The County of Hawaii is seeking partners for a government-private partnership that will provide the state with a 160 unit affordable, rental senior housing project that will be known as Mohouli Heights Senior Neighborhood project.  The state is allowing a developer to obtain a 75 year land lease through the Hawaii Island Community Development […]

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New York Governor David A. Paterson announced early this week $253 million in affordable housing grants coming to New York through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  The New York project are the first  housing projects in the U.S. to be awarded funding through the ARRA, and will allow for the preservation of existing […]

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Last month, the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (Bank) announced that it has awarded $8.4 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grants to 39 projects located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. These AHP grants will help create or renovate 1,170 housing units in its district.  The awards included $2,496,673 for 366 units for […]

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Intercommunity Mercy Housing announced that it received a $8.2 million grant from HUD and that the funding will go toward IMH’s first affordable housing property for low-income seniors in Tacoma.  Representatives from Intercommunity Mercy Housing, the city of Tacoma and the Washington State Housing Trust Fund celebrated the groundbreaking of the property this week called, […]

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Earlier this month, architectural and interior design firm Rosemann & Associates, PC announced that construction of the 42 unit, independent senior living community in Kansas City, Mo. known as D.A. Holmes II Senior Apartments has been completed and 100 percent occupied.  The owner, D.A. Holmes Senior Housing II, L.P. developed the $4.9 million, affordable senior […]

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The oft-neglected problem of grandparents raising grandchildren is getting some unique assistance in Milwaukee from a housing perspective.  The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal ran a story last week entitled, Kid-friendly senior housing proposed, profiled a development on Milwaukee’s north side that would create a 47 unit, $10 million affordable, senior apartment complex called Villard Square.  The […]

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For those of you who want to read the 700 pages of the House version of ‘American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 or those who want to review the amendments being debated in the Senate or try to follow all the press coverage, good luck.  If you just want the down and dirty from […]

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MassDevelopment announced last week the closing of a low-cost financing package for an affordable senior housing construction and preservation project.  The Somerville Housing Authority will use the proceeds from a $14 million tax-exempt bond to demolish an outdated 64-unit apartment complex for the seniors and the disabled, and construct a new 95-unit affordable housing facility […]

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According to a published report in the Boston Globe, US Representative Barney Frank stated that he wants to propose that the US Treasury buy $5 billion in low-income housing tax credits as a way to help re-start the development of affordable housing across the country and provide additional funding of $5 billion for states.  Frank […]

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Earlier this week, the New York Times ran an article about Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s comments during his weekly radio address that New York City’s housing plans would be delayed due to the current economic conditions and the reduction in prices of federal low-income housing tax credits that help investors finance the building of housing for […]

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Over the weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle provided a good article on how the credit crunch has impacted the market for tax credits and their use in financing various housing projects with a specific focus on California.  The article entitled, Lack of tax-credit market hurts building trade, profiles a Napa Valley Senior Housing Project that […]

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The Los Angeles Times ran an interesting article last week entitled, City stuck with a South L.A. eyesore but has few options, that discussed a stalled, affordable / low income senior housing project that has been vacant for over a year.  The Buckingham Palace project was constructed on Marlton Square, a mixed use development that […]

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