HousingWednesday, November 4
Some Yamacraw Village residents get a right to return under a new housing agreement, if they stay eligible
The Daily Savannah team
If you've followed Yamacraw Village's future, here's what changed: the Housing Authority of Savannah and the Yamacraw Resident Council reached an agreement Thursday, according to a joint press release. It guarantees at least 100 income-based units in the new development, and eligible residents get the right to return.
Yamacraw's redevelopment took years to reach this agreement
- 2019A Capital Needs Assessment finds living conditions have deteriorated.
- 2020Discussions about Yamacraw's future get underway.
- Aug. 2025The Housing Authority submits its demolition application.
- Oct. 29The Housing Authority and Residents Council announce an agreement.
Source: The Current
Current residents will relocate while crews build. The Housing Authority will help cover moving costs, security and utility deposits and transportation, and each household gets a relocation specialist.
- Dates: none yet for moves, demolition or construction
- Still pending: HUD approval of the Section 18 demolition application
- Updates: Residents Council hears from the Housing Authority every six months
“And it's not the ceiling, it's the floor.”
Yamacraw's agreement comes after decades of decline
- At least 100
- income-based units promised in the new development
- $40 million
- in capital improvements a 2019 assessment said Yamacraw needed
- 3,000
- residents displaced by federal slum clearances
Sources: WJCL, The Current
Sources: WJCL, The Current, Savannah Business Journal