A low-income housing property gets a big makeover in Covington.
Monday, the Community Housing Partners held the formal dedication of the newly remodeled Dolly Ann Apartments.
Resident Freddie Parks was excited to show us the inside of his new apartment.
Sadly he moved into the complex in 2005 after his wife passed away.
At 76-years-old the improvements help him get around better.
”I like the way everything is set up just right for me,” Parks explained.
What's most important to Parks is the price.
“Well, the thing of it is, is the rent didn't go up, the rent stayed the same,” he said.
Management says the $5 million improvements were mostly paid for using tax credits and didn't cost residents a single penny.
“Low income housing is important through out the united states. Here’s a 108 apartments, we're keeping 108 families off the streets, keeping them out of homeless situations, out of overcrowding situations,” said Scott Reithel, Vice President of Property Management of CHP.
Besides a $40,000 make-over for each unit, Parks and his neighbors say management has provided a new sense of community for Dolly Ann.
“Now that everything is nice and new and clean everybody wants to keep it that way,” said resident Karen Hall, and you can't put a price tag on a sense of pride.
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