News

August 22, 2024

Laurel Street Founder Dionne Nelson: Named 2023 Charlotte Woman of the Year, Transforming Affordable Housing and Economic Mobility in Charlotte and Beyond

  Dionne Nelson, a distinguished thought leader in the affordable housing sector and founder of […]
March 26, 2024

Church, city partner to build affordable apartments in Uptown Charlotte

By WCOCTV.com News Staff CHARLOTTE — There are now more affordable housing options in the […]
October 3, 2022

$40 million from feds will help Durham turn public housing into mixed-income community

The News & Observer, Mary Helen Moore, September 28, 2022 Mayor Elaine O’Neal has seen […]
March 22, 2022

COVID-19 stimulus money could provide low-income housing tax credits

WCNC Charlotte, James Brierton, March 22, 2022 U.S. Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC-12) and Representative David Rouzer (R-NC-07), […]
January 21, 2022

Goldman Sachs Launches $75M Fund to Aid Black Affordable Housing Developers

Commercial Observer, Andrew Coen, January 20, 2022 Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s Urban Investment Group (UIG) has closed […]
October 25, 2021

Cousins Properties Elects Dionne Nelson To Board Of Directors

PRS Newswire, Roni Imbeaux, May 24, 2021 Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ) announced today that Dionne Nelson has been […]
April 7, 2021

Affordable Housing’s Leading Women

Affordable Housing Finance, Donna Kimura and Christine Serlin, April 5, 2021 Dionne Nelson, president and […]
October 9, 2020

Mixed-Income Development Coming to Charlotte’s Uptown

Affordable Housing Finance, September 24, 2020 Laurel Street and the Little Rock Community Development Corp. […]
October 9, 2020

CLT Forward: Laurel Street Residential

Charlotte Business Journal, Laura Williams-Tracy, September 18, 2020 Dionne Nelson and her team are tackling […]
August 14, 2020

Black commercial real estate executives talk about challenges of building their businesses in Charlotte — and solutions for tackling diversity

Charlotte Business Journal, Ashley Fahey, July 28, 2020 As part of the national conversation around […]
July 1, 2019

Atlanta Affordable Project Breaks Ground

Multi-Housing News, Laura Calugar, June 28, 2019 The City of Atlanta, together with affordable housing developers […]
October 9, 2020

What role planning, development has in Charlotte’s push for upward mobility, equity

Charlotte Business Journal, Ashley Fahey, July 20, 2020 Zoning laws, racist deed restrictions and government […]
July 11, 2019

Durham County seeks affordable housing downtown. Here’s what’s coming to Main Street.

The News & Observer, Joe Johnson, July 11, 2019 Dionne Nelson has spent her career building […]
July 10, 2019

950 affordable housing units across the city could be coming soon

Charlotte Observer, Lauren Lindstrom, July 9, 2019 Eight affordable housing projects totaling 950 units stand to […]
June 28, 2019

In Southwest Atlanta, $28M affordable housing venture breaks ground

Curbed Atlanta, Sean Keenan, June 25, 2019 The City of Atlanta has taken another step toward […]
June 20, 2019

New wave of affordable housing units planned for Charlotte, including near light rail

The Charlotte Observer, Danielle Chemtob, June 18, 2019 As Charlotte grapples with a shortage of affordable […]
October 9, 2020

City paves way for new housing

Rome News-Tribune, Jeremy Stewart, May 19, 2020 Several developers got the endorsement of the Rome […]
May 17, 2019

246 units in Daniel Brooks Homes community to be demolished for redevelopment

Fox 8 News, Web Staff, May 8, 2019 HIGH POINT, N.C. — The Housing Authority of […]
May 6, 2020

Affordable housing’ is in the eye of the beholder

Rome News-Tribune, Doug Walker, May 2, 2020 Several new affordable housing projects are in the works, […]
May 17, 2019

Laurel Street Residential Expands Charlotte Footprint

Multi Housing News, Jeff Hamann, April 24, 2019 A private investor has sold Sharon Oaks Apartments, […]