Greystone restoration wins national honor
The renovation of the historic Greystone Apartments at Second Avenue and East First Street in Rome is a readers’ choice national award winner in a contest sponsored by Affordable Housing Finance. The project also received the best preservation project award from the same organization.
In-Fill Housing and Tapestry Development Group used low-income housing tax credits to finance the renovation of the 71-unit complex, which provides affordable housing for seniors and special needs adults.
The apartments are managed by Charles Williams REIC of Rome.
The average income of residents at Greystone Apartments is $12,405. The complex is evenly split with half of the resident’s seniors living on fixed incomes and half with a variety of
disabilities. About half are seniors older than 62, all living on fixed incomes, while the remaining residents are 61 or younger with mental or physical disabilities. Northwest Georgia Housing Authority has provided 17 projectbased vouchers for those with very low incomes.
The project was completed in 2015 and features a mixture of green energy techniques.
Foley Design Associates served as the architect, Choate Construction was the general contractor and SK Collaborative served as technical advisor on the project, consulting and doing green EarthCraft certification, which Williams is also seeking to include in its upscale RiverPoint Apartments, planned for acreage just west of State Mutual Stadium.
Illusions antique shop coming to Broad Street
Scotty Buffington, owner of When I Was a Child Antiques and Collectibles, 1428 N. Broad St., is planning to open a new antique store at called Illusions at 204 Broad St.
Buffington said the new shop would feature upscale antiques, vintage jewelry and fine art. “It’s not going to be like an antique mall, just high-end pieces,” Buffington said. “Furniture, art and jewelry, that’s it.”
He chose the name Illusions because some people see magic in old pieces. “With antiques sometimes you see the old and sometimes you see a newness and beauty in it,” Buffington said.
The new building does not have as much space as the North Broad shop does, about 2,000 square feet.
Buffington plans to open the new store Saturday, Oct. 1, and it will be open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Poultry farmer can access assistance
Poultry producers across Floyd County and northwest Georgia have the opportunity to save money on their energy by taking part in a grant-funded program offered through the U. S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Limestone Valley Resource Conservation and Development Council offices.
Applications are screened to determine if sufficient savings can be achieved through energy efficiency upgrades. If that is found to be the case energy audits will be made available to them. Once the audit is completed the producer will become eligible for energy efficiency funding.
The programs are competitive and funding is only awarded to farms with the most significant opportunity for energy savings.
For additional information, contact Stephen Bontekoe of Limestone Valley RC&D Council at 706-657-4174.
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