STEELE CREEK NEWS
Housing
Partnership Plans Senior Housing in Ayrsley
(June 3,
2011) The
Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Housing Partnership is planning to develop an 86-unit senior
living community in the southern end of Ayrsley near Westinghouse
Boulevard.
The proposed design
includes two residential buildings on a 4.59 acre parcel, replete
with a picnic area, walking trail, and sitting areas. The main
access to the site will be located off Pioneer Avenue near
Westinghouse Boulevard with a secondary access through Shaffer
Valley Way to Lennox Pointe Drive, providing connectivity to
surrounding communities.
“We envision a
Mecklenburg County where everyone will live in a decent, affordable
home,” said Pat Garrett, president of The Housing Partnership. “And,
homes for the most vulnerable members of our community are an
essential piece of the puzzle, whether it’s in the Seversville
neighborhood or off Westinghouse Boulevard.”
Last summer the
Charlotte City Council voted down a request by the Housing
Partnership for subsidies to construct a 90-unit rental development
on the
site. As opponents
to the development argued before the City Council last June, this
was not the right place for more affordable housing. Ayrsley
currently has more rental units than owned units, and the community
is still being developed. Because there is existing subsidized
housing nearby on Township Road, the Housing Partnership needed a
waiver from the City Council to receive a subsidy. A waiver is not
needed for subsidized senior housing. It would be financially
difficult to build affordable housing without tax breaks, subsidies,
or other economic assistance.
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