A Decade After Demolishing Herndon Homes, Atlanta Begins Redevelopment

The Atlanta Housing Authority demolished the 500-unit public housing complex called Herndon Homes in 2010. The agency is finally beginning construction on a mixed-income development to replace the complex.

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The Atlanta Housing Authority broke ground on its first development in years Tuesday.

Herndon Homes was once a 500-unit public housing complex west of downtown.

In 2010, the housing authority demolished the complex and promised to replace it with a mixed-income development.