By Jen Fifield | Arizona Republic
For years now, Surprise officials have been mulling over how to spur new development and refresh old neighborhoods in its Original Town Site, where the city’s first residents planted roots decades ago.
Dilapidated and vacant properties, aging community service buildings, and a lack of public and private investment have long plagued the area, between Greenway and Bell roads on either side of Grand Avenue.
A new project aims to be the catalyst to change all that.
The Housing Authority of Maricopa County plans to put its newest affordable housing project, Heritage at Surprise, on the corner of Rimrock Street and Nash Avenue, where Floyd Gaines Park is now.
