North East Community Action Corporation and its construction partners will cut the ribbon March 19 on the $14 million conversion of the former Moberly Junior High School to the 40-unit Tannehill Senior Apartments.
The ceremony is at 11 a.m. and the public is invited.
The development at 101 N. Johnson at the west end of downtown features units of one or two bedrooms with major appliances for income-qualifying people ages 55 and older.
NECAC and its construction partners were awarded federal tax credits and Missouri HOME program dollars in December 2020 to finance the work.
COVID delayed Construction and resulted in higher costs for materials, which delayed groundbreaking until March of 2024.
The main portion of the former junior high was built in 1930. It was last used for classes in 1997.