Tucson House Secures $50M Renovation Grant

Tucson’s largest public housing project has received a $50 million Housing and Urban Development grant to renovate the outdated high-rise. The 17-story Tucson House, built in 1963, is home to more than 450 seniors and residents with disabilities.

In addition to renovating Tucson House, the grant will fund three additional “affordable, mix-income housing” developments, one being the conversion of a dated motel into public housing.

Tucson House was originally built as a luxury apartment complex in 1963, but the area began to decline in the 1970s and the complex was abandoned by the time HUD bought it and converted it to public housing in the 1980s. The building has not received any significant renovation since the 1990s and is in serious need of redevelopment.

Plans call for the introduction of assisted living services and proposed amenities, including a health clinic, grocery store and cafe.