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Atlanta Street residents prepare to relocate as redevelopment nears
Construction of 252 apartments could begin by 2017
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Peppers Market at the corner of Atlanta Street and E.E. Butler Parkway has been a regular stop for nearby residents for a generation. The store is next door to Green Hunter Homes, which are being demolished to make way for new apartments.
Atlanta Street’s days as an incubator for violent crime and drug use in Gainesville are numbered. At least that’s what city officials hope will come of plans to demolish the Green Hunter Homes, a 131-unit public housing complex built in the 1950s that has given the street its reputation. Beth Brown, executive director of the Gainesville Housing Authority, said residents are ready to relocate and officials are working to make the process as smooth as possible.