Harrison Village

A new, affordable housing community in Gainesville, GA, Harrison Village offers premium one, two, three, and four-bedroom apartments only minutes from downtown. Located in the Athens Street Corridor, Harrison Village is within walking distance of the Butler Community Center and Park, just off I-985, perfect for individuals and families of all sizes and backgrounds.

Harrison Village Phase I will replace Harrison Square, an aging public housing community in Gainesville that has reached the end of its practical useful life. Tenants currently living at Harrison Square have a right to be placed in new housing at Harrison Village Phase I when it opens. Harrison Square will remain in operation until construction of Harrison Village Phase I is complete, and then is slated to be destroyed and replaced by new apartment homes for seniors once Phase II funding is achieved. Harrison Village Phase I will consist of 120 new apartment homes that will be priced affordably for renters earning between 30% and 80% of the area median income.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) allocated tax-exempt bonds and low-income housing tax credits for Harrison Village Phase I. These resources are the heart of a financing package that will make the project’s affordable rents sustainable for the long term. The DCA-allocated tax-exempt bonds were issued by the Gainesville Housing Authority. Other key participants in the project’s financing include Bellwether Enterprise, BNY Mellon, Freddie Mac, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Red Stone Equity Partners.

The apartment configurations have one to four-bedroom floorplans contained in five, three-story residential buildings. Each apartment has a fully equipped kitchen, clothes washer and dryer, central heating and air conditioning, ceiling fans and walk-in closets. The property will include a covered pavilion with picnic and barbecue equipment, a community building complete with an activity room and computer center, and an equipped outdoor children’s play area.