HARVEY, ILL. — Berkadia has arranged a $17.6 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity investment for the preservation of Jesse Jackson Jr. Senior Housing in Harvey, a southern suburb of Chicago. The 120-unit affordable seniors housing property consists of two three-story buildings that were originally constructed in 2007 and 2011. The one-bedroom units are designated for seniors age 62 and above, with 114 of them set aside for those whose income is at or below 50 percent of the area median income. The remaining six units are for persons with disabilities whose income is at or below 30 percent AMI as part of the Illinois Housing Development Authority’s Statewide Referral Network program. The renovation project will include new roofing, windows, flooring, kitchen appliances, kitchen and bathroom plumbing fixtures, intercom system, nurse call system, smoke detectors, fire extinguishers and new paint. The renovation will also include the installation of solar panels and will receive Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credits under Section 48 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Brian Blanchard and James Grande of Berkadia arranged the financing on behalf of the sponsor, Preservation of Affordable Housing.
ELLENSBURG, WASH. — Community Preservation Partners (CPP) has purchased Crestview Terrace, an affordable housing development in Ellensburg, approximately 110 miles southeast of Seattle. Terms of the transaction were not released. CPP plans to renovate the 168 units at Crestview Terrace, which was built in 1970 and last renovated in 2008. Comprising 76 single-story buildings, the community offers 95 one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom, 26 three-bedroom and nine four-bedroom units. The property is restricted to residents earning between 40 percent and 50 percent of area median income. Interior upgrades will include the installation of new kitchen cabinets, countertops, flooring, Energy Star refrigerators, dishwashers, ranges, hoods, sinks faucets, low-flow toilets and showerheads, mini-split HVAC units, water heaters, ceiling fans and LED lighting. Exterior upgrades will include window replacement, new roofing and siding, sealcoat and striping of the parking lot, landscape improvements, ADA unit conversions and path-of-travel improvements, as well as the addition of a dog park and community garden. Construction is scheduled to begin this month, with completion slated for July 2025. Each household will be temporarily relocated for seven to 10 days at no cost to the tenants, after which they will return to a fully renovated apartment. The property’s affordability status was set …
MADISON AND MILWAUKEE, WIS. — A court-appointed receiver retained Affordable Housing Investment Brokerage (AHIB) to secure new owners for portions of Heartland Housing’s Wisconsin portfolio, which included 166 affordable housing units across five properties in Madison and Milwaukee. Kyle Shoemaker of AHIB represented all buyers in the transaction. Cinnaire Solutions acquired the two Madison properties — Rethke Terrace and Tree Lane Apartments. Rethke Terrace is a 60-unit community developed in 2016, while Tree Lane Apartments is a 45-unit property completed in 2018. The Milwaukee assets sold to three different private investors. St. Anthony Apartments is a 60-unit property built in 2019, Prairie Apartments is a 24-unit community developed in 2008 and Maskani Apartments is a 37-unit asset built in 2014.
LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Colliers Mortgage Structured Finance Group has arranged $24.4 million in construction financing for Kingsley Apartments, an affordable housing development in Los Angeles’ Koreatown submarket. Jonathan Lee, Shahin Yazdi, William Hyatt and Tommy Adelson of Colliers arranged the financing, which features a term of 30 months plus optional extensions. Upon completion, the 72,800-square-foot Kingsley Apartments will offer 136 studio and one-bedroom units restricted to residents earning up to 80 percent of the area median income. The undisclosed borrower plans to break ground on the project in June 2024.
