Groundbreaking held for $29 million Farish Street housing redevelopment

Groundbreaking held for $29 million Farish Street housing redevelopment

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A major housing redevelopment project is underway in Jackson's historic Farish Street neighborhood. Gulf Coast Housing will be the developers for the project located on Farish and Monument Street. They said construction started in January 2025 and will cost nearly $30 million. Conservation group names Mississippi River ‘most endangered,’ cites proposed FEMA cuts Sixty-one buildings will be rehabilitated and will cre…

Groundbreaking ceremony held for new Farish Street neighborhood

Multimillion-dollar low income housing investment made

Leonard Court home restoration project underway, ‘rebirthing the soul’ of Farish Street District

More than a hundred people gathered Wednesday outside of We Will Go Ministries to celebrate the groundbreaking of Leonard Court near Farish Street. The nearly $30 million project, more than four years in the making, will restore and rebuild 67 homes in the historic neighborhood located near downtown Jackson.