COVINGTON, Ky. — Fairstead has completed a $4.5 million overhaul of Colony Apartments, a 43-year-old affordable seniors housing community in Covington, located just across the Ohio river from Cincinnati. Residents of the 137-unit complex received home upgrades, including new kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, energy-efficient appliances and lighting, as well as lower monthly utility bills. Fairstead also partnered with local organizations to bolster on-site support services at the property. Financing for the rehabilitation of Colony Apartments came from the Kentucky Housing Corp., Capital One and Boston Financial. “Kentucky Housing Corp. was proud …
PERU, Ill. — Associated Bank has provided $6 million in financing for construction of the Diamond Senior Apartments, a seniors housing community in Peru, located along the Illinois River approximately midway between Chicago and the Iowa border. The borrower is 3 Diamond Development. The project includes 56 units in 10 single-story residential buildings. All units are restricted to low-income seniors age 55 and older. Twelve of the units will be restricted to households earning less than 30 percent of the area median income (AMI), and the remaining 44 units will …
LOS ANGELES — A co-development team consisting of BRIDGE Housing, the Coalition for Responsible Community Development (CRCD) and Primestor Development have started construction of Evermont, a mixed-use project on the former site of the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The new mixed-use development will deliver 180 affordable housing units for seniors and families, retail stores, a transit plaza and a Metro public transportation system training facility. Construction of Evermont is scheduled for completion in 2024. The residential component, led by BRIDGE Housing and CRCD, consists of Vista@Evermont, which will offer 62 …
BOSTON — TD Bank has provided $22 million in construction financing to redevelop William Barton Rogers (WBR) Middle School in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston into 74 units of mixed-income seniors housing, with a focus on LGBTQ seniors. The WBR school is a historic and social landmark in Hyde Park, serving and educating the Hyde Park community for over a century. The building will be preserved and adapted for this new project, which will include the protection of the historic exterior facade as well as significant interior architectural elements …
SAN FRANCISCO — BRIDGE Housing has received a $19.4 million refinancing for Magnolia Plaza Senior Apartments, a 125-unit affordable seniors housing community in San Francisco. CPC Mortgage Co. provided the Freddie Mac Targeted Affordable Housing loan. Built in 1988, the property is age restricted to seniors age 62 and over. While there is a current requirement that 63 units be restricted to residents with incomes at or below 80 percent of area median income (AMI), BRIDGE has restricted 84 of the units and plans to increase this number going forward. …
OCALA, Fla. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed Oak Valley, a $19 million affordable housing community for seniors in Ocala, approximately 70 miles northwest of Orlando. The property features 96 one- and two-bedroom units for residents 62 and older who earn up to 40 percent and 60 percent of the local area median income. Rents range from $369 to $730 per month for income-qualifying residents. The property was 100 percent pre-leased. Oak Valley was developed in partnership with nonprofit AM Affordable Housing Inc., an organization founded by former Miami Heat …
MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development has broken ground on Wirth on the Woods, a 200-unit seniors housing community in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of Minneapolis. The senior housing campus includes 100 units of affordable seniors housing in a six-story building named The Theodore as well as 100 units of market-rate seniors housing in another six-story building known as The Eloise. These properties will share amenities including an outdoor courtyard, garden, greenhouse, pond and walking trails. The nonprofit organization Ecumen will operate the community. Construction is scheduled for completion in late summer …
BELLEVILLE, Ill. — The Southwestern Illinois Development Authority (SWIDA) and Bywater Development Group have completed construction of Lofts on the Square, an affordable housing community in Belleville, a suburb of St. Louis. The $14.2 million project was a historic rehabilitation of a 90-year-old building downtown Belleville’s public square. The property’s 47 units were fully preleased before the opening. The asset also features more than 3,000 feet of street-level commercial space that remains available for lease by retailers and restaurants. The six-story building opened in 1931 as the Hotel Belleville. It …
SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — Arch Communities and WinnCompanies have completed a $25.7 million adaptive reuse project to transform a 106-year-old historic school building in Southbridge into apartments for seniors age 55 and older. The Residences at Wells School features 62 apartments, 56 of which provide affordable housing for those earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), including eight apartments reserved for residents at or below 30 percent of the AMI. Six apartments have been customized for handicapped and sensory-impaired households. WinnResidential, the property management arm of WinnCompanies, …
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Lockwood Cos. has broken ground on Lockwood of Ann Arbor, a 154-unit seniors housing community in Ann Arbor. The three-story, 168,130-square-foot building includes 65 units dedicated as affordable housing. Development costs were estimated at $45 million. Rents will range from $864 for a one-bedroom apartment to $2,750 for a two-bedroom apartment.