By Chelsea Andrews Across the country, demand for affordable housing continues to rise, placing increased pressure on housing authorities to provide shelter and resources for our most vulnerable neighbors. Taxpayers want transparency when it comes to how their dollars are being used in the community. Private partners seek evidence of momentum, clear direction and follow-through. Government stakeholders require clarity and accountability when allocating local, county and federal funds leveraged for housing. Across all audiences, there is a shared need for a clear understanding of what’s working and where gaps remain. …
Affordable Housing
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Eller Capital Partners has obtained a $58 million loan to refinance two properties, about half a mile apart from each other, in North Charleston. Walker & Dunlop’s Walker Layne, Matt Wallach, Stephen West, Austin Sneed and Tyler Roberts arranged the floating-rate interest-only bridge senior debt loan with capital provided by Bridge Investment Group. Ellevate St. Ives is comprised of 248 units. Ellevate North Charleston offers 192 units. Both properties participate in South Carolina’s affordable housing tax abatement program, with 75 percent of units restricted at 80 percent …
NEW YORK CITY — Greysteel has hired Drew McWilliams to lead affordable housing advisory and transaction efforts in New York and other regional markets. He will provide investment sales, debt and structured finance services as well as preservation and tax-credit syndication counsel to owners, developers and institutional investors. McWilliams joins Greysteel from New York City-based Ariel Property Advisors where he served as associate director.
PENSACOLA, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners has announced plans for Ekos at Warrington, a $41.9 million affordable housing community in Pensacola. Construction is slated for completion by the third quarter of 2027. The 120 units at Ekos at Warrington will be reserved for tenants earning between 40 and 60 percent of area median income. Fifty percent of the units will be set aside for active-duty military members, veterans and their families. Half of those units, representing 5 percent of the total project, will be reserved for veterans experiencing homelessness. The …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NRP Group has begun construction of The Waymark in Washington, D.C.’s Ward 7 neighborhood, located on the east side of the District. The 109 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments are income restricted at 30, 50 and 80 percent of area median income and include 22 units set aside as permanent supportive housing for individuals at risk of homelessness or who were previously unhoused. The property will include a fitness center and multi-purpose spaces. Development partner Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) will provide financial-literacy, career and …
ST PETERSBURG, FLA. — Wood Partners will break ground in May on Alta Roosevelt, a 381-unit community on 11.6 acres along Roosevelt Boulevard in St. Petersburg. Under Florida’s Live Local Act, which allows developers to build on land not originally zoned for residential if affordable housing is included, 40 percent of the units will be reserved for renters earning 120 percent or less of area median income. Completion is slated for April 2028. An existing office building on the site will be demolished, while the office’s parking garage will be …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Gilbane Development has begun leasing the second of its three-phase redevelopment at 7th Street and Barnaby Road in Southeast Washington, D.C. Phase II of Barnaby & 7th includes 229 units within four new residential buildings: The Stoneview, The Solomon, The Marte and The Lewis. Construction of these buildings is slated for completion by summer 2026. The four communities feature a mix of studio to three-bedroom units serving households earning 50 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). Twenty percent of the apartments will be set …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed and opened Red Oaks, a 70-unit, $26 million affordable housing community in the Anderson Mill neighborhood of Northwest Austin. Apartments at Red Oaks will be reserved for families earning 30, 50 and 60 percent of local area median income, which was $94,000 for an individual and $134,000 for a family of four in 2025, according to HUD. Miami-based HTG partnered with nonprofit group AM Affordable Housing and locally based consulting firm Thoman & Butler on the project. Funding sources for Red …
NEW YORK CITY — Jonathan Rose Cos. has acquired The Caroline Apartments, a 126-unit Section 8 community in New York, for $53 million. This sale marks the eighth transaction under the $660 million Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund VI earmarked for preserving existing affordable and mixed-income housing. Locally based Jonathan Rose is planning a $19.7 million renovation that will upgrade The Caroline’s building systems and unit interiors, targeting Enterprise Green Communities certification, an energy-efficiency program specifically for affordable housing properties. The Caroline was built in 1980 and renovated in 2008. …
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $370 million refinancing loan for Society Brooklyn, a 517-unit, two-tower community along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. The lender was Brookfield Asset Management, and the borrower was Property Markets Group (PMG), a Miami-based developer that opened the property in May 2025. Society Brooklyn is comprised of 385 market-rate units and 132 units reserved for households earning between 40 and 130 percent of area median income. The development also includes 57,288 square feet of retail and commercial space. The property offers fitness centers, yoga …