HOUSTON — Houston’s Cuney Homes, the city’s oldest public housing complex, is set to receive a major $50 million renovation funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, but residents say they need more information about their temporary relocation as moves could begin as early as next month.
The 90-year-old property, which opened in 1938, has provided affordable housing for lower-income families for generations but is now showing significant signs of age. The Houston Housing Authority recently announced a five-phase renovation plan that will run from now through 2032, beginning with demolition of buildings on the property’s east side to make way for new family and senior housing.
“I was born and raised here so I watched these apartments go from being something to nothing so it definitely needs a renovation,” said one resident who has lived at Cuney Homes her entire life…