Greensboro begins demolishing Regency Inn and Suites [Video]

NEW AT 4:00. THE CITY OF GREENSBORO IS TAKING THE FIRST STEP IN TURNING A RUNDOWN PROPERTY INTO SOMETHING VIBRANT AND ACTIVE PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY. JOSHUA DAVIS WITNESSED THAT MOMENT. DEMOLITION STARTED TODAY AT THE REGENCY INN AND JOINS US NOW WITH REACTION. PRETTY SOON, THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY WILL BE COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED AND CLEARED OUT, PAVING THE WAY FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN A CITY THAT CONSISTENTLY NEEDS THOSE RESOURCES. WHEN YOU THINK OF DEVELOPMENT, IT’S A MARATHON, NOT A SPRINT. OVER THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS, CREWS WILL BE DEMOLISHING THE REGENCY INN AND SUITES, LOCATED ALONG NORTH O’HENRY BOULEVARD IN GREENSBORO. SIMULTANEOUSLY, THERE’S A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR DEVELOPERS OF THIS SITE THAT WILL BE GOING OUT THIS WEEK. AS WELL. THE GOAL IS TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. WE BELIEVE THIS SITE COULD ACCOMMODATE BETWEEN 150 AND 200 UNITS. OVER THE LAST YEAR, …