.jpeg "Congressman Marc Veasey announced $3.1 million in federal funding Thursday, March 12, for infrastructure to support the second and third phases of Hughes House in the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative. From left to right: County Commissioner Roderick Miles, Mary-Margaret Lemons, president of Fort Worth Housing Solutions; Veasey, Brian Dennison, chief development officer of Fort Worth Housing Solutions; and City Councilwoman Deborah Peoples.")
Congressman Marc Veasey announced $3.1 million in federal funding Thursday, March 12, for infrastructure to support the second and third phases of Hughes House in the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative. From left to right: County Commissioner Roderick Miles, Mary-Margaret Lemons, president of Fort Worth Housing Solutions; Veasey, Brian Dennison, chief development officer of Fort Worth Housing Solutions; and City Councilwoman Deborah Peoples.
Kamal Morgan
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Congressman Marc Veasey announced an additional $3.1 million in funding Thursday for a Stop Six housing project that will help revitalize the area and provide mixed-income housing.
The federal funding will go toward water and sewer infrastructure for the second and third phases of the Hughes House apartments, which are part of the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative. The initiative aims to replace the 300-unit Cavile Place public housing project with roughly 1,000 mixed-income units, along with 12,000-square-feet of commercial space, in the historic east Fort Worth neighborhood. “We need to help people, as this area continues to prosper and grow,” Veasey said. “We need to make sure that people are able to afford their homes, be able to find a place to live, to take care of their families, raise their kids, and that they have those opportunities.” The first phase of Hughes House, named after legendary basketball coach Robert Hughes Sr., had a grand opening last October at 4830 E. Rosedale St. That apartment complex has 162 units, of which 145 will be set aside for affordable housing. Another part of the project, Cowan Place Senior Living, opened in November 2023. The 174-unit complex at 5400 E. Rosedale St. serves residents 62 and older. It includes a library, fitness studio, salon, and spaces for private meetings with medical professionals. The Neighborhood Initiative involved years of collaboration among Stop Six residents, Fort Worth Housing Solutions, city leaders and numerous community stakeholders and partners. Its goal is to create a vibrant, sustainable community focused on education, healthcare, safety, services and amenities.
Mary-Margaret Lemons, president of Fort Worth Housing Solutions, said the project has been a “labor of love” as the community and many others have worked over the past decade to change the neighborhood’s trajectory.
“We cannot be more appreciative of the support and collaboration of all our local governments coming together to make change in East Fort Worth,” Lemons said.
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Kamal Morgan covers racial equity issues for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He came to Texas from the Pensacola News Journal in Florida. Send tips to his email or Twitter.