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‘We’re grateful they’re here’: Residents of troubled Jacksonville apartments optimistic about new owners
Read full article: ‘We’re grateful they’re here’: Residents of troubled Jacksonville apartments optimistic about new ownersTwo years after News4JAX started investigating a pair of troubled affordable housing complexes they’re now under new ownership with a big plan to renovate.
I-TEAM: Troubled Eastside apartment complexes under new ownership, renovations to come in next 60 days
Read full article: I-TEAM: Troubled Eastside apartment complexes under new ownership, renovations to come in next 60 daysA Jacksonville nonprofit and a developer have purchased a pair of troubled apartment complexes on the city’s eastside, paving the way for renovations and property improvements. Nonprofit LIFT JAX and real estate company Joined Development announced on Tuesday that they official purchased Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens for $6.2 million. The agreement was years in the making. They expect to begin renovations within 60 days.
I-TEAM: Owner dubbed ‘slumlord’ cites federal underfunding for apartment problems
Read full article: I-TEAM: Owner dubbed ‘slumlord’ cites federal underfunding for apartment problemsIn the News4JAX I-TEAM’s ongoing investigation into failing apartment complexes in Jacksonville, the spotlight has shifted to the Eastside Terrace and Eastside Gardens properties, where government subsidies help many pay their rent. The two sister properties, just a mile north of the sports complex, have been under scrutiny for years due to substandard conditions.
Curry, Rubio, Scott call for new ownership at deteriorating Eastside apartment complexes
Read full article: Curry, Rubio, Scott call for new ownership at deteriorating Eastside apartment complexesU.S. Sen. Marco Rubio has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Development (HUD) asking that the owner of two Jacksonville apartment complexes be removed from ownership and banned from owning any other federally-subsidized properties.