HOUSTON – A groundbreaking affordable housing initiative in Houston’s Third Ward is turning vacant lots into dream homes, offering new residences at rents less than half the area’s average market rate.

For newlyweds Alaysia and David Hill, their new two-bedroom duplex represents more than just housing – it’s an answered prayer. At $800 per month for a 1,000-square-foot, two-story home, their rent is less than half the area’s average rate of $1,800 for a two-bedroom apartment.

“I think they’re insane,” Alaysia Hill said about current rental prices in Houston. “Even a one-bedroom apartment I was in before here was almost a thousand dollars, and it wasn’t like it had a lot of amenities or anything.”

A community vision takes shape

The project, which launched with eight homes, is set to gr

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