MassHousing has closed on $21.4 million in affordable housing financing to Beacon Communities LLC for the refinancing and extension of affordability at the 103-unit Wilkins Glen in Medfield. As part of the transaction, Beacon Communities will extend the current Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment contract on 82 affordable apartments at Wilkins Glen.
LIHC Investment Group and Silver Street Development Corporation have acquired a 134-unit low income housing development in Tuckahoe, NY, for $54.5 million
The joint venture secured $71 million in financing to acquire and preserve Marble Hall Apartments as affordable housing through at least 2060 while investing $5.78 million in upgrades and improvements over the next ten months.
“The preservation of Marble Hall guarantees the availability of affordable, healthy homes well into the future while providing peace of mind for our residents during a time of uncertainty for many American families,” said Andrew Gendron, Principal, LIHC Investment Group. “This deal was truly a team effort, from the sellers to the many public and private partners who rolled up their sleeves to make this intricate transaction a reality. We applaud all parties for working to ensure our existing stock of affordable housing is both protected and improved.”
Rockport Mortgage Corporation has closed a $74.5 million FHA Section 223(f) refinancing loan for Israel Senior Citizen Housing I and II, a 512-unit HUD-subsidized property for the elderly located in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of Queens, NY.
The property consists of two 17-story elevatored buildings and is owned by JASA Corporation and managed by JASA Housing Management Services for the Aged.
Israel Senior Citizen Housing I and II was constructed in 1966 and developed for elderly housing under HUD’s Section 202 Direct Loan Program.
The property had previously been refinanced under the FHA’s Section 223(f) Loan Program. The development has benefited from a total of four Project-Based Section 8 Contracts covering 481 units. An additional 30 units are rent restricted by the original HUD Section 202 Use Agreement.