The city of Duluth was unusually successful in garnering state support for affordable housing projects this year. Written By: Peter Passi | × An architectural rendering of the 52-unit Brewery Creek Apartment Building at the northeast corner of Sixth Avenue East and Fourth Street in Duluth, a project which has been spurred on by more than $30 million in state aid for low-income housing announced on Thursday. (Courtesy of City of Duluth) Duluth Mayor Emily Larson hailed the news Thursday that five local housing projects would receive crucial state support, saying: "It just feels so good to finally have a piece of good news in the dumpster fire that has been 2020."