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What Camden Officials and Experts Are Saying About Neighborhood Developments
City leaders and housing specialists highlight specific projects advancing in Cramer Hill, Centerville and along Broadway.
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Camden officials and housing experts are pointing to the Ablett Village redevelopment in the Cramer Hill neighborhood as a core example of current progress. The project replaces 306 obsolete public housing units with 425 new energy-efficient units through a five-phase master plan, and two phases stand complete already.
Focus on Cramer Hill and Centerville sites
Branch Village Phase V in the Centerville neighborhood adds ten affordable for-sale homes aimed at low- and moderate-income buyers. Officials describe these homes as direct steps to expand ownership options inside an established neighborhood. Experts note that the locations sit within the larger city effort to address supply constraints without relying on distant comparisons to other metros.
The three senior towers planned with 295 RAD units are set to start construction in summer 2026. Housing specialists state that this timeline aligns with the city's combined hundreds-of-millions-dollar investment in affordable housing. They add that the towers target older residents who need stable, updated buildings near existing services.
Broadway rehabilitation and unit pipeline
Nearly two miles of Broadway from Chelton to Whitman avenues will undergo a 1.6-million-dollar rehabilitation this summer. City planners say the work will improve daily travel and access for residents in the surrounding blocks. They link the street project to the housing sites because better roads support new residents moving into the completed units.
The current development pipeline holds approximately 450 new units by 2026, of which 280 count as affordable. Officials cite this total when they discuss how the city is moving units from planning documents into actual construction. Experts emphasize that the 280 affordable portion forms the measurable share of the pipeline that directly serves income-qualified households.
Next steps center on finishing the remaining Ablett Village phases, opening the ten Branch Village homes, and beginning the senior tower work once summer 2026 arrives. Residents can track updates through the city's standard public notices on each project site.