Affordable Housing

WinnCos. Acquires, Rehabs Western Massachusetts Affordable Housing Property

by Lynn Peisner September 11, 2026

CHICOPEE, MASS. — WinnCos. has acquired a 290-unit affordable housing community in Chicopee and begun a $41.5 million rehabilitation of the property. The sales price was not disclosed. Affordability restrictions at Chicopee Village Townhomes were set to expire this year. Financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation closed on Aug. 13, guaranteeing the property will remain affordable housing for 50 years. Upon completion of the renovation — slated for summer 2028 — 30 apartments will be converted to unrestricted units, allowing existing over-income households to remain housed and avoid displacement. The …

September 11, 2026

Affordable Housing California Development News Western

MidPen Housing and Partners Complete Jessie Street Terrace in Santa Cruz, California

by Lynn Peisner September 10, 2026

SANTA CRUZ, CALIF. — MidPen Housing has completed and opened Jessie Street Terrace, an affordable housing redevelopment in Santa Cruz. Formerly a 14-room hotel, Jessie Street is now comprised of 50 studio and one-bedroom permanent supportive housing units reserved for tenants earning between 20 and 50 percent of area median income. About half the apartments are reserved for veterans, while others are set aside for people who have previously experienced homelessness. MidPen Property Management manages the property. Through partnerships with Palo Alto Veterans Affairs and the County of Santa Cruz …

September 10, 2026

Affordable Housing Colorado Development Finance News Western

Developers Awarded Tax Credits for Colorado Affordable Housing Project

by Lynn Peisner September 9, 2026

CLIFTON, COLO. — Housing Resources of Western Colorado (HRWC) and Evergreen Real Estate Group have been awarded 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) for the development of Crawford Commons Apartments in Clifton, about 7 miles east of Grand Junction, Colorado. The 60-unit affordable housing community will provide townhome-style units to renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of area median income. LIHTC investors and syndicators were not announced. Holst Architecture is the architect, and Shaw Construction will serve as general contractor. The community will be built on land donated …

September 9, 2026

Affordable Housing Development Florida News Southeast

DFRE Begins Construction of $35M Workforce Project in Miami

by Lynn Peisner September 9, 2026

MIAMI — Locally based developer DFRE has broken ground on The Triangle, a $35 million workforce housing project in Miami’s Health District. The community will include 112 units reserved for households earning up to 120 percent of area median income. Amenities at the eight-story project include a 10,000-square-foot pool terrace and a 3,500-square-foot fitness center featuring a health food and juice bar, complemented by private fitness studios and dedicated cardio rooms across the second through fourth levels. Bike storage a clubroom, package room and parking round out the amenity offerings. …

September 9, 2026

Affordable Housing Development News Southeast Tennessee

Holladay Opens 140-Unit Affordable Housing Community Park24 in Nashville

by Lynn Peisner September 9, 2026

NASHVILLE, TENN. — Holladay Ventures, in partnership with the Urban League of Middle Tennessee (ULMT), has completed and opened Park24, a 140-unit, mixed-use affordable housing community at 660 Joseph Ave. in the McFerrin Park neighborhood of East Nashville. Units are reserved for renters earning 30 to 80 percent of area median income. The project was 81 percent leased as of Sept. 1. Financing partners included Amazon Housing Fund, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance and Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust. The project also was backed by a $2 million grant from the …

September 9, 2026

Affordable Housing Development Finance New York News Northeast

Namdar Group Secures $390M for Jersey City Tower

by Lynn Peisner September 8, 2026

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — New York City-based developer Namdar Group has secured $390 million in financing for Park Tower, a 1,049-unit, transit-oriented, mixed-income development in Jersey City’s Journal Square neighborhood. A start date was not announced. Completion is slated for May 2029. Park Tower adds to Namdar’s extensive Journal Square portfolio, where the developer has delivered more than 2,000 apartments as part of a multi-year buildout around the neighborhood’s PATH station. The PATH train provides direct access to the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan. Affinius Capital provided a $310 …

September 8, 2026

Affordable Housing California Development News Western

Waterford Breaks Ground on 75-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Silicon Valley

by Lynn Peisner September 3, 2026

MILPITAS, CALIF. — Waterford Property Co., in partnership with C&C Development, has broken ground on a 75-unit affordable housing project in Milpitas. The 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) community has an estimated development cost of $47.6 million, according to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee. The to-be-named property is slated for completion in early 2028 and is part of a larger residential planned community that also includes for-sale homes built by PulteGroup. Units will be reserved for families earning between 30 and 70 percent of area median income. …

September 3, 2026

Affordable Housing Development Finance Industry Voices

The Public ROI Test: When Do Multifamily Development Incentives Make Economic Sense?

by Lynn Peisner August 31, 2026

Development incentives tend to produce two predictable reactions. One side sees them as a practical tool to get difficult projects built. The other side sees them as a subsidy to private developers. In my experience, neither reaction is enough. The real issue I see is not whether incentives are good or bad in the abstract. The better question I ask is much more practical: What is the public buying, would it happen anyway, and is the return worth the cost? That question is becoming more important across South Florida. Cities, …

August 31, 2026

Affordable Housing Development Maryland News Northeast

First Phase of $105.8M Annapolis Public Housing Redevelopment to Include 58 Units

by Lynn Peisner August 31, 2026

ANNAPOLIS, MD. — A $105.8 million redevelopment of the 150-unit Robinwood public housing community is moving forward with plans for 58 new apartments, renovated townhomes, new seniors housing and expanded community amenities. The developers are Community Housing Partners (CHP), a Virginia-based affordable housing developer, and the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA). Additional stakeholders include the City of Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, the State of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Robinwood was built in 1970 as a public housing community and today …

August 31, 2026

Affordable Housing Development Florida News Southeast

Wendover Housing Partners Opens Affordable Housing Development in Metro Orlando

by Lynn Peisner August 28, 2026

APOPKA, FLA. — Wendover Housing Partners has opened Southwick Commons, a 192-unit affordable housing community at 520 Brighton Ave. in Apopka, a northwest suburb of Orlando. Monthly asking rents at Southwick Commons start at approximately $1,103 for one-bedrooms, $1,440 for two-bedrooms and $1,647 for three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, activity room, business center, playground, community garden and a picnic pavilion and grills. Southwick Commons was designed by Slocum Platts Architects, and VCC was the general contractor.

August 28, 2026

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