Mayor John Whitmire in 2024 asked the housing authority to halt its leasing plans for The Pointe at Bayou Bend. This week he said there is no risk to residents.
An new affordable housing complex located near a former incinerator on Houston’s east side will begin leasing apartments after the state’s environmental regulators found the property meets residential land use standards.
In 2024, Mayor John Whitmire asked the Houston Housing Authority to halt its plans to lease apartments at The Pointe at Bayou Bend, located at 800 Middle Street, until an environmental assessment was completed and officials ensured the land was safe to occupy.
In a statement Thursday, Whitmire assured the public that extensive testing had found the land on which the apartment complex is located is not a risk to residents…