CINCINNATI — KeyBank has provided a $3.9 million construction loan for the Sheakley Center for Youth in Cincinnati. The property will consist of a shelter unit and a housing unit. The shelter unit will contain 27,708 square feet of commercial space, including a day shelter, a 28-bed night shelter and street outreach offices and social services rooms, while the housing unit will include 39 studio and one-bedroom apartments. Greg Kiger of KeyBank’s Community Development Lending and Investment team arranged the financing for the undisclosed borrower.
WILTON MANORS, FLA. — Miami-based Carrfour Supportive Housing has teamed with The Pride Center to build an affordable housing development with a special focus on aging members of the LGBT community. The project, known as The Residences at Equality Park, will be located in Wilton Manors, a city in Broward County. Phase I will feature 48 apartments, 34 of which will be reserved for low-income seniors living with disabling conditions due to HIV/AIDS and other challenges. The remaining units will be reserved for seniors earning 60 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), or roughly $35,000 per year according to Carrfour. Phase I will break ground in the fourth quarter of 2017 with an expected completion in late 2018. Phase II, which will comprise 74 units, will begin at a later date. The Pride Center, a nonprofit LGBT community center, will provide residents with on-site services such as recreation, healthcare consulting and counseling. Carrfour will serve as the project’s developer and operator.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Laurel Street Residential, a Charlotte-based affordable housing developer, has broken ground on a 112-unit affordable multifamily community in the Belmont neighborhood of Charlotte. St. Paul Baptist Church is a partner in the development, which includes apartments for both seniors and the general public. The seniors housing component includes 60 units. The units are designated for seniors and families earning 60 percent of the area median income. The development is scheduled for completion by the end of 2017. Miles McClellan Construction is the general contractor, Bohler Engineering is the civil engineer and Neighboring Concepts is the architect. Public and private investments are funding the development, including a 4 percent tax credit and tax-exempt bond allocations from the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency, a $4.4 million loan from the City of Charlotte Housing Trust Fund, an $8 million construction loan from Bank of America, permanent financing from Greystone and loans from the Zechariah Alexander Community Development Corp. and St. Paul Baptist Church.
YPSILANTI AND HOLT, MICH. — UnitedHealthcare has invested $16.9 million in two new affordable multifamily projects in Michigan. The $17.2 million New Parkridge will offer 86 affordable apartment units, as well as on-site support services to help improve residents’ access to healthcare, education, job training and childcare. UnitedHealthcare is investing $8 million in the project, which is located in Ypsilanti, approximately 10 miles southeast of Ann Arbor. Ypsilanti Housing Commission and Chesapeake Community Advisors are the project developers. UnitedHealthcare is also investing $8.9 million in Prestwick Village, a 66-unit affordable housing project with support services in Holt, approximately 10 miles south of Lansing. Construction is currently underway on the $10.7 million project, which is slated to be complete by the end of the year. T.R. Hovey Construction LLC is the general contractor for Prestwick Village, and Gryphon Group is the developer.
NEW YORK CITY — Tahl Propp Equities, Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital and Enterprise Community Investment have announced the closing of a deal to finance the acquisition and renovation of five affordable housing communities in Harlem. The deal allows for the rehabilitation of all 18 buildings, totaling 549 units, keeping the apartments as affordable to low-income housing for the next 40 years. Additionally, all buildings have federal project-based Section 8 contracts, which will further preserve affordability through rental subsidies for the property owners. The five properties are Gladys Hampton Houses (2144 Frederick Douglas Blvd. and 400 St. Nicholas Ave.), New West I and II (8-56 W. 111th St.) and Riverside I and II (602-622 W. 135th St.). Costs, including acquisition and rehabilitation, total nearly $135 million. New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development provided a $15.2 million loan and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits resulting in $35.9 million in equity; and New York City Housing Development Corp. provided $62.3 million in Tax Exempt Bonds for construction financing through Bellwether Enterprise. Other sources of funding include a seller note, transfer of existing reserves, deferred developer fee and income from operations. Enterprise Community Investment syndicated the tax credit equity to finance the …
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Community Development Inc. has opened Cypress Springs, a 144-unit affordable seniors housing community in Baton Rouge. WNC, a California-based real estate investor, provided $6.1 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity to fund the development. Cypress Springs includes three buildings with 76 one-bedroom units and 68 two-bedroom units.
HOLIDAY, FLA. — Housing Trust Group (HTG) has broken ground on Phase I of Park at Wellington, a $37.9 million affordable housing community located at 4369 Sunray Drive in Holiday, roughly 30 miles north of Tampa. Phase I of the 220-unit property will span 110 units, and HTG plans to open the complex in late 2017. The units will be reserved for renters earning at or below 40 percent to 60 percent of area median income (AMI). Rents will range from $367 to $783 per month. Construction of Phase II is expected to start in November 2016. Phase I development funding sources include $16 million in 9 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credit Equity provided by Indianapolis-based City Real Estate Advisors and a $15.5 million construction loan provided by KeyBank, which converts to a $3.5 million permanent loan after completion. HTG has five affordable housing communities currently under construction in Florida. The project team for Park at Wellington includes architect Fugleberg Koch PLLC; civil engineer High Point Engineering Inc.; and general contractor HTG Hennessy LLC.
OMAHA — Dougherty Funding LLC has provided a $16.1 million loan for a 196-unit affordable housing property in Omaha. The borrower, Omaha Leased Housing Associates II LLLP, will use the loan proceeds to refinance the property and complete unit and amenity renovations. Bluff at Cherry Hills Apartments includes a fitness center, garages, playground, clubhouse and swimming pool. Unit amenities include kitchen appliances, in-unit washers and dryers, walk-in closets and patios or balconies. The complex offers two-, three- and four-bedroom townhomes. Dougherty Funding arranged the financing.
CHICAGO — U.S. Bank has invested $5.9 million in low-income housing tax credits equity and provided a $6.8 million construction loan for a 30-unit apartment project in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Southwest Organizing Project and Brinshore Development are heading up the project that will turn nine vacant buildings into apartments that are below the market rate. The nine buildings will provide two one-bedroom, 16 two-bedroom, 10 three-bedroom and two four-bedroom units. Four of the units will be fully disabled-accessible. Tenants will earn between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income, and rents will range from $270 to $1,005 per month. Construction on the buildings, which cover a six-block area, is expected to be complete next June.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Love Funding has closed a $19.7 million construction loan through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 221(d)(4) loan program for the construction of The Paddock at Grandview in Nashville. The new 240-unit affordable housing community will feature residences reserved for families earning 60 percent or less of area median income. Bruce Gerhart of Love Funding secured the non-recourse loan, which features a 40-year amortization schedule beginning when construction ends. Funding was also provided by 4 percent Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) and HOME funds on behalf of the borrower, LDG Development.