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Albany commission backs Housing Authority’s Section 18 application to clear Hudson Malone Towers
Summary
The city commission voted Feb. 3 to support an Albany Housing Authority Section 18 demolition/disposition application for the Hudson Malone Towers at 401 Flint Avenue, a step staff says would enable emergency vouchers to rehouse the building’s remaining 34 residents; commissioners pressed for a detailed relocation plan and a housing-authority briefing.
The Albany City Commission voted Feb. 3 to support the Albany Housing Authority’s Section 18 demolition and disposition application for Hudson Malone Towers at 401 Flint Avenue, a staff-backed measure the city says is intended to unlock federal emergency housing vouchers to relocate the tower’s remaining tenants.
City manager Terrell Jacobs told the commission that HUD advised the housing authority to use a declaration-of-trust mechanism tied to a Section 18 application so the authority could finance demolition and redevelopment; staff said HUD would allow the authority to apply for emergency vouchers only once the application process is in place. Jacobs said roughly 34 tenants remain in the…
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