Atlanta City Council approves $1.5 million donation for Henderson Place affordable housing

The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved a $1.5 million donation to Henderson Place to preserve and expand affordable housing in the city.

A staff member at the meeting said, “We had a $1,500,000 donation to Henderson Place, unanimously passed by all of council. And the idea of this was to create more affordability that goes hand in hand with the mayor's affordable housing goals.”

The project will include 76 units, the staff member said, with 16 units set at 50% of area median income (AMI) and the remainder capped at 60% AMI. “So these will be kept affordable for the community, which is huge,” the staff member added, noting Mercy Care as a partner on the effort.

The council’s action was described in the meeting as a donation; no additional details about the donor, timing of the funding transfer, or implementation schedule were provided in the record. The transcript did not specify which council member moved or seconded the approval, nor did it include a numerical vote tally beyond describing the approval as unanimous.

The discussion framed the donation as aligned with the mayor’s stated affordable housing goals and as part of the city’s broader push to preserve and reinvest in housing rather than solely demolish existing properties.

The council did not provide further details in the transcript about long-term affordability covenants, management of the property, or the precise role Mercy Care will play beyond being identified as a partner. Those implementation details and the donor identity were not specified in the meeting record.

Votes at a glance

• Approval of $1.5 million donation to Henderson Place — outcome: approved (unanimously, votes not specified).