A new housing complex ex expected to come up on the former Ernie Cragin Annex 3, which housed 54 housing units, built in 1970. The constructed on the new project is expected to begin March, 2006 and is expected to be completed in 2007.

The project will come up on 8.13 acres of land, located at East Charleston Boulevard and Honolulu Street. To be constructed with the help of $8 million from federal funds, $7.5 million from tax credits and $1 million from housing authority reserve fund.

The new ones homes will replace the old units which were neither energy efficient nor modern and were in dire need of repairs. One more advantage with the new plan is that there will be place for increased number of units and many recreational facilities for the families. It will have multi-family duplexes with attached garages.

Apart from senior citizens there are more than 500 families waiting for public housing. Continued growth in Las Vegas and the increasing demand for public housing is set only to increase in the coming years.

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