Here at All My Sons Moving & Storage, we are beyond happy to hear of the Church of God in Christ’s announcement that they plan to begin construction in March 2017 on the project, Mason Village, which will be a multifamily, affordable housing unit in Memphis.

The city of Memphis is loaning $4 million towards the $10 million project for affordable housing in Memphis, which will bring 77 “affordable houses” to the vacant site of Fowler Homes, a public housing project at Fourth Avenue and Crump Boulevard that was torn down in 2004.

The project, which has been in works for approximately seven years, is a joint venture between Church of God in Christ and John Stanley Inc. with support from the city of Memphis. In a Tuesday press conference, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland stated that the affordable housing in Memphis would help to ease the city’s demand for affordable housing.

The Mason Village, named in honor of one of the church’s founders, Charles Mason, will have 59 two-bedroom units that will cost an average of $595 per month. The 18 three-bedroom townhomes will cost approximately $685 a month. The units will only be available to families earning less than 60 percent of the area’s median income families of similar size.

A recent study showed that only 55 affordable housing units in Memphis are available for 100 residents earning half of the median income. Affordable housing in Memphis becomes even harder to find for people earning less than the median income. The Memphis moving company knows that if anything is going to change in our city, it’s going to take as many people helping as possible.