[DetroitMan]

Lansing to build over 100 new affordable housing units
lansing2 by Brandon Dolley, on Flickr

lansing1 by Brandon Dolley, on Flickr

City officials cut the ribbon on the project earlier today. The officials behind the new project tell 6 News that it’s going to help fill a vital gap in Lansing’s housing shortage and help people improve their lives with a safe place to stay.

The project will include two apartment buildings that will bring nearly 120 new units to Lansing. Most of the apartments will be rent-controlled, helping to take people out of temporary shelters and give them a real place to live. Officials told 6 News that this is going to make a huge impact. “The basis of all foundation of moving forward with your health, with your education, with your job skills, everything starts with a safe, clean, affordable house,” said Doug Fleming, executive director of the Lansing Housing Commission.

These two developments will be the first new units built by the housing commission in more than two decades and will add up to more than 41 million dollars in new construction.

https://www.wlns.com/news/lansing-to...housing-units/