Summary:
Starting in 1949, the Desire public-housing project expanded quickly and eventually encompassed 262 two-story buildings with 1,860 apartments, making it one of the nation’s largest public-housing sites. In 1995, Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) received a HOPE VI grant to revitalize Desire, but that work was incomplete when Katrina struck. Today, there are 425 rebuilt apartments in what the HANO has dubbed The Estates.
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