Will apartments at Lakeland Square Mall help with affordable housing need?

Apartments to replace vacant Sears store at the Lakeland Square Mall

Vacant retail space at Lakeland Square Mall is being torn down to add hundreds of apartment homes.Stores in the mall need a little bit more business. I feel like businesses are slow these days, said Carolyn Nichols.As a lifelong Lakeland resident, Nichols says Lakeland Square Mall has seen better days.I think due to COVID, when everything was shut down, I think every place kind of lost business a little bit, Nichols said.After losing three in th…

Will apartments at Lakeland Square Mall help with affordable housing need?

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) — At a time when some 90s trends are resurging, it does not seem that a shopping mall, as it once was, is one of them. "Unfortunately there has been a decline, especially over the past few years,” said Melanie Gibson, who lives in Lakeland and works at Lakeland Square Mall. There’s a plan now to breathe new life into the mall and for that, Gibson is excited. "I think it's an amazing thing that's happening to our community. …

New apartments applauded as affordable housing in North Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- The Lake Mead West Apartments are open and accepting applications for affordable units that start below $1,000 a month. A one-bedroom is leasing for $929. Two bedrooms for $1,116 and three for $1,290. That's quite a bit lower than prices around the valley, but there's already a waiting list. Developers of the three-story, 156-unit complex, which is at 32654 W. Lake Mead Blvd. in North Las Vegas, are partnering with HopeLink t…

Affordable housing waiting lists open for East Nashville apartments

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