COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A proposal before the Columbia Planning Commission could mean significant changes for one affordable housing complex.

In its Thursday meeting, the commission will hear more on a plan to demolish the Dorrah Randall complex, replacing it with a 76-unit development called “Summit at Belmont.”

The site, located along Dorrah Street and Oakland Avenue, currently contains 52 multifamily units that will be torn down under the proposal. The Summit at Belmont plan calls for 11 buildings to house 76 units, as well as a community building with a fitness center, leasing office, multipurpose room, community garden, playground, pavilion and a plaza.

Columbia Housing Chief Development Officer Cindi Herrera explained to WIS that the change comes as Dorrah Randall was determined t

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