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One very important redevelopment project linked to the Southeast Gainesville Renaissance Initiative (SEGRI) is the redevelopment of the former Kennedy Homes property. A longtime fixture in southeast Gainesville, Kennedy Homes was a federally subsidized housing development that unfortunately came to embody many negative stereotypes associated with low-income housing. Challenged by poor maintenance, drug, and crime issues, problems at Kennedy Homes also contributed to negative impacts within the surrounding community. In 2007, the City purchased and cleared the property, and through the SEGRI program the CRA is formulating plans to redevelop the site into a mixed-income community characterized by high quality housing, top level urban design, "green" features and community connectedness.
As of November 2010, the CRA contracted with Perkins & Will to complete a three phase analysis of the redevelopment site to determine priorities and design concepts. |
