TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — City leaders broke ground Wednesday on a new affordable housing complex in East Henry Heights.

Mayor Jane Castor said this is a big game-changer in the ongoing effort to make housing more affordable for working families.

“What this does is allows people to have a safe place to live while they continue to work their way into better jobs and higher income,” Castor said.

The development, Residences at East End, will bring 174 new units to the area, with 131 of them, or roughly 75%, based on earnings between 22% and 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI), while 43 units will also receive Section 8 project-based vouchers through the housing authority.

"For a family of four, that's roughly between 32,000 and $83,000 a year of income. That is incredibly difficult for anyone

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