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Tallahassee Housing Authority unveils Springfield Apartments master plan; Demo/Dispo filing, relocations planned
Summary
The Tallahassee Housing Authority presented a master plan to remake the Springfield Apartments into a mixed, higher-density neighborhood hub, including a planned HUD demolition/disposition application, relocation of nearly 200 households and an estimated build-out to roughly 540 units.
The Tallahassee Housing Authority presented its Springfield Apartments master plan to the Leon County Board of County Commissioners, laying out a multi‑year program to replace existing public housing with a larger, mixed‑use neighborhood and proposing a HUD demolition/disposition (Demo/Dispo) application later this year.
Housing Authority presenters said the current Springfield site now contains about 198 existing units and the preferred plan envisions roughly 540 units once redevelopment is complete. Brenda Williams of the Tallahassee Housing Authority introduced consultant teams and thanked commissioners for prior support that she said led to new affordable housing elsewhere.
Brian Keith, an architect and urban planner with JHP Architecture, said the master plan grew from workshops in the Springfield and Griffin Heights neighborhoods and aims to “reconnect” the site to the surrounding community by…
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