Capital One Provides $14.4M HUD Loan to Build Affordable Housing Community in Metro Atlanta

DECATUR, GA. — Capital One has provided a $14.4 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Sterling at Candler Village, a 170-unit affordable and age-restricted community in Decatur. The 221(d)(4) product is HUD’s flagship program for financing the construction and preservation of market-rate and affordable housing apartment communities. Carolyn Whatley of Capital One originated the loan on behalf of the developer/borrower, The Benoit Group. Residences will be restricted to residents whose head of household is at least 62 years old. The majority of the units (136) will be allocated to households earning up to 60 percent of the area median income (AMI), while the remaining 34 will be reserved for households earning up to 50 percent of AMI. Besides the HUD financing, funding of this development included low income housing tax credits allocated by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs; tax exempt bonds issued by the Housing Authority of DeKalb County and underwritten by Stifel, Nicolaus & Co. Inc.; a subordinate HOME loan funded by DeKalb County Community Department; and project-based rental assistance issued by the Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta (AHA). AHA entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Housing Authority of DeKalb County to administer project based rental assistance for Sterling at Candler Village. Upon completion, Benoit’s management group will implement Social Expressions, a services package for seniors that includes computer training, exercise classes and arts and crafts.