The people behind efforts to build 120-units of affordable housing held a ceremonial groundbreaking for Whiteaker Commons Monday afternoon.

The project will sit at the corner of 5th Avenue and Adams Street in a spot that was previously a paid parking lot.

“This is one of the areas that people most want to live in the city because it’s so close to so many things and it’s so good for transit, biking, walking and rolling wherever you need to go,” said Jason Lear, advisor to developer Red Apple Square. “But you don’t see a lot of new housing being built here. There’s just not a lot of land.”

The location includes a bus stop on its north side, and sits north of the parking lot for Bruns' Apple Market.

“People want more affordable housing, and even though change can be a little difficult and

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