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A new apartment complex is springing up in West El Paso.
The Housing Authority of El Paso, also known as HOME, was established in 1938 to provide low-cost housing to low-income residents of El Paso. Today, HOME is the 14th largest public housing authority in the nation, providing homes for over 52,000 residents across 99 communities.
Over the past decade, HOME has been recognized multiple times by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development as a high performer in both the Public Housing and the Housing Choice Voucher Programs and has won praise from the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials with numerous Awards of Merit and one Award of Excellence.
Where is it?
HOME’s new Chair Manor II apartment complex is located at 406 Wallenberg Drive in West El Paso, according to the city’s permit and licensing page.
Located off of Mesa Hills Drive, the new apartment complex is near IDEA Mesa Hills and not far from Robinson Apartments and FlipFit Training.
What was there before?
The new Chai Manor apartment complex is being built atop land adjacent to current housing on the same lot.
The development includes construction of a new building that will house 40 single units atop a 2.33-acre lot.
Who is the contractor?
The contractor for the project is not listed on the city’s website, but the applicant for the project is Robert Garland III of Wright and Dalbin Architects Inc. in El Paso. The owner is listed as HOME in El Paso.
The project is valued at more than $5.5 million.
Adam Powell covers government and politics for the El Paso Times and can be reached via email at apowell@elpasotimes.com.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: What’s that new development on Wallenberg Drive in West El Paso?
Reporting by Adam Powell, El Paso Times / El Paso Times
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