Housing Authority Breaks Ground on Estate Donoe Redevelopment Project
- Kyle Murphy
- January 15, 2021
ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands Housing Authority broke ground on the Estate Donoe redevelopment project on Thursday morning in a groundbreaking ceremony that was held both in-person and live-streamed on Facebook. This project is the first phase of a larger effort aimed at replacing and completely reinventing the Tutu High Rise and Donoe public housing that were irreparably damaged by Hurricanes Marilyn, Irma and Maria. Eighty-four families, many that were displaced because of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, will have access to the new units when the project is completed. The units are designed to be affordable to low-income families. Sixty of the 84 units will be available to families earning 30 percent of the area’s median income. The remaining 24 units will be available to families earning 60 percent of the area’s median income. All units will be subsidized. “Today we start to build something,” said Governor Albert Bryan during the ceremony. He asked those in attendance to put in...
