The former Melrose High School building in Memphis could have been like any other shuttered public school in the country. The school is located in a Memphis neighborhood called Orange Mound, which became the first subdivision in America built specifically for Black homebuyers when it was founded in 1890. Adaptive reuse of the school building preserves a historic structure that’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places. “Right now we are around 30,000 units short of quality affordable housing,” Cash says. “A lot of times you’ll have your senior center or senior facilities and all things catering to seniors in one part of town or one part of a community,” Cash says.

Source: Forbes May 08, 2024 19:48 UTC