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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFinanceNew YorkNewsNortheast

New York City Housing Authority Locks in $272.6 Million in Redevelopment Funds for Harlem Properties

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has closed on the financing for a $272.6 million renovation of Metro North Plaza and Gaylord White Houses, two public housing communities in East Harlem. The properties were selected to be part of the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, created by the City as part of a larger plan to modernize public housing. NYCHA needs more than $78 billion to fully restore and renovate all its buildings, but, according to the City’s website, the federal government has only …

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Affordable HousingFinanceIndustry Voices

How HUD Borrowers Can Bring Additional Financing to Their Capital Stack

by Lynn Peisner

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has long provided a great option for multifamily borrowers: long-term, fixed-rate mortgage insurance programs such as the 221(d)(4) program for new construction and substantial rehabilitation and the 223(f) program for acquisition or refinancing of existing assets, both of which offer up to 40-year amortization, non-recourse debt and competitive interest rates. HUD loans have traditionally been thought of as protecting borrowers from high-interest-rate risk and other volatility experienced in conventional real estate finance markets. Yet even with the stability of HUD-insured loans, …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMidwestNewsWisconsin

The Annex Group Breaks Ground on $25.8 Million Affordable Community in Milwaukee

by Lynn Peisner

MILWAUKEE — The Annex Group has begun construction of Union at Rose Park, an affordable housing development in the Harambee neighborhood of Milwaukee. The 75-unit community is The Annex Group’s first development in Wisconsin. A number of city, state and federal funding sources, including 4 percent low-income housing tax credits, contributed to the $25.8 million project cost. Leases will be available with a variety of income caps that range from 30 percent of area median income to market-rate rents. The Annex Group will give preference to veteran renters for nine …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNewsTexas

Park on 14th, a $17.2 Million Affordable Housing Development, Opens in Plano

by Lynn Peisner

PLANO, TEXAS — Texas State Affordable Housing Corp. (TSAHC), DMA Cos. and other stakeholders have opened The Park on 14th, an affordable housing community in Plano with 62 apartments reserved for households earning no more than 80 percent of area median income. TSAHC owns the land and partnered with DMA to develop the community. The development costs were approximately $17.2 million, with the bulk of financing provided by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) loan and equity from TSAHC. Amenities at the Park on 14th include community …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentMarylandNewsNortheast

Baltimore Unveils $6 Billion Housing Redevelopment Program to Restore Vacant Buildings

by Lynn Peisner

BALTIMORE — Baltimore has launched a 15-year housing redevelopment program aiming to restore vacant buildings throughout the city. The plan is backed by $1.2 billion in public-fund commitments and an anticipated $5 billion in private financing. City leaders say the plan will revitalize more than 65,000 properties across Baltimore. The redeveloped homes will be a mix of rental and for-sale housing. The City of Baltimore has approved the plan and public funding, while the Greater Baltimore Committee (GBC), a nonprofit, private-sector business advocacy group, is helping to coordinate private sector …

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Affordable HousingIndustry Voices

Affordable Housing Remains Key to Homelessness Prevention

by Lynn Peisner

As California faces soaring numbers of unhoused residents, building affordable housing must remain atop the state’s homelessness-prevention plan. More than 187,000 Californians experienced homelessness in 2024 — a stunning 24 percent of the entire nation’s homeless population. The state is at risk of adding even more families to this alarming figure. Among those at risk are working families, often holding one or two jobs, who are just one setback — such as a job loss, major illness, natural disaster, domestic violence incident or childcare crisis — away from housing instability. …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFinanceGeorgiaNewsSoutheast

R.H. Ledbetter Secures Equity for $49 Million Atlanta Metro Workforce Project

by Lynn Peisner

CARROLLTON, GA. — R.H. Ledbetter Properties, a development, investment and property-management firm based in Rome, Georgia, has secured $15 million in equity to put toward its $49 million project in Carrollton. The equity was provided by American South Capital Partners (ASCP), a joint venture between Los Angeles-based impact fund manager SDS Capital Group and Vintage Realty Co., a Shreveport, Louisiana-based property developer and manager. While the property, Carrollton Flats, is not being developed with traditional tax credits, it is billed as offering “attainable” rents.  ASCP’s fund has, to date, committed …

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Affordable Housing Developers Are Undeterred by New Funding Challenges Ahead in 2026

by Lynn Peisner

The affordable housing industry is entering its cautious momentum era. On one hand, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) significantly enhanced the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), making more credits available and making the credits easier to qualify for. On the other hand, the parallel cuts to federal funding, general uncertainty in the market and a decline in investor interest keep the industry outlook guarded. The tax credit is a powerful tool used by developers to aid in the construction and development of affordable housing projects across the country. …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentNew YorkNewsNortheast

Construction Underway on $150 Million Redevelopment of Former Queens Hospital

by Lynn Peisner

NEW YORK CITY — Foxy Development and Selfhelp Realty Group have closed on financing and begun construction of The Perennial, a 145-unit, multi-generational affordable housing property that also will be the future home of the Forest Hils Jewish Center. The project is a redevelopment of a former Parkway Hospital building that is located at 70-35 113th St. in the Forest Hills section of Queens. The building has been vacant since the hospital closed down in 2008. The building was constructed in the 1960s. Once complete, by approximately the end of …

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Affordable HousingDevelopmentFloridaNewsSoutheast

McDowell Housing Partners Breaks Ground on Second Phase of Ekos at Arbor Park

by Lynn Peisner

NORTH PORT, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners has begun construction of the second phase of Ekos at Arbor Park, an affordable housing community in North Port, about midway between Sarasota and Fort Myers. Phase I was reserved for seniors, while the second phase, which will include 66 units, will be reserved for families earning at or below 70 percent of the area median income. Completion is slated for the fourth quarter of 2026. Phase I was completed in May of this year. Ekos at Arbor Park Phase II will include …

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