Atlanta is opening another housing complex for those who are homeless — the third such opening this year.
The latest reimagines the 1960s-era Atlanta Motel, which had sat deteriorating along Moreland Avenue right off I-20 in east Atlanta.
The 56 units, renovated by the developer Stryant, will be open to people considered chronically homeless, meaning they’ve been without a place for more than a year.
“This is a blueprint now on what’s possible, to take old hotels, old motels, turn them into studio apartment units in this growing city — to make sure no one is left behind,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said Wednesday at the opening.
The Atlanta Housing Authority is providing housing vouchers for the units, so residents pay no more than 30% of their income on rent. Fulton County has committed to providing supportive services.