Crescent Halls Residents Choose Colors for New Rooms

Credit: Emily Hays/Charlottesville Tomorrow

Credit: Emily Hays/Charlottesville Tomorrow

Source: Charlottesville Tomorrow

GMA Construction founder Cornelius Griggs (center) holds the color combination that won the most votes on Tuesday, Jan. 28 for the future apartments in Crescent Halls.

Residents of the public housing complex Crescent Halls have chosen cherry wood floors, espresso-colored cabinets and white countertops for their future apartments.

The vote on color scheme occurred Tuesday as Cornelius Griggs, founder of GMA Construction, prepares to begin renovations on the apartment complex in April. The arrival of construction crews and equipment will be the necessary evidence for many residents that the long-promised goal of public housing redevelopment has finally begun.

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