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Providence Community Housing to restore historic Lafitte building
45 new affordable rental units planned for families
51 total units reserved for households below 50% AMI
Final phase completes Faubourg Lafitte redevelopment by 2026
Providence Community Housing, alongside VPG Holdings and the Housing Authority of New Orleans , announced plans to rehabilitate the historic Lafitte building and construct 45 new affordable rental units in the city’s Faubourg Lafitte neighborhood. The project marks the final phase of the long-running redevelopment of the former Lafitte public housing site.
The initiative includes restoring the last remaining original Lafitte structure, which will house six one-bedroom apartments on its upper floors and a property management office on