A building that houses elderly and disabled residents in Williamsburg is aging past its useful life, raising questions about the cost, logistics and timeline of potential redevelopment. That’s according to a presentation delivered to the Williamsburg City Council. Tyrone Franklin, Executive Director of the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority (WRHA), who told council members that the Blayton Building, public housing which sits on a five-acre tract and is more than 45 years old, faces critical infrastructure difficulties, including an elevator that has become increasingly difficult to maintain because replacement parts are hard to find. Franklin said the authority would likely need to secure outside funding to address redevelopment and that any pa…
