Augusta leaders unveil plans for The Lenox affordable apartments

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta residents who earn up to 80% of area median income will soon have access to a new housing option called The Leno...

May 1, 2023
8:32 PM

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta residents who earn up to 80% of area median income will soon have access to a new housing option called The Lenox to be built on Laney Walker Boulevard. The Lenox is named after the former Lenox Theater, a beloved 1921 historic venue that was damaged by fire and eventually torn down in the late 1970s. Officials held a news conference Monday morning to launch the project. The Lenox is made possible due to collaboration between the city of Augusta, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, an Athens-based nonprofit Parallel Housing Inc.