Affordable Housing

Greystone, Urban Trends to Develop $28.9M Affordable Housing Project for Seniors in Charlotte

by Julia Sanders January 20, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Raleigh-based Greystone Affordable Development and Charlotte-based Urban Trends Real Estate Inc. plan to develop Eastway Crossings, a $28.9 million affordable housing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) community located on Charlotte’s east side. Greystone Affordable Development and Urban Trends are co-developers working on behalf of Harmony Housing, a national nonprofit specializing in affordable and workforce housing. Eastway Crossings is Greystone Affordable Development’s first new construction project in the Charlotte market. The community will offer residential units for senior residents aged 55 years and older with household incomes at or below 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Forty of the units will be reserved for veterans through a Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) project-based voucher contract. The property will be situated close to the recently completed Eastway Recreational Center, as well as the multimillion-dollar Community Resource Center planned by Mecklenburg County. Community amenities will include a conference room, private one-on-one meeting room, exercise room and other areas that can be used for health and wellness activities. Additionally, onsite staff will coordinate activities with local service providers as well as shuttle services for residents. To fund the development of Eastway Crossings, the partnership was awarded 4 percent LIHTC funds …

January 20, 2022

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TWG Underway on $11M Affordable Housing Community in West Des Moines

by Kristin Harlow January 20, 2022

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA — Developer TWG is underway on construction of Pointe on 88th, an $11 million affordable housing community in West Des Moines. The three-story project will be located at 520 88th St. Of the 49 units, 44 will be reserved for residents earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Five units will be rented at the market rate. Amenities will include a community room, fitness room and onsite leasing office. Completion is slated for this fall.

January 20, 2022

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CPP Acquires 164-Unit Smith-Beretania Affordable Housing Tower in Honolulu

by Amy Works January 19, 2022

HONOLULU — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has purchased Smith-Beretania Apartments, an affordable multifamily property in Honolulu. Terms of the transaction were not released. The 22-floor housing complex features 164 one- and two-bedroom units, all of which receive subsidy under a Section 8 HAP contract. The property also features a community room, on-site management, laundry facilities, controlled access entry and dedicated parking in the adjacent parking structure. The site also provides access to a public park with a playground, basketball court, pet park and open green space. CPP plans to work with Hawaii-based business partners to invest nearly $10 million to rehabilitate the complex, with renovations to include exterior paint, unit turns, energy-efficiency improvements, accessibility upgrades and site amenity updates. CPP partnered with local lenders BlackSand Capital and Bank of Hawaii to finance the property acquisition. The company also worked with Hawaii affordable housing specialist Ahe Group in the transaction. Now under CPP ownership, future renovations to the Smith-Beretania Apartments will be financed through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, which will preserve its affordable housing designation for decades.

January 19, 2022

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Greystone Provides $59.5M Acquisition Loan for Staten Island Affordable Housing Property

by Taylor Williams January 19, 2022

NEW YORK CITY — Greystone has provided a $59.5 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Seaview Estates, a 316-unit affordable housing property in Staten Island. The property offers amenities such as landscaped courtyards, a fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Miryam Reinitz-Kops of Greystone originated the 24-month, interest-only loan on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment and management firm Iris Holdings Group. Information about specific income restrictions was not disclosed.

January 19, 2022

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TWG Breaks Ground on $39M Workforce Housing Property in Davenport, Iowa

by Kristin Harlow January 18, 2022

DAVENPORT, IOWA — Developer TWG has broken ground on Federal Point, a $39 million workforce housing property in Davenport. The project will rise four stories with 185 units, all of which will be reserved for renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. The property will be situated west of the new R. Richard Bittner YMCA. Amenities will include a fitness room, outdoor patio and bike storage. Completion is slated for December 2023.

