Oak Ridge breaks ground on affordable housing

The Oak Ridge Housing Authority (ORHA) has broken ground on a new project bringing more than 100 affordable housing units to the city’s Scarboro community as well as renovating 128 existing public housing units across the city. The $64 million development is a partnership between the city and Collaborative Housing Solutions. ORHA presently has more than 1,000 households on its waiting list. Investment in affordable housing in Oak Ridge has been historically low, but increased interest from industry requires new housing for economic development.