Tucked in a southeast Fresno neighborhood dotted with old apartment complexes is a new, modern 14-unit affordable multifamily community from the Fresno Housing Authority and development partner Terance Frazier. Cedar Heights is located on a narrow but deep acre of land on Hamilton Avenue, south of the Fresno Fairgrounds and next to the authority’s renovated Cedar Courts development. The two-story buildings, painted white and gray, are flanked on one side by young palm trees and sit close to a fence separating it from privately owned apartments to the east. The new development is a few blocks from the problem-laced Hayston Avenue apartment complex featured in The Fresno Bee’s “Living in Misery” report. “The housing authority is showing landlords that there is a thoughtful way to build affordable housing that’s well designed and well maintained and that low-income families who live here deserve respect and dignity,” said Preston Prince, the authority’s executive director. “We’re hoping to be setting a tone and setting a direction for this community,” he said. The housing authority and community leaders on Tuesday celebrated the grand opening of the apartments with a ribbon cutting. Prince and Fresno City Council Member Sal Quintero said they hope the project will influence neighboring property owners to renovate or take better care of their properties.
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