Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority

Thank you for your interest in the Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority.

We affirm that shelter is a basic human necessity and we are dedicated to provide decent housing opportunities to those in need in the Greater Kingsport Area. We believe that blighted areas undermine the vibrancy of our community and therefore we are committed to acting as a catalyst for successful redevelopment efforts in the community.

KHRA takes pride in working with citizens and agency officials to provide housing to low and moderate income families and individuals. On this web site, you can learn what the Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority is about and follow links to other housing authorities, associations, HUD and other useful sites.

The Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority is composed of 583 units of family and elderly housing, 1,240 units of Section 8 and is the property manager for 24 units at Green Valley Manor located in Northeast Tennessee. Our public housing is made up of six (6) primary developments: Lee, Riverview, Cloud, Dogwood, Holly Hills and Tiffany Court.

We also manage an assisted elderly development, consisting of 48 units at Holston Terrace, funded under the Section 8/202 program. Roughly, the Kingsport Housing & Redevelopment Authority is providing housing assistance for over 3,000 persons.

The City of Kingsport has an estimated population of 44,000; however, the population would easily double if the boundaries of the city were extended no more than one mile. Kingsport has a diverse economic base anchored by Eastman Chemical Company, a Fortune 500 company. The public housing communities in Kingsport are situated in diverse sections of the city, and are all located near major transportation arteries.