WOODBRIDGE, VA. — Standard Communities has broken ground on Jefferson Plaza Apartments, a 240-unit affordable housing community in Woodbridge, in Northern Virginia’s Prince William County. The property will be income-restricted to tenants earning 60 percent of the area median income. Planned amenities include 354 parking spaces for residents, a 3,000-square-foot clubroom, co-working space, fitness center, bike storage, playground, green space and a dog park. The development, which is capitalized at $67.5 million, was funded from sources including Virginia Housing, Freddie Mac and Hudson Housing Capital.
CHICAGO — JLL Capital Markets has added Rasto Gallo and Mike Klaskin as senior directors with the firm’s national affordable housing investment sales advisory team. Gallo and Klaskin will be based out of the firm’s Chicago office. They will report to Senior Managing Directors Danny Kauffman and Jaime Fink, who co-lead the office, as well as Senior Managing Director Doug Childers, who serves as the affordable housing investment sales advisory group leader. Additionally, they will work alongside Managing Director Michael Fox and Director Melissa Bloem on the affordable housing investment sales …
PORTLAND, ORE. — Northwest Housing Alternatives has opened Emmons Place, a 146-unit affordable housing community in the historic Alphabet District of Portland. Emmons Place is available to households earning at or below 60 and 30 percent of the area median income. Priority populations include communities of color, individuals with disabilities and seniors exiting homelessness who will receive Permanent Supportive Housing services through the Northwest Pilot Project, which connects low-income seniors to affordable housing. The Portland Housing Bureau allocated $19.7 million from the Portland Housing Bond to the project’s development.
ATLANTA — Woda Coooper Cos. Inc. and Parallel Housing Inc. have delivered Stanton Park Apartments, a 56-unit affordable housing community in the Peoplestown neighborhood of Atlanta. Stanton Park offers 36 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom units, which are set aside for households earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. Ten units are reserved with project-based vouchers for tenants who experienced homelessness. The Fulton County Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities has agreed to provide support service for the 10 voucher households for 10 years. Hooker DeJong designed the …
YONKERS, N.Y. — The Yonkers Industrial Development Agency (YIDA) has granted the final approval of financial incentives for Teutonia Hall, a $458 million project comprising two 41-story residential towers. AMS Acquisitions is the developer. Teutonia Hall will offer a total of 906 apartment units, 91 of which will be affordable. Income restrictions on the affordable units were not disclosed. The property will also feature 2,900 square feet of street-level commercial space and 907 parking spaces. The lower six stories of the buildings will comprise a podium, which will serve as …
NEW YORK CITY — A joint venture between Douglaston Development and the Entertainment Community Fund has received financing to construct Rialto West, a $125 million affordable housing development in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan. Situated at 509 W. 48th Street, Rialto West will rise comprise 158 units across eight stories. The community will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments. Rialto West will be affordable to households earning up to 140 percent of the area median income. Fifteen percent of the units will be dedicated to serving formerly homeless …
PALM SPRINGS, CALIF. — Community Housing Opportunities Corp. has opened Monarch Apartment Homes, a 60-unit affordable housing complex in Palm Springs. The $36 million development is situated on a 3.6-acre site. Monarch Apartment Homes is affordable to tenants earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities include a splash pad, barbeque areas, in-unit laundry facilities, a community room and walking paths. The project was designed by Maria Song, AIA, LEED & AP.
CHICAGO — Merchants Capital has provided $103 million for the rehabilitation of Island Terrace, an affordable housing community situated across from the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood. The financing consists of $54 million of debt and $49 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit(LIHTC) equity financing. Preservation of Affordable Housing Inc. (POAH), the owner and developer, was the borrower. Island Terrace comprises 240 units across 21 stories. Prior to the recapitalization, only 88 units carried affordable restrictions. The new financing structure enabled POAH to expand the affordability restrictions to …
WILMER, TEXAS — Asset Living has been awarded management of Marketplace at Liberty Crossing, a 318-unit affordable housing development in the Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The project is the second phase of the development of the Liberty Crossing Master Planned Community. Marketplace at Liberty Crossing will offer one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units. The property will also include ground-floor retail space. A construction timeline and income restrictions for the community were not disclosed.
ORLANDO, FLA. — Berkadia has secured $118.5 million in financing for the construction of 52 at Park, an affordable housing development in Orlando. The financing includes a $73.5 million construction loan, as well as $45 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity. Chris McGraw and Tim Leonhard of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Lincoln Avenue Communities. 52 at Park will comprise 300 units across eight buildings. Units will come in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom layouts. Planned amenities include a business center, clubhouse, fitness center, pool, laundry …