Residents of Former NoMa Public Housing Complex Return to a Long-Awaited New Building

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Residents of Former NoMa Public Housing Complex Return to a Long-Awaited New Building

When the city demolished the Temple Courts complex, providing housing vouchers to residents, officials promised residents that a fully rebuilt development would welcome them back.

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