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Brookwood Flats redevelopment presented to Franklin City residents; officials outline relocation, timeline and rents
Summary
Developers and the Franklin Housing Authority presented a conceptual plan to redevelop Brookwood Flats, describing 2–3‑story buildings around interior green space, an entitlement and review timeline of roughly 1.5 years before construction, and projected rents at about 60% AMI ($1,280–$1,900); officials said current residents will be relocated to other authority properties.
Matt Huff, a landscape architect and planner with Kimberly Horn, opened a neighborhood meeting to present a conceptual redevelopment plan for Brookwood Flats and to gather resident feedback. Huff said the meeting was informational, not a sales pitch, and described the project team and process.
Derwin Jackson of the Franklin Housing Authority said Brookwood is the last phase of a decades-long public-housing redevelopment effort that began in 2008. Jackson told attendees the authority started with about 297 public-housing units across its portfolio and expects roughly 550 units when all phases are complete. He said residents affected by site work are being moved to other recently completed authority properties, and stated, "nobody's ever displaced without having a place to go."
The presenters described Brookwood Flats as a 34‑unit community built in the 1960s with aging buildings. The conceptual master plan replaces older structures with new two- and three‑story buildings…
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