The City of Savannah, alongside its partners, will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 16 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the completion of the Dundee Cottages housing development that features 39 new affordable cottages for individuals and families experiencing or transitioning out of homelessness or at risk of becoming unhoused.

Dundee Cottages, adjacent to The Cove at Dundee, is a transformative, cutting-edge housing development. It is the result of an innovative partnership between the City of Savannah, The Chatham Savannah Land Bank Authority (LBA), the Community Housing Services Agency (CHSA), CHSA Development, Inc., and the Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless (CSAH), driven by the Savannah Affordable Housing Fund (SAHF).

The 39 cottages will offer affordable rents ranging from $650 to $850 per month including utilities. Each cottage is furnished and features a kitchenette, bathroom, built-in bed, storage space, and front porch. 

The new community also hosts a caretaker’s house and resident services building. The services building includes a computer lab, laundry facilities, a commercial kitchen, dining and meeting hall, and consultation rooms. On-site programming will feature service providers offering education, life skills, healthcare, and other support.

As a part of the Housing Savannah Action Plan, adopted by City Council in 2021, the City of Savannah provided the vacant lot at 65 Dundee St., valued at $200,000, to the Land Bank Authority in 2022 to develop Dundee Cottages.

CHSA Development, Inc. was granted a long-term ground lease by the LBA and, serving as developer, oversaw the design and construction of the project. The City invested $3.5 million from SPLOST VII funds for the initial utility and roadway infrastructure that paved the way for construction of the cottages. The Chatham Savannah Authority for the Homeless (CSAH) is assuming the LBA ground lease and acquiring the completed property from CHSA Development Inc., furnishing the cottages, and will manage the site and coordinate resident services.

Dundee Cottages was completed at a total cost of $6,422,880 and funded through a mix of local public and private investments.

Dundee Cottages sits adjacent to the inaugural housing initiative, the Cove at Dundee. The Cove at Dundee, originally Savannah’s Veterans Tiny House Project, was Georgia’s first of its kind, led and operated by CSAH and has become a national model for housing veterans experiencing homelessness. With 46 tiny homes and community amenities, it has housed over 165 veterans.

What: Dundee Cottages Ribbon Cutting

When: Thursday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m.

Where: Dundee Cottages, 64 Dundee St.