Bristol Tennessee Housing & Redevelopment Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Bristol Tennessee Housing & Redevelopment Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 100 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Bristol Tennessee Housing & Redevelopment Authority administered a total of 1,654 Section 8 Vouchers. Bristol Tennessee Housing & Redevelopment Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Bristol Tennessee Housing & Redevelopment Authority is located at 204 Bluff City Highway, Bristol, TN, 37620 and serves the city of Bristol. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Bristol Tennessee Housing & Redevelopment Authority at, (423)274-8150 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The BTHRA was chartered in 1964 by the City of Bristol TN. Over the next few years, 144 “family units” were built in different areas of the City to house low-income persons. Some of these units were later designated for the elderly & disabled. In 1971, a ten-story highrise building (Edgemont Tower) comprised of 120 apartments was built at 100 Ash St. This facility was designated for the elderly & disabled. In 1981, another ten-story highrise building (Ft. Shelby Tower) comprised of 108 apartments for the elderly/disabled was built at 400 Shelby St. The BTHRA also operates a Housing Choice Voucher program which provides rental assistance for 200 very-low income families who prefer to live in the private sector.