New affordable housing opens in East Knoxville with ribbon-cutting ceremony

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — City leaders gathered in East Knoxville to celebrate the opening of a new affordable housing complex meant to provide homes for families who may not have the chance to live in many other places.

Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon was there to cut the ribbon and welcome people into the Burlington Commons. It features two, three-story buildings comprised of 49 units with a laundry room, a community room, a business center, a fitness center and space to store bicycles, according to plans for the complex.