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Marion Street Highrise, 1930 Marion Street: May 2021 2 comments
The Marion Street Highrise was part of the Columbia Housing Authority's portfolio, and was built in 1975. Recently the Authority has been evaluating its properties (one imagines due to the deadly problems with some of its units), and has decided that the cost to refit this building is so close to the cost to do new construction that keeping it doesn't make sense.
I was mainly aware of the place because I would often park on Marion Street during the Greek Festival, and always had the feeling that it didn't really fit in with the area. (Though it is not a bad looking building, really).
Given that the building is not to be rehabilitated, I assume it will be taken down, but I have not seen at date for that, or a plan for what is to follow (I assume the land will stay with the Authority).
This WLTX story has more details, and says that the residents started being moved out in May of 2021. It appears that they are now all gone.
As an aside, I had assumed that Marion Street Highrise was just a description of the building, but according to the street sign, that is the actual name.
(Hat tip to commenter Justin)
