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McDowell Housing, Miami Jewish Health Open $139M Affordable Senior Living Community

by John Nelson

PEMBROKE PINES, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners and Miami Jewish Health have completed the development of Douglas Gardens Senior Health and Living, a new affordable seniors housing community located in Pembroke Pines, roughly 25 miles northwest of Miami. Now open, the community totals 410 units reserved for residents age 55 and older earning 30, 60 and 100 percent of the area median income. Amenities at the community include a pond with walking paths, theater room, business center and multiple indoor and outdoor gathering spaces. Development costs for the project totaled $139 million. This marks the third project completed in partnership by McDowell Housing and Miami Jewish Health. ANF Group served as the construction manager. The project team also included engineer and landscape designer Keith & Associates, REPRTWAR Architecture and Design and interior designer Jewel Toned Interiors. 

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C-PACE and Gross Leases: An Affordable Housing Solution

by Hayden Spiess

By Bert Belanger, PACE Equity Seemingly every week, a commercial real estate publication publishes a story warning that nine out of 10 markets in America need more affordable housing units.  Switching to an “all-bills-paid” mindset and utilizing Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing can help address this quandary. Going Through the PACEs In early 2021, after a 40-year career as a real estate lawyer, consultant and developer focused on affordable housing, I began “selling money.” By this, I mean that I was sourcing capital for PACE Equity, a Milwaukee-based private debt firm focused on providing C-PACE funding.  Since C-PACE was new to my home state of Oklahoma, I was initially unfamiliar with its characteristics, but the practice of so-called “green building” was something I had experienced firsthand.   I hoped that my mixture of experience might make me a unicorn — a guy who knew how to meld obtuse government subsidized housing tools with C-PACE, all for the greater good.  However, I have quickly learned that mixing C-PACE with government-assisted housing financing tools is a non-starter.   Why?  Because cash flows within government-subsidized financings are thin by design, leaving no room for debt service beyond a small senior loan. Real Deals and Real Savings …

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McHugh Construction, Powers & Sons Break Ground on 12-Story Affordable Housing Project in Chicago

by Kristin Harlow

CHICAGO — McHugh Construction and joint venture partner Powers & Sons Construction, along with The Community Builders (TCB), have broken ground on Southbridge 1C, the latest phase in the redevelopment of the former Harold Ickes Homes at 2305 S. State St. in Chicago’s South Loop. The 12-story building will include 80 market-rate and affordable housing units in a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom layouts. Located adjacent to the Cermak-McCormick Place CTA Green Line station, the development will feature a 1,500-square-foot, street-level retail space alongside a resident lobby. The first floor will include a bike room with 80 spaces, a dog wash station, package room, leasing office and back-of-house areas. Amenity spaces on the 12th floor will include a fitness area, outdoor terrace and resident storage. Developed by TCB and supported by the Chicago Department of Housing, Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), Illinois Housing Development Authority and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the 76,000-square-foot project will receive $11.9 million in tax-increment financing assistance. Gensler designed the project. Construction is slated for completion in June 2027. Southbridge 1C will include 44 affordable housing units, representing 55 percent of the total unit count. Fifteen residences will be designated for families …

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MassHousing Provides $17.8M in Financing for Affordable Housing Project in Somerville, Massachusetts

by Taylor Williams

SOMERVILLE, MASS. — MassHousing has provided $17.8 million in financing for a 43-unit affordable housing project in Somerville, located just outside of Boston. MassHousing also issued tax-exempt housing revenue bonds to finance the project, with TD Bank providing another $22.8 million in construction financing. The capital stack also includes $21.2 million in federal and state tax credits. The site at 24 Webster Ave. previously housed a vacant commercial building, which has since been demolished to make way for a six-story building that will have studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences will be reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. The borrower is nonprofit organization Just A Start.

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Housing Trust Group Completes $26M Affordable Housing Project in Northwest Austin

by Taylor Williams

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Miami-based Housing Trust Group (HTG) has completed Red Oaks, a $26 million affordable housing community in northwest Austin. Red Oaks features 70 units that are reserved for households earning up to 30, 50 and 60 percent of the local area median income. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, playground, outdoor grilling areas, a dog park, clubroom and package lockers. HTG partnered with nonprofit group AM Affordable Housing and locally based consulting firm Thoman & Butler on the project. Bank of America provided a $15.6 million construction loan for the project, and the capital stack also included $16 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credits that were allocated by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and syndicated through Raymond James.

