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Wendover Housing Partners Nears Completion of 84-Unit Rochester Park in Brooksville, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. — Wendover Housing Partners has started accepting applications for residents at Rochester Park, an affordable seniors housing community in Brooksville, approximately 45 miles north of Tampa. This Hernando County community, designed for residents age 55 and older, will expand Wendover’s footprint on the west coast of Florida. Rochester Park is an 84-unit affordable community with one- and two-bedroom units. Rent will start at $885 per month for one-bedroom units and $1,047 per month for two-bedroom units. “According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition 2023 Gap Report, there …

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KeyBank Provides $21M in Financing for Community View Affordable Development in Morrisville, New York

by Jeff Shaw

MORRISVILLE, N.Y. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $9 million construction loan and $12 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the construction of an affordable senior housing property in Morrisville, a tiny village of just over 2,000 residents in Central New York. Community View Apartments will consist of 61 units for residents age 55 and older earning no more than 30 percent, 40 percent, 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income. Of the 61 units, 20 will be covered …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFrom The Magazine

The Affordable Housing Gap

by Jeff Shaw

With high inflation eating away at personal savings, the number of low-income seniors is growing and LIHTC development struggles to keep up. By Jeff Shaw Today’s high inflationary environment is tough on everyone, but persons of limited financial means are getting hit the hardest. Most affordable seniors housing properties are fully occupied with a long waiting list, signaling that there is a strong need for the product. But the myriad issues facing the commercial real estate industry — especially rising construction costs — have an outsized impact on affordable housing …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaNews

Victory Village Plans 80-Acre Military Retirement Community in Shalimar, Florida

by Jeff Shaw

SHALIMAR, Fla. — Victory Village is slated to receive $2 million from Florida’s Framework for Freedom Budget for fiscal year 2023-24. The funding will be used to purchase 80 acres of land from the U.S. Air Force, which will be used to develop a military senior living community with resources and services for wounded warriors and their caregivers. Victory Village will be located adjacent to Air Force Enlisted Village (AFEV). Plans for the community include multiple neighborhoods for 800 people to reside, a community center, a multi-denominational chapel, a fitness …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsPennsylvania

Tryko Partners Breaks Ground on Cedarwood Homes Affordable Development in Pittsburgh

by Jeff Shaw

PITTSBURGH — Tryko Partners has broken ground on Cedarwood Homes, an affordable seniors housing community in Pittsburgh’s West End neighborhood. In 2020, the Pittsburgh Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) named Tryko to lead a redevelopment at the former Fairywood School site. Key financing agencies have contributed to the project’s viability. This includes 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) awarded by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency; and approximately $2.1 million in gap financing funding, along with 24 project-based Section 8 vouchers from Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (HACP). The community will …

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AcquisitionsAffordable HousingCaliforniaNews

Avanath Acquires Rivers Senior Affordable Community in West Sacramento for $19M

by Jeff Shaw

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Avanath Capital Management LLC has acquired Rivers Senior, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in West Sacramento, for $19 million. Constructed in 2008, Rivers Senior was built utilizing the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) along with bond financing via multiple agencies. Additionally, the asset benefits from the State of California’s Welfare Tax Exemption. The community features 96 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom units, 60 of which are reserved for residents earning up to 50 percent of area median income (AMI) and 59 …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMaineNews

CVS Health Invests $8.4M for Winter Landing Affordable Housing Development in Portland, Maine

by Jeff Shaw

PORTLAND, Maine — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) has made an $8.4 million investment with Community Housing of Maine (CHOM), the Portland Housing Authority and Boston Financial that will lead to the construction of 52 affordable housing units for older adults in Portland. The new four-story building, called Winter Landing, is part of the historic redevelopment of the former Northern Light Mercy Hospital’s State Street building and parking lots in the West End neighborhood of Portland. When complete, the 3.5-acre campus will have commercial retail space and over 250 mixed-rate apartments …

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AcquisitionsAffordable HousingFinanceMontanaNews

PGIM Provides $16.1M HUD Loan for South Forty Apartments in Billings, Montana

by Jeff Shaw

BILLINGS, Mont. — PGIM Real Estate has provided $16.1 million in fixed-rate FHA financing to Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC) for the acquisition and rehabilitation of South Forty Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Billings. The property features 101 units and is 100 percent subsidized by the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, the federal government’s program for assisting low-income families, the disabled, and the elderly afford housing. In order for the property owner to receive tax credits in the future, a land use restrictive agreement (LURA) …

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Affordable HousingAlabamaDevelopmentNews

Pennrose Opens 65-Unit Phase II Stoneridge Villas Affordable Community in Huntsville, Alabama

by Jeff Shaw

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Pennrose, the Huntsville Housing Authority (HHA), BLOC Global Development Group (BLOC) and other project partners have opened Stoneridge Villas Phase II, which adds 65 affordable seniors housing units to the Stoneridge Villas development at 1700 Balch Road. With the completion of the second and final phase, Stoneridge Villas now features 145 units and supportive services on a 21.7-acre site. Stoneridge Villas Phase II includes a mix of one and two-bedroom units for seniors in cottage-style buildings. All 65 units will be fully adaptable, with five apartments wheelchair-accessible …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMarylandNews

Homes for America Completes 163-Unit Affordable Community in Oxon Hill, Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

OXON HILL, Md. — Homes for America, in collaboration with the Housing Authority of Prince George’s County and Foundation Development Group, has completed Homes at Oxon Hill, a 163-unit affordable seniors housing community in Oxon Hill, just south of Washington, D.C. The community is age restricted and residents must earn at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Homes at Oxon Hill is a five-story elevator building that includes a mix of one- and two-bedroom apartments. Financing for Homes at Oxon Hill comes from the Maryland Department of …

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