With a growing demand in Nashville for both affordable housing and new apartments close to the city center, some developers are converting low-density housing projects into higher-density mixed-income developments in an effort to satisfy both needs.
One example is Envision Cayce, planning for which started in 2013 with construction getting underway in 2015. Upon completion, the East Nashville site of the largest public housing development in the city will house up to 2,000 families with mixed incomes, compared to 716 low-income families under the former model. The mixed-income project includes a slot for each of the families that lived there prior to the redevelopment.
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