Ground broken on permanent supportive housing development in east Austin

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Leaders broke ground Friday on a permanent supportive housing project that will eventually house people experiencing chronic homelessness.

Seabrook Square II, near Martin Luther King Jr. and Airport Boulevard, will add 60 permanent supportive housing units to east Austin. Those units will include wrap-around services like mental health care, substance use treatment and case management.

"Permanent supportive housing is really our most intense way to support...