Columbia Daily Spectator | 11/25/2013
This article is the third in a three-part series looking at the challanges facing Housing Development Fund Corporation (HDFC) buildings in the city. Part one looked at a recent rise in foreclosures among HDFCs. Part two focused on management problems in some HDFC buildings.
When Yolanda Payne moved to 1878 Adam Clayton Powell 25 years ago, the building looked very different than it does now.
“It was overrun by drugs and heroin … the building was pretty much run-down,” said Payne. “But we endured it.”
Now, she said, the schools in the area have improved, and residents have access to more resources in general.
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Naomi Cohen | journalist 