AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE’s Second Annual Readers’ Choice Awards

June 9, 2006 – AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE magazine announces the finalists for the nation’s best affordable developments.

The following finalists will be profiled in the August issue of AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE magazine. Readers can then vote on their favorite projects in each category as well as the overall best affordable housing development at www.housingfinance.com from Aug. 1 to Sept. 1.

If you have any questions about the Readers' Choice program, e-mail us.

FAMILY FINALISTS:

• Montecito Vista Apartment Homes in Irvine, Calif.; developed by Jamboree Housing Corp.
• Phoenix Park in Sacramento, Calif.; developed by Norwood Avenue Housing Corp.
• Southwood Square in Stamford, Conn.; developed by Beacon/Corcoran Jennison Partners, LLC
• Tierra del Sol in Canoga Park, Calif.; developed by New Economics for Women
• Treehouse at Easthampton in Easthampton, Mass.; by Beacon Communities Corp.

HISTORIC/ADAPTIVE REUSE/PRESERVATION FINALISTS:

• 50 Washington Square in Newport, R.I.; developed by Church Community Housing
• Clare Court in Baltimore, developed by Homes for America
• Crestview Village Apartments in Kankakee, Ill.; developed by Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.
• Elder Street Artist Lofts in Houston; developed by Avenue CDC/Artspace Projects
• New Holland Apartments in Danville, Ill.; developed by Crosspoint Human Services

MASTER-PLANNED/INCLUSIONARY HOUSING FINALISTS:

• Copper Creek Apartments in San Marcos, Calif.; developed by BRIDGE Housing Corp.
• Holiday in Boulder, Colo.; developed by Boulder Housing Partners
• La Costa Paloma in Carlsbad, Calif.; developed by Dove Family Housing Associates, Community HousingWorks, Mercy Housing

MIXED-USE FINALISTS:

• 6 North in St. Louis; developed by McCormack Baron Salazar
• Fairmont Commons in Pittsburgh; developed by Fairmont Apartments, Inc.
• Summer Street Condominiums & Apartments in Manchester; developed by Twelve Summer Street, Inc.
• Roosevelt Square – Phase 1 in Chicago; developed by LR Development Co., LLC

SENIORS FINALISTS:

• Fremont Oak Gardens in Fremont, Calif.; developed by Satellite Housing           
• Kirby Manor in Cleveland; developed by National Church Residences
• Mountain View Senior Apartments in Ontario, Calif.; developed by Simpson Housing Solutions
• Page Commons in Gilbert, Ariz.; developed by Mercy Housing
• Silver Sky Assisted Living in Las Vegas; developed by Silver Sky Assisted, LLC

SPECIAL-NEEDS/SRO FINALISTS:

• Al Loehr Veterans & Community Studio Apartments in St. Cloud, Minn.; developed by the St. Cloud Housing & Redevelopment Authority
• Compass Center 77 in Seattle; developed by Compass Center           
• The Plaza Apartments in San Francisco; developed by Public Initiatives Development Corp.
• PSS Grand Family Apartments in Bronx; developed by West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing
• Seton Home Center for Teen Moms in San Antonio; developed by Seton Home GP, LLC

URBAN FINALISTS:

• Avenue 26 Master Plan in Los Angeles; developed by AMCAL Multi Housing
• Curran House in San Francisco; developed by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.
• E Street Projects in Oakland, Calif.; developed by Oakland Community Housing, Inc.
• Maverick Landing in Boston; developed by Trinity Financial
• Pantages Apartments in Seattle; developed by Capitol Hill Housing