MAYWOOD, Ill. — Skender has completed construction of Maywood Supportive Living, an adaptive reuse seniors housing project in the Chicago suburb of Maywood. The 133,000-square-foot assisted living facility for low-income seniors features 100 units. Developer Celadon Partners hired Skender as general contractor to transform the former Central Baptist Home, which has been on the State of Illinois National Register of Historic Places since 2017. Skender stripped the historic building down to its structure to add modern amenities while taking care to preserve and restore its natural architectural detail. Built in …
Affordable Housing
Standard Communities Leads Public-Private Development of $55M Affordable Community in San Ramon, California
SAN RAMON, Calif. — Standard Communities has released plans to lead a public-private partnership in the ground-up development of Aspen Wood, a $55 million affordable seniors housing community in San Ramon, approximately 20 miles east of San Francisco Bay. Aspen Wood will provide 123 units of affordable housing for seniors with incomes between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Aspen Wood will be built on a currently vacant site of 1.4 acres. Amenities at the 130,000-square-foot community will include a community room, recreation deck/courtyard, fitness center, business …
Partnership Plans Redevelopment of The Ladrey Affordable High Rise in Alexandria, Virginia
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) has partnered with WinnCompanies and IBF Development to redevelop The Ladrey, an 11-story affordable seniors housing community in Alexandria. The proposed development plan will replace all the current Ladrey units and increase the number of apartments available to working households. The Ladrey sits on an approximately two-acre site in the Old Town North Small Area. The community features 170 units and primarily serves seniors and residents with disabilities. ARHA is combining and adjacent plot, which it also owns, with The …
Enterprise Community Development, Fellowship Square County Open 240-Unit Lake Anne House in Reston, Virginia
RESTON, Va. — Enterprise Community Development and Fellowship Square will cut the ribbon Sept. 29 on Lake Anne House, an affordable seniors housing community in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Reston. The community features 240 units for low-income seniors. The project was a redevelopment of a 1970s-era property. The developers constructed the new building on an underutilized portion of the site, adjacent to the original Lake Anne Fellowship House. The new Lake Anne House includes 56 studios, 178 one-bedroom and six two-bedroom apartments. The old building is scheduled for demolition …
KeyBank Provides $49.3M Construction Loan for Affordable Seniors Housing Property in San Ysidro, California
SAN YSIDRO, Calif. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment has provided $49.3 million in construction financing to 4132 Beyer L.P., a collaboration between nonprofit affordable housing Metropolitan Area Committee on Anti-Poverty of San Diego County and Riverside-based Kingdom Development. The partnership will use the funds to develop Ventana al Sur, an affordable seniors housing community in San Ysidro, just across the Mexican border from Tijuana. Ventana al Sur will include 100 one- and two-bedroom apartments for seniors, as well as a manager unit. The units will be restricted to …
TMG Brokers $41.2M Sale of Two-Property Monte Vista Gardens Affordable Seniors Housing Portfolio in San Jose
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of a two-property affordable seniors housing portfolio in San Jose. ROEM Development sold the assets to an undisclosed buyer for $41.2 million. Built in 2001 and 2003 by the seller, Monte Vista Gardens Senior 1 and 2 offer a total of 118 units across two residential buildings. Located at 2605 La Hacienda Court and 2600 Nuestra Castillo Court, the two- and three-story, controlled-access complexes include a community center with library and kitchen, a garden/courtyard area, solar panels and …
SHELBY, Ohio — Fairfield Homes Inc. has announced plans for the rehabilitation of Park Village Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in the Central Ohio city of Shelby. The apartment community consists of 80 one- and two-bedroom apartments. The renovations will result in highly efficient, well-appointed apartments that include universal design features, sustainable materials and environmentally sound products. The project will include updated interior finishes, full HVAC replacement, community amenities, walkways and landscaping. The property will become an Enterprise Green Certified Community. Fairfield Homes partnered with NDC Corporate Equity Fund, …
Bellwether Enterprise Provides $23.9M HUD-Insured Loan for Rehab of Affordable Seniors Apartments in Atlanta
ATLANTA — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $23.9 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan to finance the rehabilitation of Jewish Tower and Zaban Tower, two affordable housing communities for seniors located at 3156 and 3160 Howell Mill Road in Atlanta. Jeff Mion of Bellwether’s Duluth, Ga., office originated the loan on behalf of the borrower, The Jewish Home Tower Inc. Following completion of rehabilitation, Bellwether will convert the interest-only construction period loan to a permanent loan at the same interest rate (3.99 percent) for a period of 40 …
Woda Cooper, Housing Services Alliance Open $18.9M Sparrow Ridge Community in Hebron, Kentucky
HEBRON, Ky. — Woda Cooper Cos. and Housing Services Alliance have completed Sparrow Ridge, an affordable seniors housing community in Hebron, just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati. The 96 units are reserved for residents over age 55 who earn between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Development costs were estimated at $18.9 million. The affordable development was made possible in part by $1.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTCs) allocated by Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHC). Affordable housing investor CREA LLC purchased the tax credits …
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Karen Dubrosky and Frank Hogan of the Minneapolis office of Colliers Mortgage and Colliers Securities, respectively, have closed a $10.9 million HUD loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation affordable housing portfolio in Grand Forks. Located near the Red River, which forms the border between Minnesota and North Dakota, the portfolio totals 182 units of affordable housing across three properties. University Square includes 60 multifamily units, Columbia Square East includes 50 seniors housing units and Columbia Square South includes 72 multifamily units. All units are covered by …