Construction’s underway for Greenwood Manor, a residential venture intended to provide affordable housing to seniors in New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The project’s being managed by the New Smyrna Beach Housing Authority, which has provided 126 public housing units since 1950.
Greenwood Manor will offer 80 units in a three-story building. There are 65 one-bedroom units and 15 two-bedroom units. Amenities include a one-story clubhouse. The building comes with elevators and hurricane-proof windows. It will cost around $23 million to complete.
Elected officials participated in the groundbreaking ceremony earlier this week. Photo from the Daytona Beach News-Journal
Construction requires the general contractor, NDC Construction Company, to demolish Greenlawn Terrace. Greenlawn Terrace was built in 1954. It was deemed obsolete by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in 2019, per the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
At this time, rent is not publicly available. However, units will be offered to seniors over the age of 62 years old. Teresa Pope, New Smyrna Beach’s Housing Authority’s executive director, hopes to keep rent less than $1,200 per month, which is the average rent of many housing units in the area. She acknowledged that she wants to keep the community available to seniors who live on a fixed income.
An aerial view of the build site, per Google Earth.
Greenwood Manor’s address is 600 Greenlawn Street, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, 32168, in Volusia County.
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I was wondering when these places will be opening,hope really soon
Please tell me when Greeley’s manor is opening
It’s ashame that 40 families had to leave there home after the flood and were promised by Theresa pope and assistant crystal lier that we were gonna be the first people to come back when they opened green lawn manor and that you had to be 55 or older. THEN THEY CHANGED THE AGE TO 61 and DIFFERSNT MANAGENT WAS TAKEN OVER AND THEY COUKDNT HELP YOU ANYMORE!!! Talk about your whole life being turned upside down. They just lied lied to everyone that had to leave. Lost everything they had and were out out!!!! Talk about everyone that satin!!!! that’s what that is
When is green lawn matter in new Smyrna Beach Florida? When will they be excepting applicants? I really would like to know. Thank you.