PHILADELPHIA — Pennrose, a Philadelphia-based multifamily developer that often works on affordable seniors housing properties, has promoted Shannon Mowery to vice president of supportive services. Mowery has been with Pennrose Management Co. since 2002 and has been a leader of the supportive services team. In 2015, she was promoted to director of supportive services. Mowery is responsible for new program design and implementation, developing and managing community partnerships for all future developments, and ensuring that every site within the 148-property portfolio meets the individual program obligations that were a part …
Affordable Housing
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Oldham Goodwin Group has opened The Huntington at College Station, a 120-unit affordable seniors housing community in Central Texas. The property spans five acres and offers proximity to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center and the newly developed Midtown City Center mixed-use destination, as well as Texas A&M University. Units are reserved for persons over age 62, with income restrictions for 92 of the apartments. Construction began in June 2019. Alpha-Barnes Real Estate Services manages the community.
WICHITA, Kan. — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided an $11.3 million tax-exempt construction and permanent bond loan for the acquisition of Somerset Tower Plaza in Wichita. Steele Properties plans to renovate the 100-unit affordable seniors housing community. The city of Wichita issued the bonds, and the National Development Council provided $4.2 million of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity. Originally constructed in 1979, the seven-story Somerset Tower Plaza is located two miles from the Wichita Central Business District. The renovation will include exterior upgrades and life-safety improvements. …
VIERA, Fla. — ConcordRENTS has started construction of Venue at Viera Senior Living Apartments, a 145-unit affordable seniors housing community in Viera, a master planned community centrally located on Florida’s Space Coast near the City of Melbourne. Units are reserved for seniors making between 40 percent and 80 percent of the area median income. Development costs for the four-story building were estimated at $32 million. Funding for Venue at Viera Senior Living comes from $16.8 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the Brevard County Housing Finance Authority and $11 million …
LAWRENCEVILLE and DACULA, Ga. — KeyBank Real Estate Capital (KBREC) has secured $50 million of fixed-rate Freddie Mac financing for Dominium, a developer and manager of affordable housing. The twin $25 million loans will be used for the construction of two affordable seniors housing communities — Grayson Ridge Apartments in Lawrenceville and The Preserve at Peachtree Shoals in Dacula, both suburbs of Atlanta. Both four-story, garden-style properties will each contain 240 units for residents age 55 and older. The unit mix for both will consist of 124 one-bedroom units, 100 …
Pennrose to Repurpose Historic Mary Stone School in Massachusetts as Affordable Seniors Housing
by Jeff Shaw
AUBURN, Mass. — Pennrose has closed on financing for the redevelopment of the Mary D. Stone school building in Auburn, a suburb of Worcester. The project will turn the three-story, 1920s-era property into a 55-unit affordable seniors housing community. Plans call for the renovation of the historic school, demolition of some later-built wings and construction of a new expansion. The property sits on 1.3 acres, and construction is set to begin before the end of the month. Comprising a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, 80 percent of the …
MAYWOOD, Ill. — Evergreen Real Estate Group has completed $7 million in renovations to Garden House of Maywood, a 144-unit affordable seniors housing community in the western Chicago suburb of Maywood. Housing and Human Development Corporation (HHDC) acquired the 10-story building in 2018 using tax credits to help fund capital improvements. Evergreen has managed since 2017, and Evergreen Construction Co. managed the nine-month project. The phased renovations allowed residents to remain in their homes during construction. All residential units were updated with new windows and window treatments. Sinks, cabinetry, countertops, …
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Fairstead has acquired Gould House, a 101-unit Section 8 housing development for the elderly in Boca Raton. The property is located on the 100+ acre Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County Campus. While the seller and price were not disclosed, Fairstead did unveil plans for a $6 million rehabilitation of the entire complex. The project will include new kitchens, baths, lighting, HVAC, flooring and windows for all apartments, as well as common area improvements to the physical plant, security systems, grounds, lobbies, community room and …
ORANGE CITY, Fla. — ConcordRENTS has scheduled a late summer grand opening for Parc Hill Senior Living Apartments, a $15 million affordable seniors housing community in Orange City. Located approximately 30 miles north of Orlando, Parc City features 88 apartments for those making between 40 percent and 80 percent of the area median income.. Floor plans at the four-story building include one-bedroom, two-bedroom and two-bedroom-with-den options. Funding for Parc Hill Senior Living comes from $7.5 million in tax-exempt bonds issued by the Housing Finance Authority of Volusia County, $5.78 million …
KAPOLEI, Hawaii — Highridge Costa, in partnership with Honolulu-based Coastal Rim Properties, has completed the first phase of Hale Moena Kupuna, a $130 million affordable seniors and multifamily rental community in Kapolei on the island of Oahu. The first phase is a 13-story high-rise designated for seniors, featuring 153 affordable apartments in a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Upon full build-out, the three-phase Hale Moena Kupuna will offer two 13-story residential towers with ground-level retail and commercial space. Communities amenities include a community meeting room, picnic area …