Legacy Point, a new mixed-income neighborhood, is set to transform a plot of dirt and grass in Fort Myers. Leaders say this development represents the future of affordable housing in the area.<\/p>\n
The Dunbar High School band brought energy and excitement to the groundbreaking ceremony, turning the construction site into a celebration. The Southwest Florida Housing Foundation officially began construction on Legacy Point, a 373-unit community on Edison Avenue, which will replace the old Southward Village.<\/p>\n
“Oh God, thank You, Lord. Hallelujah,” said one local attendee.<\/p>\n
For many, including Councilwoman Terolyn Watson, the event was bittersweet.<\/p>\n
“The first time I skated, the first time I kissed the boy, the first time I did anything in my life. I did it out here,” said Watson. “This is a turning point of something better for our residents.”<\/p>\n
Residents are looking forward to the future.<\/p>\n
“[We’re going to] get new peoples, all kind of peoples. I’m glad of that. Yes, everyone need a place to stay,” said another local.<\/p>\n
The project is part of the Greater Dunbar Initiative and includes amenities such as a clubhouse and walking trails.<\/p>\n
“Amenity center, clubhouse, walking trails, all the normal amenities that you would see in any private market development,” said Marcia Davis, executive director of the Housing Authority.<\/p>\n
Funding for this project is complex and includes more than $48 million in federal government grants.<\/p>\n
The groundbreaking marked the start of phase two of construction, with homes expected to be completed in the next two years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Legacy Point, a new mixed-income neighborhood, is set to transform a plot of dirt and grass in Fort…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7137,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210,3837,325],"class_list":["post-7136","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news","tag-collaborator_gen_stories","tag-lee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7136","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7136"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7136\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}