Plans are in the works to redevelop Tampa's oldest public housing complex.
But before any work can begin, residents of the North Boulevard Homes complex have to move out.
According to partner newspaper the Tampa Bay Times, notices have been sent out telling residents they can expect to move within the next several months.
North Boulevard Homes, built in 1941, and the adjacent Mary Bethune apartments, are home to 2,000 people. The city wants to redevelop the area as part of a 10-year plan to create what the city and the Tampa Housing Authority are calling the "West River" area.
In place of public housing, local officials want to create a new community with twice as many homes, both subsidized and those renting or selling on the open market.
With a broader mix of incomes in the neighborhood, officials expect main street to attract more shops, stores and more customers.
Residents will be able to choose whether they want to go to one of the housing authority's other 28 properties or receive a Section 8 voucher to rent a privately owned home or apartment.