The Broadmoor Projects is a public housing

Public housing

Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...

 apartment complex in Riviera Beach

Riviera Beach, Florida

Riviera Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, U.S.A. which was incorporated September 29, 1922. Because of where its eastern boundary lies, it is also the easternmost municipality in the South Florida metropolitan area. The population was 29,884 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the...

. It was built primarily with the needs of West Palm's low income African Americans in mind and is located on Blue Heron. It is down the street from the locally famous Ivy Green Projects on Congress Avenue (which have been recently shut down do to hurricane damages). Broadmoor has experienced some crime-related problems, and is considered by some to be a dangerous place to live. The apartment complex has 2 stories compromised of a total 182 units.