NBA Hall-of-Famer helps open $37M Bradenton affordable senior housing project

"These are not just apartments. They're homes," said Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning.

Elected officials, NBA legend Alonzo Mourning and others who helped develop Astoria on 9th with Housing Trust Group cut the ribbon outside the apartment complex.
Elected officials, NBA legend Alonzo Mourning and others who helped develop Astoria on 9th with Housing Trust Group cut the ribbon outside the apartment complex.
Photo by Elizabeth King
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A new affordable housing community for seniors in Bradenton recently opened with fanfare — including a visit from a celebrity who helped make the project possible.

Astoria on 9th was developed by Miami-based Housing Trust Group in partnership with AM Affordable Housing, a nonprofit founded by NBA Hall of Famer and Miami Heat legend Alonzo Mourning.

 

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