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St. Elizabeth Place Apartment’s Historic Origins Will Breathe New Life Into Houston’s Fifth Ward

Source: National Equity Fund Congratulations to Fifth Ward Community Redevelopment Corporation (FWCRC) on last Friday’s (September 27th) groundbreaking of St. Elizabeth Place Apartments in the Fifth Ward district of Houston, Texas. The development consists of the rehabilitation and repurposing of St. Elizabeth Hospital, which was originally […]

New mixed-income multifamily housing coming to Houston’s 5th Ward

Source: Defender News Service Preservation of Houston’s historic St. Elizabeth’s Hospital leads to new mixed-income multifamily housing development in Houston’s 5th Ward. Built-in 1947 in a racially segregated Houston, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital was the first medical facility dedicated to serving African Americans in Harris County. The hospital […]

St. Elizabeth Place breathes new life into historic Fifth Ward hospital

Source: City of Houston Housing and Community Development Safe and affordable apartments will provide new homes and new opportunities Mayor Sylvester Turner joined community members in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward today for the groundbreaking of St. Elizabeth Place, a new community of 85 apartment homes. Approved as […]

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