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NRP Group, MHCDO Break Ground on 109-Unit Mixed-Income Community in D.C.

by John Nelson

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The NRP Group and housing nonprofit Marshall Heights Community Development Organization (MHCDO) have broken ground on The Waymark, a 109-unit mixed-income housing community located at 4435 Benning Road NE in Washington, D.C. Situated in the city’s Ward 7 near the Benning Road Metro station, the nine-story property will feature studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units reserved for families and individuals earning up to 30, 50 and 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), with 22 units reserved as permanent housing for individuals at risk of homelessness. Future residents will be one Metro stop away from RFK Stadium, the future home of the Washington Commanders NFL team. Amenities at The Waymark will feature a multi-use space on the first floor, a fitness center and onsite resident programs, including financial literacy workshops and job readiness training. Financial partners include DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), which provided debt; the DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), serving as the bond issuer; and DC Green Bank, supporting sustainable development initiatives. Private sector partners include KeyBank Real Estate Capital as the lender and U.S. Bank as the tax credit investor. NRP Group and MHCDO plan to deliver the community by the …

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Tredway Acquires Texas Affordable Housing Portfolio for $65.5M

by Taylor Williams

NEW YORK CITY — Tredway, a multifamily owner-operator based in New York City, has acquired a portfolio of 16 affordable housing and mixed-income residential properties totaling approximately 1,200 units in Texas. The sales price was $65.5 million. The majority of the properties are located in South Texas or West Texas cities such as Alamo, Amarillo, Brownsville, El Paso, Lubbock, Odessa, San Juan, Santa Rosa and Victoria. Other markets represented within the portfolio include Fort Worth and the Central Texas cities of Copperas Cove and Lampasas. Tredway plans to invest more than $10 million in capital improvements across the portfolio to preserve affordability and is partnering with Housing Services Inc., a nonprofit organization that will provide social services across the portfolio. The seller was not disclosed. Berkadia originated an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the deal.

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McDowell Housing Breaks Ground on $41.9M Affordable Housing Project in Pensacola, Florida

by Abby Cox

PENSACOLA, FLA. — McDowell Housing Partners has broken ground on Ekos at Warrington, a 120-unit affordable housing community located in Pensacola near the Naval Air Station (NAS). The community will serve a mix of income levels, with 10 percent of units reserved for extremely low-income (ELI) households at 40 percent of the area median income (AMI), and the remaining 90 percent of units serving households at or below 60 percent AMI. Also, 50 percent of the total units will be set aside for active-duty military members, veterans and their families, including half of the ELI units that will be reserved for veterans experiencing homelessness. Ekos at Warrington is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2027. Located at 280 Dogwood Drive, Ekos at Warrington will span four, three-story buildings, along with a standalone clubhouse. The project will provide 72 one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom and 12 three-bedroom units ranging in size from 631 to 1,197 square feet. Amenities will include onsite management and maintenance offices, a fitness center, community room with a kitchenette and game tables, media/business center with a computer lab, as well as a swimming pool, playground, dog park, barbecue area and a gazebo. The project will meet National Green …

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Palladium Nears Completion of $33M Mixed-Income Housing Project in Metro Houston

by Taylor Williams

KATY, TEXAS — Palladium USA is nearing completion of a $33 million mixed-income housing project in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Palladium Park Row Katy Living will feature 93 units in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats, with the affordable units reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, conference center, dog park, business center, children’s playroom and clubhouse with a mini kitchen. Palladium developed the property in a public-private partnership with the Harris County Housing Finance Corp. HEDK Architects designed the community, and Brownstone Group was the general contractor.

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Partnership Receives $172M in Financing for Mixed-Income Housing Redevelopment in Metro Boston

by Taylor Williams

CHARLESTOWN, MASS. — A partnership between Leggat McCall Properties, Joseph J. Corcoran Co. and the Boston Housing Authority has received $172 million in financing for a mixed-income housing redevelopment in Charlestown, located north of Boston. The financing consists of a $122 million construction loan from Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Group and a $50 million equity investment from the City of Boston’s Housing Accelerator Fund. The partnership will use the proceeds to fund the redevelopment of the 266-unit Building F of the Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment, which rises nine stories and comprises 208 market-rate units and 58 affordable housing units. The project is part of a larger initiative that aims to redevelop the entire Bunker Hill public housing community over the next decade, creating a total of 2,699 units of housing through both repositioning of existing affordable housing units and the addition of market-rate homes. 

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