Jim Woodward of Apex Construction Services maneuvers into position to take a chunk out of an old duplex at Florence and Michigan. The site will eventually be home to multiple one-bedroom apartments, allowing the transitional housing program to help even more in the community.
June 21, 2024
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June 21, 2024 1 a.m.
BHT bids farewell to old duplex
Site will become home to new apartments
Aging and in need of major repairs, the board recently voted to tear the structure at the intersection of S. Florence and Michigan down in order to build multiple one-bedroom apartments at the site. The building needed a host of critical — and expensive repairs, including damage caused by frozen pipes this past winter, board president Barb Oler said.