Affordable Housing
TODAY’S DEALS: Raymond James Completes $195M LIHTC Fund
Raymond James completes a construction/rehab LIHTC fund; Greysteel arranges a 100-unit sale in Maryland; and distressed communities to get a $100 million lift from Bank of America, Enterprise and LISC.
Avesta Housing’s Pearl Place II Achieves LEED Platinum Certification
Avesta Housing, with the help of Thornton Tomasetti Inc., has achieved LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council for its Pearl Place II community in Portland, Maine’s Bayside neighborhood.
CPC Oversees $10M Construction Loan for Affordable Community
Westchester County real estate developer Ken Kearney and Rehabilitation Support Services Inc. have obtained a $10.5 million construction loan to build Highridge Gardens, a multifamily development in Poughkeepsie.
MAP Breaks Ground on Mixed-Income Development in Yonkers
Magnusson Architecture and Planning has broken ground on Schoolhouse Terrace at Croton Heights, a 172,000-square-foot, mixed-income development that will replace outdated public housing in Yonkers, N.Y.
Dominium Buys Affordable Property in Florida
Multifamily owner Dominium has bought the Nassau Bay Apartments in Orlando, Fla. Dominium will be investing about $16,000 per unit in renovations to improve common spaces as well as individual units.
Greystone Secures $117M for Affordable Rehab
WWJ has acquired a portfolio of 44 affordable housing properties in the state of Georgia. The deal was overseen by Greystone, working with National and State USDA Rural Development, the Athens Housing Authority, Georgia Department of Community Affairs and Fannie Mae to secure the funds necessary to acquire and rehabilitate the portfolio.
Related Companies Reopens Affordable Housing Development in Chicago
After approximately $100 million in renovations, Related Companies has reopened Parkway Gardens Apartments, a 694-unit affordable housing development serving 2,400 residents in Chicago’s Southside.
Arker Cos. Acquires Affordable Apartments on Staten Island for $27M
Two affordable housing properties in the New York borough of Staten Island have traded hands for a combined total of $27 million.
MHN Interview: Freddie Mac Multifamily’s Plan to Increase Affordable Preservation
Shaun Smith was recently hired as the senior director for the Targeted Affordable Housing Retail Production division for Freddie Mac Multifamily. MHN talks to Smith about her plans to increase the focus on affordable preservation and why preservation transactions have been so successful.
Google Invests in ROEM Corp.’s New Affordable Community
ROEM Corp. announced the grand opening of Franklin Street Family Apartments, a $23.4 million affordable apartment community. Google has invested $6.5 million in equity into the community, plus a grant of $81,859 for computer equipment and free Internet access for residents.