GE Tower tenants face poor living conditions amid renovations to preserve affordable housing

Tenants of& GE Tower, an apartment complex southwest of downtown Atlanta, held a press conference in the courtyard of the building Wednesday morning. The conditions at the apartments are described as deplorable by residents like Michelle Anderson (at podium). Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Tenants of GE Tower, an apartment complex southwest of downtown Atlanta, held a press conference in the courtyard of the building Wednesday morning to air grievances about a long list of ongoing issues they’ve faced with management. Backed by representatives of the Housing Justice League, the tenants’ mounting frustration was palpable. From sexual harassment, a lack of leases, and seven-day eviction notices for unaccountable charges to rodents, mold, intimidation, safety concerns, and more, tenants expressed they are tired of having their livelihoods disrupted with no solutions in sight.& The problems can be traced back to 2021, when Invest Atlanta and MARTA provided $30 million in funding to Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC), an affordable housing developer who acquired GE Tower, to renovate the 201-unit complex. The investment’s aim was to improve and preserve affordable housing near MARTA’s West End rail station. However, tenants and the Housing Justice League said the aim to improve the building has...