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AHF Announces 7th Annual Readers’ Choice Finalists

Affordable Housing Finance is pleased to announce the finalists of its seventh annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the nation’s best developments of 2010-2011.

The finalists will be featured in the July/August issue of Affordable Housing Finance, and then the winners of each category as well as one overall winner will be selected by the subscribers of the magazine and its e-newsletter during online voting between July 13 and Aug. 12.

Family Finalists:
• Columbia Parc at the Bayou District in New Orleans; developed by Columbia Residential and The Bayou District Foundation of New Orleans
•  Frazier Courtyard Homes in Dallas; developed by Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity
•  Ivy Terrace in Van Nuys, Calif.; developed by Abode Communities
•  Peninsula Station in San Mateo, Calif.; developed by MidPen Housing Corp.

Green Finalists:
• Branch of Hope Apartments in Chicago; developed by Interfaith Housing Development Corporation of Chicago
• Lexington Farms Subdivision in Jerseyville, Ill.; developed by Capstone Development Group
• Silver Gardens Phase 1 in Albuquerque, N.M.; developed by Romero Rose, LLC
• Vintage Oaks Senior Apartments in Citrus Heights, Calif.; developed by USA Properties Fund, Inc.

Historic Rehab Finalists:
• Courthouse Lofts in Kansas City, Mo.; developed by The Alexander Co.
• Historic Lofts of Waco High in Waco, Texas; developed by Archetypes, LLC, Sari & Co., and Fitch Development Group
• The Minnesota Building in St. Paul, Minn.; developed by Sand Cos., Inc., and MNB Development, LLC
• Riverside Plaza in Minneapolis; developed by Sherman Associates Development, LLC

Master-Planned/Mixed-Use Finalists:
• Markham Gardens in Staten Island, N.Y.; developed by The Domain Cos., The Arker Cos., and Neighborhood Housing Services of Staten Island
•  The Rockwood Building in Gresham, Ore.; developed by Human Solutions, Inc.
• Villard Square Grandfamily Milwaukee in Milwaukee; developed by Gorman & Co., Inc.

Preservation Finalists:
• Kukui Gardens in Honolulu; developed by EAH Housing and Devine & Gong, Inc.
• NYCHA Federalization in New York City; developed by New York City Housing Authority
•  Temple Landing in New Bedford, Mass.; developed by Preservation of Affordable Housing and United Front Development Corp.

Rural Finalists:
• Foss Creek Court in Healdsburg, Calif.; developed by Eden Housing
• Mackinaw Retirement Village in Celina, Ohio; developed by RLH Partners, Inc.
•  Northwood Place Apartments in Ketchum, Idaho; developed by Vitus Development, LLC
•  Vineyard Green Apartments in Greenfield, Calif.; developed by Community Housing Improvement Systems and Planning Association, Inc.

Seniors Finalists:
•  The Coronet in San Francisco; developed by BRIDGE Housing Corp.
• Medford Senior Residences in Medford, N.J.; developed by Moorestown Ecumenical Neighborhood Development, Inc. and Conifer Realty, LLC
• North Hills Highlands Phases I and II in Pittsburgh; developed by Ralph A. Falbo, Inc., and Pennrose Properties, LLC
•  SEASONS at Compton in Compton, Calif.; developed by LINC Housing

Special-Needs Finalists:
• The Commons at Buckingham in Columbus, Ohio; developed by National Church Residences
• Fairmount Apartments in Oakland, Calif.; developed by Affordable Housing Associates
•  Johnston Center in Milwaukee; developed by Mercy Housing Lakefront
• Renaissance Uptown Lofts in Denver; developed by Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
• True Colors Residence in New York City; developed by West End Intergenerational Residence

Urban Finalists:
• 3Tree Flats in Washington, D.C.; developed by JAIR LYNCH Development Partners, AHD, Inc, and Stratford Capital Group
• Bishop’s Creek Family Housing in Milwaukee; developed by CommonBond Communities with Bishop’s Creek Community Development Corp.
•  Oak Hill Jackson Brickstones in Cedar Rapids, Iowa; developed by Hatch Development Group
• Ten Fifty B in San Diego; developed by Affirmed Housing Group