Up Close with Gwinnett Housing Corporation

By Our Town Gwinnett Staff

Gwinnett Housing Corporation

(GHC) is pleased to announce the opening of Gwinnett County’s first Homeowner Resource Center. To aid in its development, GHC partnered with Norcross’s Downtown Development Authority to facilitate the building acquisition at 128 Lawrenceville Street. The nonprofit also partnered with HomeAid Atlanta and Lennar to renovate the building.

“I am truly grateful for our partnership with HomeAid Atlanta,” said Vice President of Operations Tom Bowers for Lennar Atlanta. “It provided us the opportunity to connect with Gwinnett Housing Corporation and the Norcross DDA to work on this unique project. It’s nothing short of remarkable to know that this completed facility will allow Gwinnett residents to obtain the coveted dream of home ownership.”

With its sights set on officially opening the center’s doors to the public, GHC hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site on June 5th. Local leaders in attendance included Gwinnett County Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson; Gwinnett County Commissioner Kirkland Carden; City of Lawrenceville Mayor David Still and Council Members Marlene Crawford Taylor, Victoria Jones, and Austin Thompson; City of Norcross Council Members Matt Myers and Josh Bare; and City of Norcross Downtown Development Authority Members Lauren Summers, Will Shipley, and Jim Eyre. Martha Revello of Senator Raphael Warnock’s office and Kyra Reed of Congresswoman Lucy McBath’s office were

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