MIAMI — Lincoln Avenue Capital (LAC) has acquired Brownsville Transit Village I and II, a mid-rise, two-building affordable housing complex in Miami’s Brownsville neighborhood. The first building features 96 units available to any age, while the second features 100 units reserved for independent seniors. The purchase price was not disclosed. Both properties are part of a larger campus of affordable apartment buildings that were built in 2012, encompassing almost 500 affordable housing units plus ground-floor retail. The development is transit-oriented, located near the Metrorail Green Line station, with easy access …
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Hunt Real Estate Capital Funds $7.8M Refinancing for Emanuel Village Apartments in Worcester, Massachusetts
by Jeff Shaw
WORCESTER, Mass. — Hunt Real Estate Capital has provided a $7.8 million loan to refinance Emanuel Village Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Worcester. The community features 75 units reserved for the disabled and those over age 62 who meet certain income restrictions. The community was initially developed in 1991 on a 3.8-acre parcel under the Section 202 program. The Section 202 financing was retired in 2005 with a refinance under the Section 223(f) program, and that loan was retired when the borrower acquired the asset. The new Section …
Alliant Capital Invests in Blue Mountain Terrace Affordable Development Near Sacramento
by Jeff Shaw
WINTERS, Calif. — Alliant Capital has completed an investment in Blue Mountain Terrace, a 63-unit affordable seniors housing development in Winters, a rural city approximately 25 miles west of Sacramento. Domus is developing the community, which will serve those age 62 and older earning between 25 and 60 percent of the area median income. The size of Alliant’s investment was not disclosed. “California’s demand for affordable housing is high statewide,” says Dudley Benoit, executive vice president at Alliant Capital. “In particular, the need for quality housing for low-income seniors is …
Greysteel Arranges $5.8M Sale of Victoria Park Jaycees Affordable Community in Maryland
by Jeff Shaw
WALDORF, Md. — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Victoria Park Jaycees, a 60-unit affordable seniors housing community in Waldorf, approximately 25 miles south of Washington, D.C. Ari Firoozabadi and Henry Mathies from the firm’s D.C. office represented the seller, Osprey Property Cos. An undisclosed buyer paid $5.8 million for the community. Victoria Park Jaycees was completed in 2003 using Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credits. Eight are set aside for residents making up to 30 percent area median imcome (AMI), 16 units at 40 percent AMI, 20 at 50 …
AUSTIN, Texas — AMTEX Multi-Housing LLC has received financing and started construction of Limestone Ridge Senior Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Austin. The property will feature 223 one- and two-bedroom units, plus two apartments for on-site managers. Units are reserved for those over age 55 making up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), which is $45,420 annually for a two-person household. The community will also feature a one-story clubhouse and will have 405 surface parking spaces, or 1.8 spaces per unit. Social services will be …
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Pennrose has opened the doors on Pointe View at Aspen Hill in Silver Spring, located just north of Washington, D.C. The mixed-use property features 120 units, of which 108 are reserved for those age 62 and older making between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. The remaining 62 units are for “very low income” residents, though the developer did not specify the requirements associated with that designation. Pennrose has partnered with The Senior Connection to provide on-site supportive services. Pointe View at Aspen …
NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $68.5 million Fannie Mae loan to refinance Capitol Apartments, a Section 8 affordable seniors housing property in New York. Located on 8th Avenue where Hell’s Kitchen meets the Theater District in Manhattan, Capitol Apartments features 278 studio and one-bedroom apartments, including 250 age-restricted Section 8 units and 28 non-age-restricted units. Originally built in 1925 as a hotel, the 18-story property was converted to apartments in the 1970s. The property also has six street-level retail spaces, which are currently occupied by restaurants, a wine …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A project development team comprising Dantes Partners, Gilbane Development Co., Carding Group and H Street Community Development Corp. has broken ground on Livingston Place at Southern in Washington D.C.’s Ward 8. The five-story community offers 152 units of affordable assisted living. Partners on the project include the D.C. Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), the D.C. Department of Health and the Department of Healthcare Finance. Residents must be at least age 60 and earn no more than 60 percent of the area median income. The project is the first …
CHICAGO — The NHP Foundation, in partnership with Low Income Investment Fund, has acquired Edwin C. Berry Manor Apartments, an affordable seniors housing community in Chicago. NHP plans to preserve and maintain the 57-unit property, which was built in 1991. The property is in the Woodlawn neighborhood, which features many new developments including the future Barack Obama Presidential Library. “According to a recent report by the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, 37 percent of Chicago households age 65 to 79 — or about 220,000 — are cost-burdened, …
ATLANTA — Woda Cooper Companies Inc. and Parallel Housing Inc. have opened Adair Court, a mixed-income seniors housing property in the Adair Park neighborhood of Atlanta. The 91-unit project is located in the heart of the city, near a major park, a MARTA train stop and the celebrated rails-to-trails system, the Atlanta BeltLine. Development costs were estimated at $15 million. Adair Court consists of two buildings with one- and two-bedroom units for seniors age 55 years and older. Nineteen of the units are reserved for residents earning up to 50 …