Camden Begins Moving Ablett Village Residents to Townhouses

The Camden Housing Authority is relocating residents of the 1943 Ablett Village complex into new Cramer Hill townhomes as part of a $220 million redevelopment.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Apartments

Camden Begins Moving Ablett Village Residents to Townhouses

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The Camden Housing Authority moved the first Ablett Village residents into new townhouses in October 2026, with a second group scheduled to relocate in November 2026. The original 1943 buildings, built for defense industry workers, have been largely demolished over the past year.

Why it matters

The relocation replaces aging wartime housing with new units featuring central air and modern appliances, expanding the stock of housing in Camden's Cramer Hill neighborhood. Free moving assistance is being provided to every resident relocating to the new properties.

The Cramer Hill program totals $220 million and includes about 400 units of new housing completed or under construction, replacing 23 original two-story brick buildings. The source does not state the total number of residents to be relocated.

The players

Camden Housing Authority

The public housing agency that partnered with the federal government to build Ablett Village and is managing its redevelopment and resident relocation.

Michaels Organization

A Camden-based developer managing the Cramer Hill housing program alongside the Camden Housing Authority.

The details

The first Ablett Village residents moved into the new townhouses in October 2026, and a second group follows in November 2026. The new homes face the streets rather than each other across narrow lanes, and the Camden Housing Authority is covering moving costs for every relocating resident.

1943: Ablett Village buildings open as a federal-local housing partnership for defense workers.
2024: The Harrison, an age-restricted apartment building, opens at North 24th Street and Pierce Avenue.
October 2026: First residents move into new Ablett Village townhouses.
November 2026: Second group of residents relocates.
Summer 2027: Construction begins on the next Ablett Village phase.

Season Trajectory

The Ablett Village project closes the chapter opened by the 1943 federal-local defense housing partnership, replacing wartime two-story brick buildings with new townhouses in Cramer Hill. The redevelopment fits a broader Cramer Hill effort that has produced about 400 units of new housing.

Current Ablett Village residents receive free moving assistance and relocate into townhouses with central air and in-unit washers and dryers. Renters and prospective tenants in Camden can expect the new Cramer Hill units to expand the number of modern apartment options available in the city.

The takeaway

The Ablett Village relocation shows how a public housing redevelopment can replace aging stock while keeping current residents in the same neighborhood. Residents considering a move should confirm eligibility and moving assistance details with the housing authority directly.

What happens next

Construction begins on the next Ablett Village phase in summer 2027, with those residences expected to be ready by late 2028, and 38 homes across State Street are slated for residents by the end of 2027.