MINNEAPOLIS — Lupe Development and Wall Cos. have broken ground on a new affordable housing community in the Hiawatha neighborhood of Minneapolis. The four-story, 95-unit building will rise on the site of a former City of Minneapolis Public Works maintenance and storage facility. Named Snelling Yards, the development will feature generously sized units for families earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income, with 13 units reserved for veterans experiencing homelessness. The building will share amenities with The Hillock, the neighboring, 100-unit active adult community managed by Ecumen. Completion of Snelling Yards is slated for fall 2026. The project received funding from the city, Hennepin County and Minneapolis Public Housing Authority. Allianz Investment Management provided tax-exempt bond financing and a construction bridge loan. R4 Capital is the low-income housing tax credit investor.
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Walker & Dunlop Secures $40.5M Construction Financing for Affordable Seniors Development in Metro D.C.
by John Nelson
HYATTSVILLE, MD. — Walker & Dunlop has secured $40.5 million in debt and equity for the construction of The Highlands, an affordable seniors housing development in Hyattsville, about seven miles east of downtown Washington, D.C. The borrower is a partnership between Community Housing Initiative Inc. and First Baptist Church of Highland Park. P.J. McDevitt of Walker & Dunlop originated the debt, which comprised an unfunded forward Freddie Mac TEL that Walker & Dunlop will service. The permanent loan is structured as a 30-month forward commitment with a 15-year term and 40-year amortization schedule. Macy Kisilinsky of Walker & Dunlop arranged the debt placement and equity syndication, a $12.3 million 4 percent LIHTC equity investment with United Bank. Prince George’s County Housing Investment Trust Fund and the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will provide additional subordinate financing. Situated on the First Baptist Church of Highland Park campus, The Highlands will feature one- and two-bedroom apartments that will be restricted to tenants age 62 and older. Five units will be reserved for households at 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) while the remaining 132 units will be restricted at 60 percent of AMI. Planned amenities include a dog …
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two nonprofit organizations, The Community Builders and Ascendant Neighborhood Development, along with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), will undertake a $272.6 million affordable housing renovation project in East Harlem. The project will rehabilitate 523 apartments that are housed across four buildings within two complexes — Metro North Plaza and Gaylord White Houses — and which are home to about 800 residents. The project will preserve the affordability of the units and will also enhance shared indoor spaces, common outdoor areas grounds and building infrastructural systems. Specifically, façades will be repaired; roofs will be repaired or replaced; new windows will be installed; and elevators will be overhauled. Financing for the project stems from the NYCHA Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT). Wavecrest Management will handle day-to-day property management at the developments.
SALT LAKE CITY — Cowboy Partners, with MVE + Partners as architect, has broken ground on Liberty Corner, an affordable housing property in Salt Lake City. The 387,857-square-foot, ground-up community will feature 200 apartments. Salt Lake City-based Cowboy Partners is a multifamily and mixed-use developer.
ATLANTA — Exact Capital has delivered Skyline Apartments, a 250-unit affordable housing community located along the Atlanta Beltline’s Southside Trail in the city’s Peoplestown neighborhood. The property is located at 1090 Hank Aaron Drive SE and represents a $94 million investment. Capital partners on the project included Invest Atlanta (the City of Atlanta’s economic development arm), Goldman Sachs, Stonehenge, LISC and Walker & Dunlop. Exact Capital and joint venture partner Aleem Construction broke ground on Skyline Apartments in 2022 in a ceremony with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. The community features studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments reserved for households earning at or below 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities include a healthcare center, modern fitness facility, community room, meeting spaces, dog wash station, secure gated entry and covered parking.
USA Properties Fund, Northwest Housing Alternatives Open 92-Unit Affordable Housing Property in Metro Portland
by Amy Works
GRESHAM, ORE. — USA Properties Fund and Northwest Housing Alternatives have completed Terracina Vista, an affordable housing community in Gresham, approximately 10 miles from downtown Portland. Located at 16503 E. Burnside St., Terracina Vista offers 92 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments for residents earning less than 60 percent of the area median income. Apartments feature energy-efficient appliances and lighting and low-flow faucets, showers and toilets. Community amenities include a community room, computer workstations, indoor bike storage, elevators and laundry facilities. Funding for Terracina Vista was made possible by a private-public partnership with the City of Gresham, Oregon Housing and Community Services and Oregon Metro as subsidy lenders. WNC & Associates is the tax credit investor on the $43 million development. Capital One was the construction lender, with Citi Community Capital as the permanent lender.
SAN FRANCISCO AND IRVINE, CALIF. — BRIDGE Housing and Avanath Communities have jointly formed an affordable and workforce housing property management company called Brighthaven Communities. Initially, Brighthaven will provide property management services to the two organizations’ combined portfolio of properties, which totals approximately 30,000 affordable homes across 15 states. The new company plans to extend its services beyond the partners’ own properties to include other nonprofit and for-profit owners of affordable and workforce housing communities. Brighthaven will be governed by a six-member board with equal representation from both organizations. Avanath is an Irvine-based private investment firm, and BRIDGE is a nonprofit affordable housing owner and developer headquartered in San Francisco.
ELKHART, IND. — Merchants Capital has arranged $70 million in financing for the construction of Flats at Pinecreek, a 252-unit workforce housing development in Elkhart. Holladay Properties is the developer. Merchants Capital secured a $35 million Freddie Mac Forward Commitment permanent loan and a $35 million construction loan provided by Merchants Bank. Flats at Pinecreek will be supported via an 18-year tax-increment financing structure. Roughly 25 percent of the units will be reserved for residents earning between 60 and 80 percent of the area median income, with the remaining units provided at market rate. Flats at Pinecreek will include seven three-story buildings and a clubhouse. There will be 126 one-bedroom units, 105 two-bedroom units and 21 three-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, dog park, lounge and coffee bar, grill stations and a package delivery hub. Construction has commenced, and completion is slated for January 2027.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between Columbia Residential and Renaissance Heights Foundation has broken ground on Columbia Renaissance Square III, a 100-unit affordable seniors housing project in southeast Fort Worth. The project represents the third and final phase of a larger mixed-income development. A portion of those residences will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income, and 16 units will be set aside as permanent supportive housing. Phase I of Columbia Renaissance Square totaled 140 units, and Phase II featured 120 age-restricted units.
LIVINGSTON, N.J. — Local brokerage firm The Kislak Co. Inc. has negotiated the $4.5 million sale of Peachtree Apartments, a 51-unit affordable housing complex located in the Northern New Jersey community of Livingston. Built in 2022, Peachtree Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Information on specific amenities and income restrictions was not disclosed. Matt Weilheimer and Tom Scatuorchio of Kislak represented the seller, Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy, in the deal and procured the undisclosed buyer.
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