NEW YORK CITY — Walker & Dunlop has provided a $35.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of a portfolio of eight affordable housing buildings totaling 251 units in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood. Frank Cassidy and John Gilmore of Walker & Dunlop worked alongside New York City Housing Preservation & Development and the New York City Housing Authority to secure the financing, which was structured with a fixed interest rate, 35-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments. The borrower, Grower Housing Development Fund Corp., will use $8 million of the proceeds to fund capital improvements and preserve the portfolio’s affordability status.
HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — Pinnacle has obtained $47.8 million in financing for the development of the second phase of Pinnacle 441, a 100-unit affordable housing project in Hollywood. The eight-story building will be situated at 6028 Johnson St., a site that previously housed a trailer park and sits adjacent to Phase I of Pinnacle 441. Pinnacle plans to break ground on Phase II this month and wrap up construction in approximately 16 months. The property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as one live-work space with commercial frontage along Johnson Street. Units will be reserved for individuals and families earning up to 60 percent of Broward County’s median income. Amenities for both phases will include a fitness facility, virtual reality gaming room and indoor/covered outdoor lounge. Amenities unique to Phase II will include indoor meeting space and a cyber lounge. Funding sources for Phase II of Pinnacle 41 include tax credit equity financing and construction debt from Bank of America, tax-exempt bonds issued by Broward County Housing Finance Authority, permanent financing from Citibank, $10 million in gap financing from Broward County, $1 million from the City of Hollywood and $6.6 million from Florida Housing Finance Corp.
ALEXANDRIA, VA. — The Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH), along with its development partners, has opened Oakwood Meadow Senior Residences in Alexandria. The affordable housing development features 150 one- and two-bedroom apartments for qualifying adults ages 62 and older who earn between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Located on a site that was formerly a stormwater retention pond, this project is part of a public-private partnership between APAH and Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA). In addition to the contribution of public land, Fairfax County and the FCRHA invested $5.3 million in local Housing Blueprint funding, nearly $12.6 million in bond financing and an undisclosed amount in project-based vouchers. Additional financing includes both 4 and 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) awarded by Virginia Housing and nearly $30 million in equity investments from Bank of America.
HOUSTON — Regional lender Amegy Bank has provided a $25 million construction loan for NHH Gray, a 135-unit affordable housing project that will be located in Houston’s Northline neighborhood. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for low- to moderate-income residents and amenities such as a community kitchen, lounge, library and meeting/social service offices. The building will also house a preschool that residents’ children can attend free of charge. The borrower is New Hope Housing. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and to be complete in summer 2025.
WHITEHALL, OHIO — Woda Cooper Cos. Inc. and co-developer IMPACT Community Action have broken ground on The Enclave on Main, a 102-unit affordable housing community in Whitehall, an eastern suburb of Columbus. Located at 3540 E. Main St., the project will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. Units will be restricted for residents who earn 30 to 80 percent of the area median income. There will also be several units adapted for those with mobility challenges and sight or hearing disabilities. Amenities will include a community room with kitchenette and a management office for an onsite community manager. There will also be dedicated space for assisting residents with supportive services such as case management, workforce development and employment training, emergency assistance and financial literacy to be coordinated by IMPACT. The Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) provided a tax-exempt bond issuance and allocated 4 percent Low-Income Housing Tax Credits and soft funds to the development through its bond gap financing program. Alliant Capital invested in the tax credits to provide equity financing. CF Bank will provide a permanent mortgage and construction loan, through the purchase of the tax-exempt bonds issued by OHFA. Franklin County is providing an additional soft mortgage through …
HOUSTON — Regional lender Amegy Bank has provided a $25 million construction loan for NHH Berry, a 180-unit affordable housing project that will be located in Houston’s Third Ward. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for low- to moderate-income residents and amenities such as a community kitchen, lounge, library and meeting/social service offices. The building will also house a preschool that residents’ children can attend free of charge. The borrower is New Hope Housing. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and to be complete in summer 2025.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hoffman & Associates is nearing completion of The Westerly, a 449-unit apartment community in the Southwest neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Set to deliver later this year, the community will include residences in one- and two-bedroom layouts, 20,000 square feet of amenity space and 29,000 square feet of retail space. Committed retail tenants will include Good Company Doughnut Café and Apple Tree Public Charter School. Thirty percent of apartments at The Westerly will be reserved for households earning at or below 30 and 50 percent of the median family income (MFI). Amenities will include a rooftop with a pool deck, terrace, grills and lounge areas, game rooms, TV and library lounges, a 3,900-square-foot fitness center and 2,200 square feet of coworking and meeting space. Leasing at the property, which was designed by Hickok Cole, is scheduled to begin later this summer. The Westerly will be situated three blocks from The Wharf, a $3.6 billion mixed-use development that Hoffman & Associates co-developed, and one block from the Waterfront Metro station.
NEW YORK CITY — Merchants Capital has provided $320 million in financing for the renovation of Edenwald Houses, an affordable housing complex in The Bronx that was originally developed in the 1950s and is home to more than 5,000 residents. The property is the second-largest New York City Housing Authority property in the state and the largest in The Bronx. Merchants Capital secured a New York Housing Development Corp. Freddie Mac Risk Share Loan on behalf of the property developer, Camber Property Group. The funds will support an intensive, four-year construction period to fully rehabilitate the property.
ST. PETERS, MO. — TWG is developing Reserve at Spencer, a $42.9 million affordable housing community in the St. Louis suburb of St. Peters. The community marks TWG’s third Low-Income Housing Tax Credit project in the state of Missouri. Located at 4000 Ryleigh Reserve Lane, Reserve at Spencer will feature 192 units in a four-story property with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. All units will be reserved for residents who earn up to 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a lounge, community kitchenette, playground, dog park, coworking rooms, a fitness center and mail room. Project funding comes from CREA LLC, Merchants Bank, UMB Bank and the Missouri Housing Development Commission. The Industrial Revenue Authority of St. Charles County provided bond financing. Construction is underway, with completion slated for late 2024.
HONOLULU, HAWAII — Standard Communities has led a public-private partnership with the State of Hawaii, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Honolulu-based Stanford Carr Development, the City of Honolulu and Hawaii Housing Finance & Development Corp. in the acquisition of Maunakea, a 100 percent affordable housing community in Honolulu. Although the price was not disclosed, according to the acquisition team, the transaction is the largest FHA deal and Project-Based Section 8 transaction in Hawaii state history. The transaction extends the affordability of all units at the property for 20 years. Located at 1245 Maunakea St., Maunakea features 254 one-bedroom units and 125 two-bedroom units. Standard will implement renovations budgeted at more than $41 million, approximately $109,000 per unit, at the property, which was built in 1977 and renovated in 2000. In unit renovations will include updates to kitchens and bathrooms, as well as new flooring. Residents will also benefit from new windows throughout the property, a new business center, fitness center and the addition of grills to the picnic area.