The Syracuse Housing Authority lost more than $1 million in subsidies in 2025 while holding vacant housing units to which they planned to relocate residents during the redevelopment of public housing.
SHA held the vacancies across several properties for McKinney Manor residents who chose to move to housing units managed by SHA, said SHA Deputy Executive Director Jalyn Clifford. McKinney Manor was demolished as part of the redevelopment of public housing.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development does not subsidize vacant units, Clifford said…