PORTLAND, ORE. — Mill Creek Residential has begun the construction of Modera Woodstock, a mixed-use property in Portland. Located at 4804 SE Woodstock Blvd., the community will feature 194 apartments and 6,500 square feet of ground-floor retail space. Units will come in studio, one-, two- and four-bedroom floor plans. Five units will be affordable, but income restrictions for these units were not disclosed. Amenities include a clubhouse, courtyard, rooftop deck with grilling area and fire pit, game room, theater, coffee bar, pet spa and a fitness studio. Tenants will also have …
RICHMOND, VA. — Greysteel has brokered the sale of Fieldcrest, a 29-unit affordable community in Richmond. Fletcher Hultman and Henry Mathies of Greysteel’s National Affordable Housing team represented the seller, a joint venture between a local development group and April Housing, an affiliate of Blackstone. The buyer is Wincor Holdings, a recently formed private equity company. Fieldcrest was built in 2006 on a site adjacent to the Richmond Raceway. The property is subject to a Land Use Restrictive Agreement that restricts income and rent levels to 50 percent of the area …
NEW YORK CITY AND YONKERS, N.Y. — Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) has provided $780.3 million in construction financing for the development of five affordable housing projects in the New York City metro area. Wells Fargo provided the funds through its Community Lending and Investment (CLI) group. The CLI funding team that closed the five loans included Duane Mutti, Korbin Heiss, Katelyn Meehan, Greg Richards, Jason Fernbach, Nancy Dipasquale, Marc Levine, Jessica Liang, Mark Mendenhall, Madalena Tran and Cassandra Clay. The developments, which total more than 1,100 units, are currently under construction, …
GREAT FALLS, MT. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP), an affordable housing rehabilitation company, has acquired two developments in Great Falls: Sunshine Village and Broadview Manor East & West. CPP, in partnership with The Hampstead Cos., acquired the communities for $10.6 million. The development team plans to conduct $12.8 million in renovations for the two projects. The properties will remain affordable to households earning 50 percent and 60 percent of the area median income until 2074. Sunshine Village is a 72-unit senior’s community. The three-story building was built in 1979. Sunshine …
CHICAGO — Evergreen Real Estate Group has added Jewell Walton to the newly created position of vice president of public partnerships. In this role, Walton will focus on diversifying the firm’s affordable housing portfolio by partnering with public housing agencies to convert assistance for existing public housing communities to long-term, project-based Section 8 contracts under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. Prior to joining Evergreen Real Estate Group, Walton served as deputy chief of RAD programming with the Chicago Housing Authority and as a project manager for S.B. Friedman & …
State of New York to Provide $406 Million in Financing to Build Five Affordable Housing Developments
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced that the State of New York will provide $406 million in financing to deliver approximately 800 new affordable housing units across the state. The financing will be awarded through bonds and subsidies. The New York Division of Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) provided financing for the five developments, which comprised $286 million in tax-exempt housing bonds and $120 million in subsidies. The awarded projects are as follows: Income restrictions for these five developments were not disclosed. Hochul’s announcement came during …
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A partnership comprising developer Pennrose, the I-95 Redevelopment Commission and the City of Providence has broken ground on a 127-unit mixed-income project in Providence’s Fox Point neighborhood. Eastern Bank provided a construction loan and served as the investor of the tax credit equity used to finance the project. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust will provide permanent debt. The first phase of development will deliver 66 affordable and market-rate units, as well as retail space and a childcare facility. Income-restricted units will be affordable to households earning between …
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — MassHousing has arranged $13.3 million in affordable housing financing for the acquisition and renovation of Van der Heyden Apartments in Springfield. The borrower, a partnership comprising Van der Heyden Apartments Limited Partnership and Paul Oldenburg, secured $9.9 million in construction financing and $3.4 million in construction and permanent financing. MBL Housing and Development was the project consultant. The general contractor is N.L Construction. The architect is Studio One. The management agent is Valley Real Estate. Additionally, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities provided $8.5 million in equity financing, …
PASADENA, CALIF. — A partnership comprising Community Builders Group and Bridge Financial Advisors plan to open Pasadena Studios this August. Pasadena Studios is an affordable housing community that rises six stories in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena. The building offers 180 small studio apartments called micro-units. Units are affordable to households earning less than $53,000 annually. Amenities include Wi-Fi connectivity, fitness center, laundry facilities, rooftop deck, a kitchenette and bike storage. The total cost of the project was $45 million. The development team broke ground on Pasadena Studios in …
HOUSTON — NewPoint Real Estate Capital provided a Targeted Affordable Housing loan to Aspen Oak Capital Partners (Aspen Oak) through Freddie Mac. The loan refinanced a NewPoint Bridge Loan that facilitated Aspen Oak’s acquisition of Stadia Med Main Apartments in April 2022. The fixed-rate refinance features a seven-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule. Stadia Med Main Apartments is a four-story, 338-unit property in Houston’s Medical Center/West University submarket. The community offers affordable and market rate units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. Income restrictions for the affordable units were not …