BROOKFIELD, WIS. — McShane Construction Co. will serve as the general contractor for Bishops Woods, a 203-unit affordable housing community in the Milwaukee suburb of Brookfield. Located on nearly four acres at 350 Bishops Way, the development will feature a podium-style building rising four stories atop a two-story, underground parking garage. Units will come in one- to three-bedroom floor plans and will be reserved for residents who earn 40 to 80 percent of the area median income. Eight live-work units will be available for renters who wish to have an office suite or studio with a separate exterior entrance. Amenities will include a clubroom, fitness center, outdoor grill area and playground. The project was designed to meet Wisconsin Green Built Home Standards and will feature a solar array on the rooftop along with high-efficiency electric heat pump systems. Completion is slated for December 2025. Knothe & Bruce Architects is the project architect.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $41.6 million in financing for a 106-unit affordable housing project that will be located at 52 New St. in Cambridge. The majority of the financing consists of a $15.4 million permanent loan and $24.7 million in tax credit equity bridge financing. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and will be reserved for households earning 30, 60 and 80 percent of the area median income. The six-story building will also include 3,500 square feet of commercial space. The borrower is social services provider Just A Start.
BOSTON — MassDevelopment has provided $21.8 million in tax-exempt bond financing for a 63-unit affordable housing project that will be located in Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. The property will consist entirely of one-bedroom units that will be reserved for households earning 30, 50 or 60 percent or less of the area median income. The borrower and developer is an affiliate of B’nai B’rith Housing of New England. Eastern Bank purchased the bond. The Massachusetts Executive Office of Housing & Livable Communities also provided $16.1 million in tax credit equity for the project.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. — Centennial Bank has provided an $84.4 million loan for the construction of The Arcadian, a mixed-use affordable housing project underway in Fort Lauderdale. Sunshine Shipyard LLC, an affiliated company of a joint venture between Fuse Group and Boca Paila, is the developer and borrower. Located at 640 N.W. 7th Ave., the property will comprise an eight-story tower with 478 residential units, as well as 15,000 square feet of retail space and a 212,000-square-foot parking garage. Amenities will include swimming pools, a central atrium, fitness center, indoor pickleball court, outdoor movie theater, playground, business center, kid’s room, lounge area, pet park, pedestrian paseo and club rooms. Completion is scheduled for early 2026.
ATLANTA — Workforce housing is a hot topic in the multifamily sector. The apartments are designed to serve middle-class renters, with no government subsidies such as tax credits and fewer of the bells and whistles associated with luxury projects. The combination of the spike in the cost of living, elevated interest rates and a low housing supply has made it difficult for middle-income households across the nation to buy or rent housing. Theoretically this means there is a large market to serve by building workforce housing communities. However, while some developers, owners and investors see a world of new opportunities in this sector, others are more skeptical that workforce housing projects can be developed on a larger scale without more support from federal, state and local governments. This was the topic of discussion during a panel titled “Who is building, developing and investing in the Southeast?” at the inaugural InterFace Affordable Housing Southeast conference. The event was held on Thursday, May 9 at the Cobb Galleria Center in Atlanta. France Media’s InterFace Conference Group and Southeast Multifamily & Affordable Housing Business magazine hosted the conference, which drew about 170 industry professionals. Workforce housing targets the missing middle Workforce housing is designed to …
SEATTLE — Kōz Development, a Washington-based, women-led development firm, has closed on $48 million in financing for the development of Kōz in Lower Queen Anne, a multifamily property located at the corner of W. Republican St. and 3rd Ave. in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. The financing includes an equity investment from MSquared, a women-owned real estate development and investment platform, and a construction loan from Goldman Sachs. The project will feature 169 units available to households at a range of income levels. Sixty-nine units will be affordable to households earning up to 80 percent of the area median income (AMI). An additional 17 units will be restricted through the Mandatory Housing Affordability Program for 75 years and will be deeply affordable to households earning between 40 percent and 60 percent of AMI. The remaining units will have rents attainable at workforce levels. Snohomish County-based Kirtley-Cole Associates is serving as general contractor for Kōz in Lower Queen Anne, which will be built to Washington’s Built Green standards, which approximates a LEED Silver level of sustainability. Financing sources include a $26.1 million construction loan from the Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs Alternatives and a $9.7 million equity investment by MSquared. Cushman …