CLAREMONT, CALIF. — Jamboree Housing Corp. has opened Larkin Place, a 33-unit affordable housing community in Claremont, a city in eastern Los Angeles County, about 33 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Larkin Place is intended to serve low-income and formerly homeless individuals and is comprised of eight studios and 24 one-bedroom units reserved for households earning no more than 30 percent of area median income. A manager will occupy the remaining unit. Several public and private financial partners participated in bringing the $23.9 million development to fruition. Los …
Affordable Housing
By Tessa Castner and Grace Kuntz Most multifamily owners and managers are aware that discrimination against disabled tenants can result in litigation and increase a project’s operating expenses, which could make the difference between turning a profit and having to write a check to cover operating deficits. However, the Fair Housing Act (FHA) not only prohibits disability discrimination, but in some circumstances, it affirmatively requires housing providers to potentially take additional steps to make reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications for individuals with disabilities. Though the terms reasonable accommodation and reasonable …
HOUSTON — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Green Tree Place, a 200-unit garden-style property in West Houston. California-based Kairos Investment Management sold the asset, built in 1984, for an undisclosed price. The buyer was Aligned Ventures, a Texas-based investment firm focused on acquiring and operating workforce housing. Berkadia’s Houston-based team representing Kairos was led by Chris Young, Chris Curry, Jeffrey Skipworth, Joey Rippel, Kyle Whitney and Jed Dalton.
LONGMONT, COLO. — Pennrose and Longmont Housing Authority (LHA) have completed the $39 million Ascent at Hover Crossing, a 75-unit affordable housing community with an early childhood education center in Longmont. Ascent at Hover Crossing was designed with families and children in mind, offering a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units across two buildings. The apartments are available for a variety of incomes, with units ranging from 30 to 80 percent of area median income, which equates to an annual salary of approximately $31,650 to $84,400 for a …
LOS ANGELES — TruAmerica Multifamily has raised $708 million from investors that is being used to acquire $2 billion worth of workforce housing. Approximately $320 million has already been invested via the acquisition of 14 properties in nine cities. TruAmerica Workforce Housing Fund II will be used to buy Class B communities near major central business districts in markets that demonstrate supply-demand imbalances and limited inventory of attainable rental housing, according to the company. Target markets are located in the Southeast, Northeast, West Coast, Mountain West and throughout the Sun …
HILTON HEAD, S.C. — CF Evans Construction has broken ground on Northpoint on Jarvis Creek, a 157-unit workforce housing project on Hilton Head Island. The Town of Hilton Head Island, OneStreet Residential and Royal Bank of Canada Community Investments (RBC-CI) are leading the public-private development team. Under the terms of the partnership, the Town provides: a 65-year ground lease; $1 million to support eligible site work with contributions secured from the American Rescue Plan Fund; affordability covenants to maintain a workforce neighborhood in perpetuity; zoning entitlements; and long-term programming support. …
BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — The Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville has opened El Jardin, an affordable housing LIHTC adaptive reuse project that converted a historic hotel, built in 1927, into 44 units of rental housing. Income caps range from 50 to 60 percent of area median income. Before the project began, the hotel sat vacant for 40 years. It operated as a hotel until the 1980s. Amenities at the renovated property include a fitness center, community garden, a play area, communal kitchen, barbecue and fitness area, a business center …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — The NRP Group, in partnership with Austin Independent School District (AISD), has broken ground on Phase I of the Anita Ferrales Coy school-to-housing redevelopment in East Austin. A school operated on the 18 acres at 4812 Gonzales St. from 1916 to approximately 2018, after which time the property was used as an alternative learning center. AISD selected The NRP Group as a redevelopment partner in 2023, and last year, AISD was relocated to prepare for redevelopment. The first phase includes 341 units, while the second phase, estimated …
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) and partners LMXD and MSquared broke ground March 2 on the first phase of the Westpark Apartments redevelopment in West Philadelphia. The multi-phase project as a whole covers 12 acres and will consist of upgrading existing structures as well as building new apartments. The site is home to public-housing high-rises and was developed in the early 1960s. The project cost for Phase I, accounting for 327 new units, is approximately $205 million, according to the Philadelphia Tribune. WHYY reports the total project cost …
SHERMAN, TEXAS — The NRP Group and Texahoma Housing Partners have opened and begun leasing Sutton Flats, a 300-unit mixed-income community in Sherman, 65 miles northeast of Dallas. Half of the units are reserved for households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. Monthly asking rents across the community range from $1,132 to 1,540. Amenities include a fitness center, coworking spaces with conference rooms, a game room, clubhouse and lounge, resort-style pool and a dog park. Sutton Flats residents also may rent garage parking spaces. The NRP …