COLUMBIA, S.C. — During a City of Columbia Affordable Housing Task Force meeting, Columbia Housing Authority (CHA) Director Ivory Mathews and Vice President of Development Cindi Herrera gave a presentation of CHA's Vision 2030, which included an update of the status of Allen Benedict Court and the replacement for Marion Street High-Rise.
Mathews said as of Thursday, August 5, 2021, CHA received the final approval from HUD for the demolition of the Allen Benedict Court property. Work is to begin within the next 30 days. Mathews also presented proposed plans for rebuilding the site. The new development would include:
- Two senior buildings facing Harden Street with 168 units for those age 62 and over;
- 96 townhomes for families; and
- 99 units for workforce residents, defined as non-disabled, non-senior single adults.
Haven at Palmer Pointe, off Two Notch Road, will serve as the replacement property for the Marion Street High Rise senior living apartments. When completed, the three-story apartment building will house 150 senior units and feature 4,500 square feet of commercial space that CHA hopes will be filled with medical and senior support services.
