Governor Wolf Announces Tax Credits and PennHOMES Funding for Affordable Multifamily Developments in Pennsylvania
July 14, 2016
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf today announced awards of $40.3 million in tax credits and $5.9 million in PennHOMES funding for the construction of 39 affordable multifamily housing developments located throughout Pennsylvania. The tax credits are administered by the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency and were approved by its board.
The tax credits awarded to developers will be used to attract more than $407 million of investment funding for building, and rehabilitating, multifamily housing offering affordable rents.
“This tax credit program touches many lives by making affordable housing available through a powerful partnership between the public and private sectors,” said Governor Wolf. “Pennsylvania communities win because the program makes possible the construction of housing for seniors, veterans and others that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.”
When completed, the developments receiving funding today will preserve and create an additional 1,875 rental housing units for Pennsylvania residents.
“The funding available through tax credits is in such high demand that every year we are only able to support about a third of the developments that apply,” said PHFA Executive Director and CEO Brian A. Hudson Sr. “This demonstrates not only the demand for more affordable housing but also the strong private sector interest in this program.”
One proposal receiving tax credits today was selected by a jury of affordable housing professionals for a funding award under the “Innovation in Design” category. Morning Crossing, located in Pittsburgh, is being developed by a.m. Rodriguez Associates, Inc., and will consist of the historic rehabilitation and new construction of 46 affordable units for seniors at the former Morningside Elementary School.
This proposal will provide an inter-generational community development through the co-location of the Morningside Community Center at the site. For the seniors living there, age 62 and over, significant resources and programming will target their physical, mental, social and recreational needs. Additionally, the adaptive re-use of the building will follow Passive House design, plus the energy usage of both the residential and commercial components of the building will be monitored to ensure efficiency.
The 39 multifamily housing proposals that are being awarded tax credits can be viewed below.
MEDIA CONTACTS:
Jeff Sheridan, Governor’s Office, – 717.783.1116
Scott Elliott, PHFA – 717.649. 6522, selliott@phfa.org
| Development Name | Applicant | Total Units | PennHOMES Amount | Tax Credit Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morningside Crossing 1802 Jancey Street Pittsburgh, PA 15206 |
a.m. Rodriguez Associates, Inc. Victor Rodriguez 412-231-3621 v.rodriguez@cmshousing.com |
46 | . | $1,195,048 |
| Miller Street Apartments 318 Miller Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 |
Miller Street Apartments 318 Miller Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Bridging the Gap Development LLC Derrick Tillman 412-583-1447 dtillman@btgdevelopment.net |
36 | . | $999,866 |
| Oakland Affordable Living 2561 Allequippa Street 2528-2544 Allequippa Street Pittsburgh, PA 15213 |
Oakland Planning and Development Corporation Wanda E. Wilson 412-621-7863 wwilson@opdc.org |
49 | . | $1,184,405 |
| Squirrel Hill Gateway Apartments 2607 Murray Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15217 |
ACTION-Housing, Inc. Lena Andrews 412-281-2102 landrews@actionhousing.org |
33 | . | $1,117,171 |
| Retirement Residence of Glassport 219 Ohio Avenue Glassport, PA 15045 |
a.m. Rodriguez Associates, Inc. Victor Rodriguez 412-231-3621 v.rodriguez@cmshousing.com |
55 | . | $1,200,000 |
| Forest Hills Veterans Housing 1844 Ardmore Boulevard Forest Hills, PA 15221 |
ACTION-Housing, Inc. Lena Andrews 412-281-2102 landrews@actionhousing.org |
41 | . | $1,181,480 |
| Mt. Lebanon Senior Housing 2904 Castlegate Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15243 |
Three Rivers Communities, Inc. Frank Aggazio 412-355-8940 franka@achsng.com |
60 | . | $1,193,199 |
| River Run Meadows Apts. 4289 Main Street Birdsboro, PA 19508-8355 |
HDC Mid-Atlantic Ian Rawhauser 717-291-1911 irawhauser@hdcweb.com |
58 | . | $1,133,350 |
| Roxbury Place 1303 Franklin Street Johnstown, PA 15905 |
Buckeye Community Hope Foundation David Petroni 614-508-6495 dpetroni@buckeyehope.org |
43 | . | $1,048,699 |
| Lehigh Coal and Navigation One Broadway Jim Thorpe, PA 18229-2025 |
United Neighborhood Community Development Corp. Michael Hanley 570-346-0759 mhanley@uncnepa.org |
27 | . | $423,916 |
| Pleasant Pointe 1500 Trout Road State College, PA |
PDG IV, LLC Ara Kervandjian 814-272-2690 arak@pdg-llc.com |
48 | $1,007,122 | $1,197,079 |
