GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $10.9 million HUD-insured loan for the acquisition and rehabilitation of a three-property, 182-unit affordable housing portfolio in Grand Forks. University Square comprises 60 units, Columbia Square South includes 72 units and Columbia Square East features 50 units for seniors. All units are covered by Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contracts. The properties will undergo $13.6 million in renovations. Additional funding comes from low-income housing tax credits, housing incentive funds from the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency and tax-exempt bonds, which were underwritten by Colliers Securities LLC. The borrower, Schuett Grand Forks LP, is an entity controlled by The Schuett Cos. Inc., which will also manage the properties. The 40-year loan features a 40-year amortization schedule.
LAWRENCE, MASS. — Reed Community Partners has completed Pac10 Lofts, an affordable housing project that will be located in the northern Boston suburb of Lawrence. Of the 180 units, 18 are reserved for households earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 112 earmarked for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI; and 40 are workforce housing units for households earning up to 80 percent of AMI. The remaining 10 residences will be rented at market rates. MassHousing recently provided $40.8 million in permanent financing for the community, which the development team expects to be fully leased by the end of the year. Rogue Architecture PLLC designed the community, and LaRosa Construction Co. served as the general contractor.
ATLANTA — Prestwick Development Co. and Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership Inc. (ANDP) will soon break ground on 1055 Arden, a 58-unit affordable housing community located at 1055 Arden Ave. SW in Atlanta’s Capitol View neighborhood. The development includes 58 units, of which 28 units will be available for individuals and families earning at or below 50 percent area median income (AMI), with six set aside as permanent supportive housing through a program with Atlanta Housing/Partners for HOME for individuals who are experiencing homelessness. Twenty apartments will be available for individuals and families earning at or below 60 percent AMI, and 10 apartments will be available at market-rate rents. Funding for 1055 Arden comes from several partners and sources, including $2 million from the Atlanta BeltLine Affordable Housing Trust Fund, permanent debt from Centrant, a land note from ANDP, a construction loan and “Capital Magnet Funds” from Reinvestment Fund, a grant from HomeFirst program for permanent supportive housing, including project-based rental assistance from Atlanta Housing and supportive services provided by Fulton County and LIHTC equity from Georgia Department of Community Affairs, Enterprise Community Investments and US Bank. 1055 Arden will include 2,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space that could serve …
NEW YORK CITY — Regions Bank has provided an undisclosed amount of financing for a 255-unit transformational housing project in Brooklyn. Nonprofit housing operator HELP USA is leading the development, which will consist of two buildings with 184 and 71 units. Of those, 154 residences will be reserved for individuals who meet the homeless and substance abuse criteria for housing. The site will eventually house four buildings and span a full city block along Blake Avenue. BNY Mellon has also provided $62 million in equity for the project. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
AURORA, ILL. — McShane Construction Co. will build Fox Valley Apartments, a 47-unit affordable housing adaptive reuse project in Aurora. McShane will redevelop two historic schools and construct one new building. Housing For All LLC, Visionary Ventures, Cordogan Clark & Associates and JTE Real Estate Services make up the development team. The 25,000-square-foot Mary A. Todd School will be transformed into 11 apartment units and a health clinic for low-income families. The building was originally constructed in the early 1900s and most recently used for West Aurora School District’s early childhood programs until 2019. The 39,000-square-foot Lincoln Elementary School will be transformed into 14 apartment units. Originally constructed in the late 1800s, the school has sat vacant since 2007. The ground-up building will rise two stories with 22 units. At least 30 percent of the units will be reserved for renters who earn up to 30 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a common laundry room, community room, computer lab and tenant storage. Completion is slated for October 2023.
NEW YORK CITY — Catholic Charities of Brooklyn & Queens has opened the doors on Pope Francis Apartments of Loreto, a 135-unit affordable seniors housing community in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. Designed by RKTB Architects, the development replaces a former Catholic church that closed in 2009. The new residence meets Enterprise Green Communities Criteria, a comprehensive green building framework specifically for affordable housing. The design and development team previously completed the adjacent Monsignor Anthony J. Baretta Apartments, which is considered Phase I of a larger set of redevelopment plans.
PORTSMOUTH, VA. — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. has opened Holley Pointe, an affordable housing community located at 622 Effingham St. in downtown Portsmouth. The property features 50 two- and three-bedroom apartments reserved for residents earning up to 30 to 80 percent of area median income. Rents are $350 to $1,135 per month depending on the unit size and income restriction. Designed by Hooker DeJoung Architecture, community spaces at Holley Pointe include a community room with a kitchen, library, laundry, fitness room, elevator, park areas with benches, bike racks and off-street parking, as well as an onsite leasing and management office and 6,500 square feet of commercial space on the ground floor. Virginia Housing awarded Low Income Housing Tax Credits to Woda Cooper to support financing, including equity invested by Wells Fargo. Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust also provided construction financing. The project team includes civil engineer Hoggard-Eure Associates and structural engineer Speight Marshall Francis. Holley Pointe is named after the late Dr. James Holley III, a former mayor of Portsmouth.
WEST COVINA, CALIF. — CBRE has arranged the sale of Atrium at West Covina, a 138-unit multifamily property located at 1829-1841 E. Workman Ave. in West Covina. Langdon Park Capital acquired the asset from an affiliate of Abacus Capital Group for $48.6 million. Dean Zander and Stewart Weston of CBRE represented the seller in the transaction. Built in 1962 and 1963, Atrium at West Covina features swimming pools, a fitness center and social areas. The community offers mostly two- and three-bedroom layouts that average more than 1,000 square feet. The buyer plans to improve the units while also preserving the property’s workforce housing designation.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $7.3 million HUD-insured construction loan for Avenue at Sycamore Park, a multifamily project in Fort Worth that will add 91 affordable housing units and 17 market-rate residences to the local supply. The project’s affordable component will include units for renters earning 30, 50 or 60 percent or less of the area median income. Jeff Rogers of Colliers Mortgage originated the financing through HUD’s 221(d)(4) program on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as CSH Avenue at Sycamore Park Ltd. A tentative completion date was not disclosed.
MINNEAPOLIS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $12.5 million HUD 221(d)(4) loan for the construction of Greenway Apartments in Minneapolis. The 86-unit affordable housing community will rise five stories at the intersection of 11th and 12th avenues, directly adjacent to the north side of the Midtown Greenway in the Midtown Phillips neighborhood. In addition to underground parking, the property will feature tow lobbies, common area laundry, a roof deck, fitness room, bike repair area, conference room, community room, playground, outdoor promenade and patio space with grills. Reuter Walton Development was the borrower for the 40-year loan. Income restrictions for the units were not provided.