As she enters her sixth year as a public housing resident, Chearie Phelps-El remains resolute in staying in the dwellings she’s come to appreciate, especially since the D.C. Housing Authority (DCHA) placed her beloved Greenleaf Senior Apartments in Southwest on a list of buildings to be gutted and redeveloped within the next few years.
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