Affordable Housing

New Carrollton

SEATTLE — Amazon has committed to invest $81.7 million to build 742 new affordable homes near public transit sites in the metro Washington, D.C. region. The new housing commitments included in Amazon’s recent investment include The Margaux at the New Carrollton Metro Station and Atworth at the College Park Metro Station. Amazon will work in collaboration with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (Metro) to complete the housing developments. The deals are related to Amazon’s $300 million transit commitment from 2021 to create 3,000 new affordable homes in collaboration with the transit agencies in Amazon’s hometown communities. In partnership with Metro and developer Urban Atlantic, Amazon is developing The Margaux at the New Carrollton Metro Station, a 291-unit property with one-, two- and three-bedroom floorplans. Amazon is providing $25.4 million to Urban Atlantic to begin construction on the project. Atworth at the College Park Metro Station will be a 451-unit apartment property close to the University of Maryland and the Discovery District, as well as the MARC Train, University of Maryland Shuttle Service and Metro’s under-construction Purple Line. Amazon is funding a $56.3 million loan to the Gilbane Development Co. to begin construction. Since launching the Amazon Housing Equity Fund …

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SANTA FE SPRINGS, CALIF. — SVA Architects, along with development partners The Richman Group Inc., The Whole Child and Habitat for Humanity, has received entitlements for the construction of Lakeland & Laurel, an intergenerational affordable housing community in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Fe Springs. The project encompasses more than an entire city block and will feature three distinct housing communities consisting of intergenerational affordable apartments, interim transitional housing and for-sale townhomes. The development will cost the city approximately $110,000 per unit for 139 units and is scheduled to break ground in April. The Richman Group, based in Newport Beach, Calif., is developing the three-building intergenerational portion of the project. This part of the development will total 102 affordable apartment homes on nearly four acres. The first building, at four stories tall, will provide homes to 50 seniors. The other two buildings will be three stories tall and offer 52 family apartments. These homes will also share a 1,000-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness facility, laundry room, mail room and clubroom. The Whole Child is developing the three-story interim housing, which will serve up to 40 homeless families at any given time. Habitat for Humanity will build the 18 for-sale …

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SANTA ROSA, CALIF. — USA Properties Fund has started construction of College Creek, an affordable multifamily community for a range of income levels in Santa Rosa. Completion is slated for fall 2023. Located at 2150 W. College Ave., the 164-unit property is close to downtown Santa Rosa, large shopping centers, healthcare providers and several schools. The community will be available for low-income residents that meet an expanded range of income limits established by the Tax Credit Allocation Committee. Renters earning 30 percent to 70 percent of the area’s median income could quality for residence at College Creek. The community, which will feature a four-story building and two three-story buildings, will offer a community room with computer workstations, fitness room, swimming pool, tot lot and onsite laundry facilities. Apartments will feature energy-efficient appliances and light fixtures, ceiling fans and low-flow faucets, showers and toilets. USA Properties worked closely with the community, including the City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County, on the project, which has been in the planning stages for several years.

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CLEVELAND — The NRP Group, a Cleveland-based multifamily developer and operator, plans to break ground on approximately 6,000 apartment units spread across 23 construction projects in 2022. The properties will be a mix of affordable, market-rate and mixed-income communities. The total investment for the projects is estimated at $1.9 billion. The 23 communities are made up of 11 market-rate developments totaling 3,762 units; 10 affordable developments totaling 1,865 units for residents at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI); and two projects with 658 apartment homes in which half of the units are priced at market levels and half are priced for residents earning 80 percent of the AMI. Planned construction starts are distributed across the NRP footprint in Texas, the Washington, D.C., metro area, New York, New Jersey, Florida, North Carolina and Ohio.

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GARY, IND. — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $14.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Gary NSA I & II Apartments in Gary, a city in Northwest Indiana. Constructed between 1914 and 1928, the affordable housing property features 249 units across 14 buildings. The community is covered entirely by a HUD rental Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract throughout the loan term. The 10-year loan features a 30-year amortization schedule. An entity doing business as Gary NSA I & II Housing LLC was the borrower.

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NEWARK, N.J. — OneWall Communities, a Connecticut-based owner-operator, has sold two workforce housing buildings totaling 191 units in Newark for $30 million. The properties primarily house one- and two-bedroom units. Jeffrey Dunne, Jeremy Neuer, Steve Bardsley, David Gavin, Rich Gatto, Fahri Ozturk, Travis Langer and Zach McHale of CBRE represented OneWall Communities in the transaction. The team also procured the undisclosed buyer, which plans to implement a value-add program.

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DETROIT — Jackson Asset Management and Hosey Development are planning a $134 million redevelopment of the former Fisher Body Plant 21 in Detroit, according to The Detroit News and other local media. Named Fisher 21 Lofts, the project involves the conversion of the abandoned automotive plant into 400 mixed-income housing units along with retail and commercial space. Construction could begin as early as next year. The project awaits city council approval. The city took title of the former manufacturing facility in 2000. The plant was originally built by the Fisher brothers and utilized for producing auto bodies for Cadillac and Buick.

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BETHESDA, MD. — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $302.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of 10 multifamily properties totaling 2,286 units in central Connecticut. The properties have construction dates ranging from 1926 to 2008. About 75 percent of the units have income restrictions that qualify them as affordable housing under FHA guidelines. Taylor Williams led a Walker & Dunlop team that originated the financing on behalf of the borrower, New York City-based Beachwold Residential.

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WAUKEGAN, ILL. — Nonprofit developer Over the Rainbow (OTR) has selected McShane Construction Co. to build Kirwan Apartments, a 24-unit affordable housing community in Waukegan. The project is designed to enable adults with physical disabilities to live independently. The development is named for Leo Kirwan, an OTR board member and advocate for accessible housing. The three-story building will feature one-bedroom residences, and amenities will include a community room, laundry facilities and 20 parking spaces. Completion is slated for January 2023. Weese Langley Weese Architects is providing architectural services. OTR apartments are specifically designed for low-income individuals with physical disabilities and come with rental subsidies.

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PHOENIX — ABI Multifamily has negotiated the sale of The Vicinity Apartments, a multifamily community located at 6131 N. 16th St. in Phoenix. The property traded for $37.5 million, or $300,000 per unit. The undisclosed buyer and seller are both based in Arizona. Built in 1975 on 4.3 acres, The Vicinity Apartments features 125 units in 10 two- and three-story buildings. The community features a mix of 49 one-bedroom units, 26 two-bedroom townhome-style units and 50 two-bedroom/two-bath units. Units feature air conditioning/heating, hardwood-style flooring, walk-in closets, a patio or balcony, extra storage and a fully equipped kitchen with oven/range, refrigerator, garbage disposal, microwave and pantry. Community amenities include a swimming pool and spa, fitness center, business center, laundry facility, clubhouse, open courtyard, barbecue grills, picnic area, mature landscaping, controlled access and onsite covered and open parking. Alon Shnitzer, Rue Bax, Eddie Chang and Doug Lazovick of ABI Multifamily’s Phoenix-based Institutional Apartment Group handled the transaction.

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