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 …
SAN MARCOS, CALIF. — Affirmed Housing has completed Alora, an affordable housing community in San Marcos’s Richmar neighborhood. The development team for the project also included DAHLIN Group Architecture Planning, BNBuilders, Masson & Associates, Monica Mroz Landscape Architect and Compass for Affordable Housing. The City of San Marcos, County of San Diego, WNC and Chase provided financing for the development. Alora comprises 100 units across four residential buildings, as well as a community center and 171 parking spaces. Apartments come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and are affordable …
CHICAGO — Preservation of Affordable Housing has broken ground on Fifth City Commons, a new affordable housing and retail development on Chicago’s West Side. Fifth City Commons will offer 43 residential units across three stories. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. The community will be affordable to households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include community rooms, a resident terrace and a fitness room. Details regarding the retail component of the project were not disclosed. The city of Chicago provided …
SALEM, ORE. — Hampstead Development Partners (Hampstead) has received $20.4 million in financing for the acquisition and renovation of Salem Manor, a 64-unit affordable community in Salem. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) provided a $4 million construction loan and $6.3 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, as well as arranged $10.1 million in permanent financing through Freddie Mac. John Paul Vachon, Matthew Haas and Hector Zuniga of KeyBank CDLI structured the financing. Salem Manor is subsidized by a Section 8 Housing Assistant Payment contract and is affordable to households earning at …
BOSTON — Beacon Communities and the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England have broken ground on Pok Oi, an 85-unit affordable community in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood. Pok Oi will offer one-, two- and three bedroom units. The project is financed in part through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Income restrictions for the complex were not disclosed.
CBRE has dubbed the Indianapolis apartment market “The Star of the Midwest” due to a combination of factors: its business-friendly climate, bustling life sciences and technology sectors, and exceptional rent growth. The giant real estate services firm points out in its 2023 Indianapolis Multifamily Market Overview that Indianapolis led the nation in year-over-year effective rent growth in October, November and December 2022 based on data from Yardi Matrix. In December, Indy posted an 11.4 percent increase in effective rents on an annual basis, the only metroplex to produce double-digit year-over-year growth. Despite …
DALY CITY, CALIF. — BRIDGE Housing has acquired Eaves Daly City, a 195-unit community in Daly City, 10 miles south of San Francisco. Built in 1972, the property offers 11 two- and three-story buildings across 8.2 acres. Units come in studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. Amenities include a pool, spa and fitness center. BRIDGE Housing plans to preserve at least half of the units in perpetuity for residents earning up to 80 percent of the area’s median income. Currently, the units have no income restrictions. BRIDGE Housing also plans to …