- Residents of the former Orange Avenue Apartments are moving into their new home.
- According to the Florida Apartment Association, there’s a shortage of 1,575 apartments in Leon County regardless of income level.
- Watch the video to see how great the need is and how one neighbor feels to be home again.
BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:
Right now, there’s a shortage of about 1,575 apartments in Leon County regardless of income level according to Florida Apartment Association.
I’m Terry Gilliam your Southwest Tallahassee neighborhood reporter where the redevelopment of the Orange Avenue apartments is closing the gap for families right here on the south side.
Teresa Boyd is walking toward her new beginning. It’s a place to call home at the new and improved Orange Avenue apartments now known as Columbia Gardens.
“I feel very blessed, and I’m glad Jesus let me live long enough to move into my new apartment.”
Boyd was living in the original Orange Avenue apartments before relocating due to the demolition of the complex. I asked her how important affordable housing is in Southwest Tallahassee and in Leon County as a whole.