Affordable Housing

Greysteel Brokers Sale of DC Regenesis Portfolio

The five affordable properties include 482 units. President & CEO Ari Firoozabadi, Managing Director Kyle Tangney and Senior Investment Associate Alicia Orkisz arranged the transaction.

Construction Begins on Cleveland Affordable Housing

Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization is starting work on Aspen Place, a development in the Cleveland EcoVillage. The company plans to achieve a near-50 percent reduction in energy demand compared to minimum requirements.

Integrity Opens CA Senior Housing

In partnership with Mayans Housing Corp., the firm has debuted an 84-unit community in Pomona. Of the units, five will be reserved for veterans.

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3 ‘Must Do’s’ for Converting Historic Buildings into Affordable Housing

The current economy encourages nonprofit housing developers to convert historic buildings into affordable homes. Frances Ferguson, vice president of real estate programs at NeighborWorks America, shares some tips on how to avoid the main obstacles in doing so.

HTG Opens 96-Unit Affordable FL Community

The developer invested $18.5 million in Freedom Gardens, a four-building project in the Central Florida city of Brooksville. HTG currently has four affordable communities under construction in the state.

Maplewood Debuts Cape Cod Senior Housing

The 75-unit property is part of the Maplewood at Mayflower Place campus, a full-service continuing-care retirement community in West Yarmouth, Mass.

Supportive Housing Coming to Brooklyn

Comunilife and NYC Health + Hospitals broke ground on a $28 million, 89-unit community that will provide housing to low-income residents and individuals with behavioral health issues.

Habitat Lands, Assumes Management of Chicago Asset

The multifamily developer and property manager purchased and assumed property management of Eastwood Garden, an affordable community in the Englewood neighborhood. The company will manage two other properties in the Chicago area.

Palo Alto Housing Unveils Revitalized Affordable Asset

Colorado Park Apartments reopened after a $31.9 million renovation. The property is the oldest in the non-profit agency’s portfolio.

Can You Afford to Live in NYC?

Only nine out of the 139 neighborhoods included in a RentHop study have median asking rents that can be afforded with 35 percent of the area median income.