mmokalee Fair Housing Alliance will host a wall raising event March 1 to celebrate construction on the first of eight new apartment buildings for low-income families in Immokalee. The new Category 5 hurricane-rated rental complex on Lake Trafford Road will include 128 two- and three-bedroom apartments, along with a community center for meetings, after-school programs and health care assistance. Made possible through grants and private philanthropic support, the community’s rental rates will be capped at no more than 30% of a family’s household income and long-term maintenance for the apartments and communities will be fully covered. The first of eight rental buildings planned for the project is scheduled to be completed in late 2023.
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