Motels no more: Influx of affordable housing planned on troubled Tacoma corridor

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Aug. 31—On a South End Tacoma commercial corridor in an economically distressed area where crime has unnerved businesses and neighbors, a $30 million market recently sprung up.

The product is real estate. More specifically, motels.

Five former motels on South Hosmer Street have been sold since June 2021, with each now poised to transition into low-income housing, according to interviews, property records and an online listing.

They include the Econo Lodge, the site of two homicides this year — one after it sold — and the Howard Johnson, the site of another. The corridor's two other homicides in 2022 occurred at other lodging establishments not sold. The violence has underscored broad concerns from area businesses and neighbors about the street's safety.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/motels-no-more-influx-of-affordable-housing-planned-on-troubled-tacoma-corridor/ar-AA11k1NB

[OneCrazyDiamond]

1. The city should get involved.

If they filled the units with motivated folks who are housing insecure it could push out the murdering element, and reduce street camping. Needs the city to be involved to insure it's done right.