City of Tuscaloosa earns award for affordable housing development [Video]

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) – The City of Tuscaloosa earned national recognition for a partnership that created more affordable housing for people living in the city.

The National Community Development Association awarded Tuscaloosa the 2025 Audrey Nelson Award. It’s in recognition for developing affordable housing for low to moderate income earners through the Springer Estates subdivision, a growing neighborhood with 25 homes already in West Tuscaloosa.

Springer Estates is a development of single-family affordable housing for homeownership.

The city donated property and provided millions in financial support for the development through $4.3 million in community development block grants and home funds. It worked with the Tuscaloosa Housing Authority, which contributed $2.6 million to build the houses.

“The city has worked really hard over the last few years to work with the housing authority to create more affordable housing, more accessible housing,” said Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox. “We know that is something we have …