No timeline for construction on Regency Inn housing project
Regency Inn, an old motel property located at 2701 N. O. Henry Boulevard in Greensboro, has been sitting vacant for roughly a year and a half, by Greensboro city manager
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Regency Inn, an old motel property located at 2701 N. O. Henry Boulevard in Greensboro, has been sitting vacant for roughly a year and a half, by Greensboro city manager
One city councilmember said he'd "never seen anything as poorly facilitated as this project" in the wake of repeated missed deadlines. Yet, the city's partners on the project pitched an expansion at Tuesday's meeting.
Greensboro officials have publicly expressed support for Step Up on Second, the city’s partner on a permanent supportive housing project, even after the group became embroiled in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit. But public records reviewed by WFDD paint a more complex picture of the city’s response and relationship with the organization.
Greensboro officials are standing by their partnership with Step Up on Second, a nonprofit organization recently named in a $100 million lawsuit filed by the state of California. The company is involved in a project to convert a Greensboro motel into permanent supportive housing for people struggling with chronic homelessness.