January 18, 2022

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Lument Funds $25.1M in Fannie Mae Financing for Affordable Housing Portfolio in Colorado

by Amy Works January 17, 2022

LAKEWOOD, ARVADA, DENVER AND FOUNTAIN, COLO. — Lument has closed five Fannie Mae conventional multifamily housing loans totaling $25.1 million to refinance the Archway Portfolio, five affordable housing communities near Denver and Colorado Springs. The borrower is Archway Communities, which manages the portfolio. Andrew Ellis of Lument led the transactions. Fountain Ridge, the largest of the portfolio, received a 10-year loan with a fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The other four loans feature fixed interest rates, 12-year terms, two years of interest-only payments and 30-year amortization schedules. The portfolio includes the 72-unit Foothills Green in Lakewood, the 60-unit Willow Green in Arvada, the 65-unit Sheridan Ridge in Arvada, the 60-unit Arapahoe Green in Denver and the 111-unit Fountain Ridge in Fountain.

January 17, 2022

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Habitat Co., P3 Markets Break Ground on $100M Mixed-Income Community in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow January 17, 2022

CHICAGO — The Habitat Co. and P3 Markets have broken ground on 43 Green, a $100 million mixed-income apartment community in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. The transit-oriented development will be located on a long-vacant, city-owned lot on the northeast corner of East 43rd Street and Calumet Avenue. Phase I will consist of a 10-story building with 99 units and 5,500 square feet of retail space. Half of the residences will be market-rate while the other half will be income-restricted to renters earning up to 60 percent of the area median income. Completion of Phase I is slated for February 2023. Later phases of 43 Green call for two more mixed-income buildings. All told, 43 Green will bring roughly 300 new units to the area. Bowa Construction and McHugh Construction are leading construction. Future retail tenants include Momentum Coffee and Super Cycle. Financing for 43 Green involved a multi-layered capital stack, including the use of the City of Chicago’s Low Income Housing Tax credit allocation, tax credit investor Richman Capital and HUD-insured debt provided by Fifth Third Bank.

January 17, 2022

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TWG Breaks Ground on $49M Mixed-Income Apartment Community in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

by Kristin Harlow January 14, 2022

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Developer TWG has broken ground on Annex on the Square, a $49 million mixed-income apartment community in downtown Cedar Rapids. The property will include 202 units for residents earning up to 60 percent of the area median income along with 22 market-rate units. TWG will serve as owner and general contractor. Amenities will include a pool, fitness room, business center, bike storage, gated garage and top-floor deck. The development will also include 1,219 square feet of retail space. Studio Architecture is the project architect. Jeremy Tipton of NAI Iowa Realty Commercial coordinated the land acquisition. Completion is slated for January 2024.

January 14, 2022

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Annex Group Underway on $23M Workforce Housing Community in Bloomington, Indiana

by Kristin Harlow January 14, 2022

BLOOMINGTON, IND. — The Annex Group has closed on funding and started construction of The Annex of Bloomington, a $23 million workforce housing community in Bloomington. The 102-unit, two-building property will be situated within an area called the University Village Downtown Character Overlay District. Completion is slated for spring 2023. The project team includes general contractor Gilliatte General Contractors Inc., architect KTGY and engineer Smith Design Group Inc. Star Financial Bank provided $18.1 million in funding. Bloomington has a high population of renters, and the student population of Indiana University puts a strain on the market, according to Kyle Bach, CEO of Annex. Bach says this new project is in response to the need for housing in the area. A percentage of the units are restricted for residents earning below 120 percent of the area median income.

January 14, 2022

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Kairos Investment Buys 103-Unit Forest Manor Apartments in Glendale, Colorado

by Amy Works January 14, 2022

GLENDALE, COLO. — Kairos Investment Management Co. has acquired Forest Manor Apartments, an affordable multifamily property located at 625 S. Forest St. in Glendale. Terms of the transaction were not released. Built in 1974, Forest Manor features 103 apartments in a mix of a single studio, 74 one-bedroom and 28 two-bedroom units with air conditioning, carpeted floors and spacious closets. The property was last renovated in 2001. Community amenities include a swimming pool and laundry facilities. Kairos plans to renovate the asset by implementing interior and exterior upgrades, including interior repairs and upgrades to units, new flooring for interior hallways, exterior roof repairs, pool renovation and common-area amenities.

January 14, 2022

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