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Pennrose Breaks Ground on Julia Bancroft School Adaptive Reuse Project in Auburn, Massachusetts

by Jeff Shaw

AUBURN, Mass. — Pennrose and the Town of Auburn have broken ground on the historic rehabilitation of the Julia Bancroft School, a 60-unit, mixed-income development for seniors 62 and older. The site is located in Auburn, a suburb just south of Worcester. Plans for the redevelopment include renovating the original 1920s school building, demolishing the later-built addition and replacing it with a new, four-story building. The project is slated for completion in summer 2022. Designed to meet LEED Silver sustainability standards, the community will include studio, one-, and two-bedroom apartments. …

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Pennrose Opens Phase II of Residences at Glenarden Hills Affordable Community in Maryland

by Jeff Shaw

GLENARDEN, Md. — Pennrose, Redevelopment Authority of Prince George’s County, B&W Solutions and SHABACH! Ministries has opened Residences at Glenarden Hills II, an affordable housing expansion in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Glenarden. The development is the second of the six-phase Glenarden Hills master-planned community, which will include senior and family affordable apartments, market-rate and affordable rental townhomes and for-sale townhomes across 27 acres. The Residences at Glenarden Hills II extends and completes the four-story building built in Phase I, adding an additional 55 units of affordable seniors housing, a …

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AHEPA Management to Operate Two Affordable Assisted Living Communities in Indiana

by Jeff Shaw

FISHERS, Ind. — AHEPA Affordable Housing Management Co. (AMC) has reached an agreement with Gardant Management Solutions to assume management of two affordable assisted living lifestyle communities located in Indiana, effective March 1. Through its newly launched subsidiary, Hellenic Management Company, Fishers-based AMC will assume management of two affordable assisted living communities AMC owns, Hellenic Senior Living of Indianapolis and Hellenic Senior Living of New Albany. “We are excited about future opportunities for growth and that optimism begins with reaching an agreement with Gardant to assume management of these two …

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Merchants Capital Provides Development Financing for Montclare Senior Residences of Calumet Heights in Chicago

by Jeff Shaw

CHICAGO — Merchants Capital has provided funding for the development of Montclare Senior Residences of Calumet Heights, a 134-unit affordable seniors housing project in Chicago. Financing for the project was obtained through the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 221(d)(4) program. The funding was completed in partnership with MR Properties LLC and Patti Ann Charitable Services. Located on a formerly vacant, five-acre lot in the historic Pill Hill neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, the majority of units are reserved for extremely-low, very-low and low-income seniors earning no …

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Avanath Capital Purchases Grove Senior Apartments in Garden Grove, California for $19.8M

by Jeff Shaw

GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. — Irvine, Calif.-based Avanath Capital Management has purchased The Grove Senior Apartments, a seniors housing property located at 12721 Garden Grove Blvd. in Garden Grove. Meta Housing sold the asset for $19.8 million. The Grove, which is currently 100 percent occupied, features 85 units, a fitness center, club room, courtyard and bus stop directly in front of the property. Rents range from $840 to $1,729 per month for units ranging from 542 to 815 square feet. While Avanath is headquartered in Irvine and has more than 10,000 …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsNorth Carolina

Hunt Capital Partners, Durham Housing Authority Plan Redevelopment of J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments in North Carolina

by Jeff Shaw

DURHAM, N.C. — Hunt Capital Partners, Durham Housing Authority and California Commercial Investment Group Inc. have closed $7.5 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments in Durham. The acquisition is a Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) transaction, a program administered through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). By utilizing RAD, Durham Housing Authority gains access to more public and private funding resources to refurbish and preserve the property. Additionally, J.J. Henderson Senior Apartments converts from a …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsSouth Carolina

Progess Carolina Completes 101,583 SF Guardian Angel Villa Affordable Community in Charlotte

by Jeff Shaw

CHARLOTTE, S.C. — Progress Carolina, as general contractor, has obtained the certificate of occupancy for its latest project, Guardian Angel Villa, an affordable seniors housing community in Charlotte. Project partners include Douglas Development, Schaumber Development and the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. The 101,583-square-foot community sits on 4.4 acres and totals 81 units.

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2Life Communities Names Jeff Sacks as Chairman of the Board

by Jeff Shaw

BOSTON — 2Life Communities, a Boston-based developer, owner and operator, has named Jeff Sacks as the company’s chairman of the board. He replaces Donna Kalikow, who will continue to serve on the board. Sacks, a partner with Nixon Peabody, is a community development attorney who represents for-profit and nonprofit developers of affordable and seniors housing. Through his work with public housing authorities, he has helped to transform outdated public housing projects in the state into vital communities that continue to serve their low-income residents. Sacks served as a commissioner of …

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Affordable HousingCaliforniaDevelopmentNews

Vendaval Plans 400-Unit Affordable Community in Moreno Valley, California

by Jeff Shaw

MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Vendaval Corp. has unveiled plans for an affordable housing community for seniors and veterans in Moreno Valley, approximately 65 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The property is situated on seven acres and will include more than 400 units. A name for the community was not released. Additional facilities will include entertainment venues, restaurants and other amenities totaling 30,000 square feet to support both residents and the surrounding community. The development will be self-sustaining, and programs will be free. Revenues from the apartment rentals and retail …

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Merchants Capital Arranges $78.4M in Financing for Affordable Redevelopment of Manhattan’s Park 79 Hotel

by Jeff Shaw

NEW YORK CITY — Mortgage banking company Merchants Capital has closed a $51 million construction loan and a $28.4 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to fund an affordable housing project in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The project, a redevelopment of the historic Park 79 Hotel, comprises the largest 9 percent LIHTC allocation in New York City history, according to Merchants. The borrower and project developer is Fairstead. Renovations to the original hotel, which first debuted in 1899 as “The Indiana,” will create 77 affordable residences for very-low-income seniors in the heart …

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