(Portland, OR) -- Construction is underway on a new affordable housing project aimed at addressing historical inequities in housing practices in North Portland. KATU-2 reports a groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for the new housing project to be built at North Alberta Street and Williams Avenue. Officials say priority will go to residents who have historical ties to the area and who make less than 60-percent of the area's median income. Metro Councilor Mary Nolan says the housing project is meant to help mitigate the harmful impacts of gentrification and redlining that pushed Black community members out of the area just decades ago.