Affordable Housing

Supportive Housing Project Under Way in LA

Mercy Housing California has broken ground on Caroline Severance Manor, an affordable housing property in the Mid-Wilshire/Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Mixed-Use CityMarket at O Breaks Ground

Work has started on the CityMarket at O in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The development was selected by the Obama administration to be expedited through the permitting and environmental review process.

Promise Replaces Blight in Atlanta Enclave

In Edgewood, an East Side Atlanta neighborhood troubled by foreclosure, new hope has arrived with the recent opening of Retreat at Edgewood, a 100-unit affordable rental townhome development from Atlanta’s Columbia Residential.

Sprouting in Flatbush: CAMBA Gardens Affordable, Supportive Housing

New York City’s public hospital system, social service providers and non-profit developers have come together in a one-of-a-kind partnership to provide housing while simultaneously streamlining access to healthcare services in Brooklyn.

Nonprofits Team to Keep Connecticut Seniors Housing Property Affordable

Preservation of Affordable Housing and Mercy Loan Fund have partnered to keep Torringford West Apartments an affordable property.

Ground Broken For Santa Clara County Affordable Housing

Ground has been broken for the Franklin Street Family Apartments. The property includes apartments affordable to families with annual incomes at or below 50 percent of the Santa Clara County area median income.

Affordable Seniors Redevelopment Near Completion in SW Chicago Suburbs

The full renovation of the Thornwood House Apartments in southwest suburban University Park is nearing completion. The affordable rental apartment building includes units designed for seniors 62 years or older and persons with disabilities.

Affordable Housing Drawing Garners Interest for Developer

How do you handle the high demand for affordable housing units while remaining fair to the interested residents? Atlanta BeltLine Inc. has a solution–hold a drawing.

MHN Interview: Steven Zimmer, Former Head of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan

Real estate attorney Steven Zimmer, former head of the Newhall Ranch Specific Plan, talks about the controversial development project and the difficulties of being both an attorney and a real estate developer.

Red Hook Homes Brings Affordable Units to Brooklyn Neighborhood

Red Hook is rebounding, as evidenced by the grand opening of Red Hook Homes. The $18 million co-op brings the community 60 new housing units, 40 of them affordable, and another 20 market-rate and middle-income units.