off the Ground.
Housing

Roanoke Started a Land Bank in 2019. It's Just Now Getting Off the Ground.

Officials hope a change to the program run by the nonprofit Total Action for Progress will get more abandoned homes restored.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jun 6, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke's Public Housing Authority Plans First New Major Development in Decades
Housing

Roanoke's Public Housing Authority Plans First New Major Development in Decades

The city’s housing authority hopes to construct an initial 86-unit complex in Northwest Roanoke.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau May 23, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke Needs Thousands of Affordable Housing Units, Study Says. Why Does the City’s $7-Million Plan Promise 40?
Housing

Roanoke Needs Thousands of Affordable Housing Units, Study Says. Why Does the City’s $7-Million Plan Promise 40?

Even with the record government investment, officials acknowledge it can only go so far to address Roanoke's affordable housing needs.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 14, 2023 • 4 min read
Roanoke Housing Commissioners Hear How They Could  Enhance, Expand Affordable Housing Units
Housing

Roanoke Housing Commissioners Hear How They Could Enhance, Expand Affordable Housing Units

“So your recommendation is, essentially, ‘Do this as quickly as you can,’” the commission's chairman told a consultant.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Jul 26, 2022 • 3 min read
Facing Diminished Funding, Roanoke Housing Authority Eyes Shift To Section 8 Voucher Model
Housing

Facing Diminished Funding, Roanoke Housing Authority Eyes Shift To Section 8 Voucher Model

Roanoke's housing authority is beginning to explore a shift that would allow it to more easily retrofit, demolish and expand housing.

  • Henri Gendreau
Henri Gendreau Feb 15, 2022 • 4 min read
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