NEW YORK CITY — A partnership led by L+M Development Partners is underway on construction of a 320-unit affordable housing project in the Rockaway area of Queens. The project will be known as Building D within the 116-acre Arverne East waterfront development and will house 230 rental units and 90 for-sale units, as well as indoor and outdoor amenity spaces. Information on rent restrictions was not disclosed. Other project partners include Urbane Development, The Bluestone Organization, Mega Group Development, Triangle Equities Development Co., New York State Homes and Community Renewal, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development and the New York City Housing Development Corp.
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, FLA. — Locally based Trevato Development Group has broken ground on a $120 million multifamily development at 1944 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville Beach, about 16 miles east of downtown Jacksonville. The property will offer 415 market-rate and workforce housing apartments, as well as 1,800 square feet of retail space on the ground level and public beachfront amenities. The site formerly housed Adventure Landing, a water park that closed its doors last Halloween after three decades of operation. Trevato Development purchased the site in 2021 and began demolition of the amusement park’s buildings and infrastructure this past spring. The developer plans to begin preleasing for the new multifamily community in early 2028. The design-build team includes Dynamik Design (architect) and England-Thims & Miller (civil engineer).
KANSAS CITY, MO. — Milhaus has received approval from the Missouri Housing Development Commission (MHDC) for Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) to advance Linwood & Troost Apartments in Kansas City. The project will convert two vacant lots at 2300 Troost Ave. into an affordable housing development featuring two four-story buildings with 194 units. The project marks the first LIHTC development in Kansas City for Milhaus. Funding for the development includes 4 percent federal tax credits through the MHDC LIHTC program, a tax abatement from Kansas City’s Planned Industrial Expansion Authority and $1.5 million awarded from the Kansas City Housing Trust Fund. All units will serve households at or below 60 percent of the area median income. Construction is expected to begin by the end of 2026, with completion anticipated in 2028. Milhaus is serving as both developer and general contractor.
LOS ANGELES — Kennedy Wilson and Jamison have entered into a joint venture partnership, with plans to deliver 4,000 affordable housing units across Los Angeles through adaptive reuse and ground-up construction projects. The partnership is between Jamison’s newly launched affordable housing division, Arden Residential, and Kennedy Wilson’s affordable housing development joint venture, Vintage Housing. The first project is the conversion of the former LA World Trade Center office complex at 350 S. Figueroa St. The 400,000-square-foot property will be transformed into 512 affordable housing units and renamed Sky Castle. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities will include community rooms, a dedicated coworking space, resident lounge, onsite storage, laundry rooms and mail parcel rooms. Development on the first phase of Sky Castle is expected to begin in August and will focus on the building’s concourse levels, creating 241 units for families earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Phase II, planned for the office tower above, will add 271 units. The City of Los Angeles has approved the project under its new adaptive reuse ordinance. “Together, we will develop thoughtfully designed housing for families, seniors and communities through both adaptive reuse conversions …
HOUSTON — A partnership between The NHP Foundation, Trinity East Village Community Development Corp. and Housing Alliance HTX, will develop an affordable seniors housing project in Houston. Trinity East Senior Village, the property will comprise 90 units for residents age 55 and older in the city’s Third Ward neighborhood. Construction is scheduled to begin this summer, with the opening scheduled for 2027. NRP Construction will serve as the general contractor for the project.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Housing Trust Group has completed an affordable housing conversion project in the West Texas city of Lubbock. The project transformed the historic vacant Jim Kimmel Center, which was originally constructed in 1964 as a 91-room motel, into a complex with 56 units that are reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. The project also involved the demolition of a restaurant and gas station on the site. Wallace Architects oversaw the project’s historic preservation efforts. Schmidt & Stuart Architects designed the original building in the 1960s.
PUYALLUP, WASH. — Great Expectations, a Seattle-based affordable housing developer, has received an undisclosed amount of construction financing for Addison Grove, a 102-unit affordable housing project in Puyallup, 36 miles south of Seattle. According to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, the project cost is approximately $34.2 million. Great Expectations acquired the site in April, but a construction timeline for the development has not be released. All units will be rent restricted for residents earning between 50 and 80 percent of area median income, guaranteed for 60 years. Addison Grove was financed without tax credits, instead leveraging a subordinate loan from the Washington Family Housing Fund and recycled tax-exempt bonds. The structure preserves affordability by pairing 60-year income restrictions with lower-cost tax-exempt debt and forgivable subordinate capital, reducing the amount of conventional debt the property must support through rent revenue. CBRE and Heritage Bank are permanent lenders.
IRVINE, CALIF. — C&C Development, in partnership with Riverside Charitable Corp., has opened Cartwright Family Apartments, an affordable housing community in Irvine. Situated on 1.6 acres at 17861 Cartwright Road, the property features 60 apartments for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the Orange County, Calif., area median income, with a portion of the units designated for veterans. Additionally, Cartwright Family Apartments includes a leasing presence for current Irvine residents or persons employed by the city. Designed by KTGY, Cartwright Family Apartments consists of four single-story residential buildings with 15 one-bedroom, 17 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom units with private balconies. Community amenities include a courtyard with pool, barbecue pavilion, tot lot, bike storage, community room with a kitchen, computer room, laundry room, leasing office and a supportive services manager office. At its opening, the property was 100 percent leased.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between Gilbane Development, Blue Sea Development Co. and JASA has completed Linden Grove, a 153-unit affordable seniors housing project in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. Residences at the 13-story building are reserved for renters earning 30 to 40 percent of the area median income, with 46 units reserved for formerly unhoused seniors. Amenities include a fitness room, arts and crafts area, laundry room, a rooftop terrace, outdoor dining areas and community gardens.
GALLOWAY, OHIO — KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) has provided a $16.5 million taxable construction loan, a $9.4 million federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investment and an $8.2 million state LIHTC investment for the construction of Clover Glen II in Galloway near Columbus. National Church Residences is developing the 96-unit affordable housing project for seniors age 55 and older. KeyBank Commercial Mortgage Group also provided a Freddie TEL permanent loan of $8.2 million. KeyBanc Capital Markets served as bond underwriter and underwrote $13.8 million in tax-exempt bonds for the project. Clover Glen II will feature 15 units restricted to residents earning up to 50 percent of the area median income (AMI), 76 units restricted to 60 percent AMI and five units for 70 percent AMI. Amenities at the four-story property will include a clubhouse, fitness center, central laundry, onsite management, surface parking and picnic areas. David Lacki and Ryan Olman of KeyBank CDLI structured the financing, while Sam Adams and Alex Steckler of KeyBanc Capital Markets underwrote the bonds. In October 2022, CDLI, through an investment with Ohio Capital Corp. for Housings, closed the Clover Glen I transaction.