New development for affordable housing arrives in southwest Fresno

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A groundbreaking ceremonial was celebrated for Heritage Estates successful Southwest Fresno, giving affordable homeowner opportunities to residents successful the area, according to officials.

The ceremonial was held connected Thursday greeting successful the country of East Florence and South Walnut Avenues successful Fresno. The caller development, officials say, volition invited the assemblage with a full of 33 three- and four-bedroom single-family homes successful Southwest Fresno.

The caller improvement aims to supply affordable homeownership opportunities to low- and moderate-income households.

"We person a batch of radical retired determination contiguous that ain their ain home, but they can't spend the mortgage. We person a batch of radical that are renting today, but they can't spend their rent. And truthful this is thing that we're precise very arrogant of due to the fact that these are going to beryllium prime homes but they're besides going to beryllium homes that radical tin afford," said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer.

Fresno Housing, successful collaboration with galore partners, is spearheading the project. Officials accidental the task represents an concern successful the aboriginal of what they picture arsenic Fresno's "most traditionally underserved neighborhoods."

The three- and four-bedroom single-family homes volition person a fixed owe for 30 years to assistance households physique equity and wealthiness successful existent estate.