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AHF Announces Fifth Annual Readers’ Choice Finalists

Affordable Housing Finance is pleased to announce the finalists of its fifth annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the nation’s best developments of 2008-2009.

Family Finalists:
• Bowling Green Scholar House in Bowling Green, Ky.; developed by Housing Assistance and Development Services and Wabuck Development Co.
• Grass Creek Village in Anchorage, Alaska; developed by Cook Inlet Housing Authority
• Seigle Point Apartment Homes in Charlotte, N.C.; developed by Seigle Point Development, LLC
• Waverley Woods in Belmont, Mass.; developed by Affirmative Investments, Inc.

Green Finalists:
• Los Vecinos Apartments in Chula Vista, Calif.; developed by Wakeland Housing & Development Corp.
• Prairie Pointe Townhomes in Greensburg, Kan.; developed by Manske & Associates, LLC
• Renaissance Riverfront Lofts in Denver; developed by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
• Wheeler Terrace in Washington, D.C.; developed by Community Preservation and Development Corp.

Historic Rehab Finalists:
• Royalton Apartments in Miami; developed by Carlisle Development Group and Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.
• Sycamore House in Durand, Mich.; developed by The Woda Group, LLC
• Winston Churchill Apartments in St. Louis; developed by The Eagle Point Cos.

Homeownership Finalists:
• Ludlow Homeownership in Philadelphia; developed by the Philadelphia Housing Authority
• Mandela Gateway in Oakland, Calif.; developed by BRIDGE Housing

Mixed-Use/Master-Planned Finalists:
• St. Vincent’s in Santa Barbara, Calif.; developed by Mercy Housing
• The Station at Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Va.; developed by the City of Alexandria, Potomac Yard Development, LLC, a joint venture of national home builders Pulte and Centex Corps., and the Alexandria Housing Development Corp.
• Village Allapattah in Miami; developed by Carlisle Development Group, Biscayne Housing Group, and the YMCA of Greater Miami

Preservation Finalists:
• POAH Florida Portfolio in Florida; developed by Preservation of Affordable Housing, Inc.
• Spring Creek Gardens in Brooklyn, N.Y.; developed by The Domain Cos. and The Arker Cos.
• Villa Nueva Apartments in San Ysidro, Calif.; developed by Steadfast Cos. and Casa Familiar, Inc.

Rural Finalists:
• Chuska Apartments in Gallup, N.M.; developed by Supportive Housing Coalition of New Mexico
• Haven House in Metropolis, Ill.; developed by Don Yost
• Red Hawk Apartments in Springdale, Utah; developed by Color Country Community Housing, Inc.

Seniors Finalists:
• 990 Polk Street in San Francisco; developed by Citizens Housing Corp. and Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp.
• Hayward Senior Housing in Hayward, Calif.; developed by Eden Housing, Inc.
• The Langdon & Anne Simons Senior Apartments in Seattle; developed by Plymouth Housing Group
• Paulson Park Senior Apartments in Mountain View, Calif.; developed by Mid-Peninsula Housing Coalition

Special-Needs Finalists:
• Family Commons at Cabrillo in Long Beach, Calif.; developed by Century Housing
• Margaret Jenkins House in Baltimore; developed by Homes for America and Women’s Housing Coalition
• Rayen Apartments in Los Angeles; developed by A Community of Friends
• Schermerhorn House in Brooklyn, N.Y.; developed by Common Ground and The Actors Fund
• Villa Aurora in Miami; developed by Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.

Urban Finalists:
• Golden Manor and Saxony Townhomes in Hammond, Ind.; developed by the Hammond Housing Authority and Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc.
• Madison at 14th Street Apartments in Oakland, Calif.; developed by Affordable Housing Associates
• Oxford Plaza in Berkeley, Calif.; developed by Resources for Community Development
• The Preserve in New Orleans; developed by The Domain Cos.