Affordable Housing

HOMEWOOD, Ill. — Preservation Equity Fund Advisors LLC (PEF Advisors) has acquired Freedom Village, an affordable seniors housing community in Homewood, approximately 20 miles south of downtown Chicago. Originally built in 1998 with tax credits from the Illinois Housing Development Authority, Freedom Village is a three-story building featuring 198 units in a mix of one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Apartments are reserved for seniors earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Freedom Village was 98.5 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller and price were …

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage Inc. (AHIB) has arranged the sale of Valkommen Plaza, a 171-unit affordable seniors housing community in Rockford, approximately 90 miles northwest of Chicago and southwest of Milwaukee. A private investor sold the asset to Envolve Communities for $21.1 million. AHIB’s Kyle Shoemaker represented both both parties in the transaction. Valkommen Plaza is a nine-story, elevator-serviced building with commercial spaces on the first floor, providing amenities such as a beauty salon, police sub-station and grocery for the local community. In addition to the commercial …

CHICAGO and BOLINGBROOK, Ill. — Standard Communities has acquired the 145-unit Commonwealth Apartments in Chicago and 321-unit Greenleaf Apartments in Bolingbrook, both of which are affordable seniors housing communities. Standard plans to make $46 million in renovations. Standard led a public-private partnership in the acquisitions. According to Crain’s Chicago Business, Standard paid $110 million for the communities, but the total cost of the deal adds up to $192 million including renovations, fees, reserves and other expenses. Planned renovations include updated kitchens and bathrooms, new energy-efficient appliances, flooring and communal spaces …