06 Nov

Right in the middle of Fort Lauderdale’s historic  Sistrunk neighborhood -where crime, drugs and violence used to rule a community — there’s a farm. And not just any farm. The Northwest Gardens community has built inside of Sistrunk a farm large enough to feed vegetables to the estimated 1,500 people who live in its more than 600 low-income housing apartments. Residents who live here can...

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10 Jul

Affordable housing is rejuvenating the Northwest Gardens neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale. Urban blight throttled the area in the heart of Sistrunk roughly 10 years ago. Today, redevelopment has provided homes for more than 1,500 residents. "Improved housing and vibrant community partnerships have resulted in lower crime, better school test scores and a happier, healthier community," said Tam English, executive director of...

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30 Jun

The affordable housing stock is growing slowly as new projects in Broward and Palm Beach counties address the need among low-income residents. Atlantic | Pacific Communities and the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale celebrated a groundbreaking Thursday on Northwest Gardens V with city commissioners Dean Trantalis and Robert L. McKinzie among the dignitaries in attendance.   The 200-unit apartment complex...

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28 Jun

A community rebirth will be celebrated Thursday, with the completion of Northwest Gardens, a 150-acre, five-phase subsidized housing complex. The apartments rose on blocks that were blighted, north of Sistrunk Boulevard off 12th Avenue in northwest Fort Lauderdale. The subsidized housing community, a project of the Fort Lauderdale Housing Authority, is complete three years ahead of schedule. About 1,500 people with low...

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14 Jun

UPDATED June 14, 2 p.m.: Atlantic | Pacific Communities, an arm of Atlantic | Pacific Companies, just completed the fifth phase of an affordable housing project in Fort Lauderdale. Northwest Gardens V, phase five of the development at 700 Northwest 12th Avenue and 100 Southeast 18th Avenue, will bring 100 new units and 100 redeveloped units to the city, the company announced. The...

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