| Westminster Place at Windy Hill Village II 245 Dogwood Drive Phillipsburg, PA 16866 |
Presbyterian Senior Living Bill Koons 717-502-8878 wkoons@psl.org |
48 | . | $759,404 |
| SteelTown Village 730 Wheatland Street Phoenixville, PA 19460 |
Petra Community Housing Steve Kambic 484-933-4953 Steve.kambic@petrach.org |
48 | . | $1,000,962 |
| Red Clay Manor South Mill Road Kennett Square, PA 19348 |
Delaware Valley Development Company Glenn Worgan 302-235-2500 gworgan@dvdc.com |
60 | . | $1,192,193 |
| LaSalle Blueprint Neighborhood Scattered Sites Borough of Berwick, PA |
Columbia County Housing Corporation Rich Kisner 570-784-9373 rkisner@columbiacountyhousing.com |
24 | $2,044,530 | $763,461 |
| Evans Square Line and North 5th Streets Conneaut Lake, PA 16316 |
Hudson Asset Advisors, LP Tyler M. Hudson 724-981-1204 thudson@hudsoncompanies.net |
40 | $450,000 | $1,011,135 |
| Carlisle Townhomes 515 N. College Street Carlisle, PA 17013 |
PIHRL/Housing Authority of Cumberland County Kevin Brown 216-453-5775 Kbrown@pirhl.com |
52 | . | $1,182,315 |
| The HUB Veterans Housing Muench and Fulton Streets Harrisburg, PA |
TLC Work-Based Training Programs, Inc. / Christian Recovery Aftercare Ministries Tarik Casteel 717-565-9343 trcasteel38@gmail.com |
20 | . | $473,378 |
| Kinder Park Redevelopment Ph 3 Constitution Ave. & Bullen Ln. Woodlyn, PA 19094 |
Kinder Park Housing Ryan Bailey 267-386-8677 rbailey@pennrose.com |
56 | . | $1,172,034 |
| Villa Maria 2 825 West 8th Street Erie, PA 16502-1281 |
Villa Maria 2 Preservation, LP Charles Scalise 814-453-3333 cscalise@hands-erie.org |
30 | . | $336,411 |
| Parade Street Commons East 19th and 20th Streets Erie, PA 16504 |
GMA Development Group, LLC Donald Crenshaw 814-898-4032 dcrenshaw@zacassociates.org |
40 | . | $1,128,020 |
| White Swan Apartments 117 West Main Street Uniontown, PA 15401-3340 |
White Swan Jennifer Hodge 724-434-2105 jhodge@faycha.org |
47 | . | $1,199,782 |
| Academy II 200 Academy Street Moscow, PA 18444 |
PPS Management LLC Mark Paradise 570-383-0259 mark.scandale@comcast.net |
48 | $750,000 | $1,072,795 |
| The Elms Elmwood Avenue Landisville, PA 17538 |
MBI Development Company, Inc. John Randolph 302-547-4656 jrandolph@ingerman.com |
60 | . | $1,196,677 |
| Neshannock Woods 601 Cambridge Street New Castle, PA 16105 |
National Church Residences Eric Walker 614-273-3734 Ewalker@nationalchurchresidences.org |
81 | . | $776,021 |
| Muncy Greene 500 John Brady Blvd. Muncy, PA 17756 |
The Woda Group Andrew Cohen 614-396-0009 acohen@wodagroup.com |
60 | . | $1,197,565 |
| North Hills Manor 300 Linden Avenue Glenside, PA 19038 |
NHM Housing LP Mark Dambly 267-386-8666 mdambly@pennrose.com |
50 | . | $1,198,000 |
| Crossroads Route 100 & Moyer Pottstown, PA 19464 |
Delaware Valley Development Company Glenn Worgan 302-235-2500 gworgan@dvdc.com |
49 | . | $1,200,000 |
| Montgomery Park Senior Ph 1 1301 Powell Street Norristown, PA 19401 |
Elon Group, Ltd. Francis Vargas 215-884-0500 Fvargas@altmanco.com |
50 | $750,000 | $1,194,633 |
| Witherspoon Senior Apartments 2050 S. 58th Street Philadelphia, PA 19143 |
Philadelphia Presbyterian Homes & Services for the Aging Vidhi Anderson 610-260-1101 vidhi.anderson@presbyinspiredlife.org |
60 | . | $1,200,000 |
| Anthony Wayne Senior Phase II 1701 S. 28th Street Philadelphia, PA 19145 |
Elon Group, Ltd. Francis Vargas 215-884-0500 fvargas@altmanco.com |
45 | . | $1,185,889 |
| Edison 64 Veterans Community 700 W. Somerset Street Philadelphia, PA 19133 |
Orens Brothers, Inc. Scott Orens 215-222-4412 scott@orensbrothers.com |
66 | . | $1,152,609 |
| WPRE IV Scattered Sites Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
WPRE IV, LLC George Bantel 215-222-8110 gbantel@wpre.com |
60 | . | $1,183,778 |
| APM Preservation Scattered Sites Philadelphia, PA 19122 |
Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc. Rose Gray 267-296-7305 rose.gray@apmphila.org |
80 | . | $1,200,000 |
| Cantrell Place Scattered Sites Philadelphia, PA |
Philadelphia Presbyterian Homes & Services for the Aging Vidhi Anderson 610-260-1101 vidhi.anderson@presbyinspiredlife.org |
61 | . | $1,200,000 |
| Strawberry Mansion Apartments Scattered Sites Philadelphia, PA 19121 |
Philadelphia Housing Authority Michael Johns 215-684-4147 Michael.Johns@pha.phila.gov |
55 | . | $1,183,694 |
| Haddington III Preservation Initiative Scattered Sites Philadelphia, PA |
Mission First Housing Development Corporation Chip Darling 215-557-8414 cdarling@missionfirsthousing.org |
48 | . | $995,711 |
| Cherry Street Commons 26 S. Mahanoy Street and 26 East Frack Street Frackville, PA 17931 |
Par King, Inc. Michael O’Connor 570-874-3300 michaelj@oconnorlaw.com |
17 | $921,308 | $387,383 |
| Washington Trust Apartments 30 East Beau Street Washington, PA 15301 |
Trek Development Group, Inc. Trey Barbour 412-688-7200 tbarbour@trekdevelopment.com |
24 | . | $689,232 |
| Totals | – | 1,875 | $5,922,960 | $40,307,295 |
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