Amid soaring development costs and extraordinary obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, developers have continued to create inspiring communities.
Here are 36 outstanding developments that have been selected as finalists in Affordable Housing Finance’s annual Readers’ Choice Awards. They show the enormous range of affordable housing being built for families, seniors, farmworkers, veterans, and people with special needs. They also demonstrate the creativity and grit of the teams behind the projects.
Chosen from nearly 100 entries, this year’s finalists are in 17 states, from homes located near the agricultural fields of Washington to developments in the heart of New York City.
AHF magazine and newsletter subscribers can vote for the winners in 10 categories as well as an overall winner at https://forms.gle/tVzqxtnyVtdfo6pQA. Voting takes place through Aug. 24 and is restricted to subscribers as of July 31.
The winners will be recognized at AHF Live: The Affordable Housing Developers Summit, Nov. 14-16, in Chicago.
The Corden
The Corden supports domestic violence survivors as well as low-income households in the Bronx, New York.
Cote Village
Nonprofits transform a blighted lot into a mixed-income community in Boston's Mattapan neighborhood.
Crestview Terrace
Crestview Terrace completes the redevelopment of a 1940s-era public housing complex in San Bernardino, California.
Laurel Creek Apartments
Laurel Creek Apartments provides service-enriched housing for families in Austin, Texas.
1300 Residences
1300 Residences in River Falls, Wisconsin, prioritizes its commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
Vista Verde
A new all-electric, net-zero-energy development serves as a sustainable centerpiece for Ontario, California.
Baker Senior Apartments
A shuttered school has been preserved as vital housing for seniors in Richmond, Virginia.
The Brig. Gen. Hazel Johnson-Brown Veterans Center
Formerly homeless and special-needs veterans have a new place to call home in Philadelphia.
Mary D. Stone Apartments
Developers have rescued a historic Massachusetts school, converting it into seniors housing.
Patton Home
A historic property continues to serve Portland, Oregon's most vulnerable residents.
50 Penn
50 Penn is helping address housing and healthy food needs in its Brooklyn neighborhood.
Travis Flats
Developers in Austin, Texas, have creatively co-located housing and county government offices.
Valor on Washington
Valor on Washington brings housing and services to veterans in Madison, Wisconsin.
Atlantis Apartments
A key housing development in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is receiving a major renovation and its first full-time resident services coordinator.
Highpoint Towers
Beacon Communities is ensuring that Highpoint Towers in Erie, Pennsylvania, will continue to serve seniors and other vulnerable residents.
Hollander Ridge
An ambitious scattered-site project has brought affordable housing to high-opportunity neighborhoods in Baltimore.
Major Jenkins Apartments
Mercy Housing Lakefront has rehabilitated one of its oldest permanent supportive housing properties.
Branch Village Phase 4
Community effort makes Branch Village redevelopment in Camden, New Jersey, a reality.
Midtown Villages
Midtown Villages reshapes affordable housing in Gainesville, Georgia.
NC Five
Expansive housing redevelopment furthers North Philadelphia improvement initiative.
St. Catherine De Vigri Villas
Development provides affordable housing for farmworkers in the small rural community of Tieton, Washington.
Trolley Station Terrace
The rural community of Marinette, Wisconsin, is benefting from new mixed-income housing.
Arroyo Green Apartments
A Northern California development meets the needs of seniors and the local community.
Cornerstone Crossing Senior Apartments
A community effort brings seniors housing to Elsmere, Kentucky—the first affordable housing development in a decade.
East Clarke Place Senior Residence
A New York City development is providing housing and services for low-income and formerly homeless seniors.
Eastern Woods Senior Apartments
Pennrose has added seniors housing to a health system campus in Findlay, Ohio.
Jordan Court
An affordable housing developer and a church collaborate to create seniors housing in Berkeley, California.
Chuck Austin Place
A former Marine armory in Yakima, Washington, gets a new life as veterans housing.
Clifton Hall
The city of Oakland has transformed a dorm into permanent supportive housing for seniors as well as a family shelter.
Kinser Flats
Kinser Flats is the first permanent supportive housing development for individuals with addictions in Indiana.
Tahanan
Mercy Housing California's latest community pilots a way to build affordable housing faster and at less cost.
Broadway Cove/735 Davis
Two developments bring new housing opportunities to San Francisco.
Father Marquess-Barry Apartments
Public, private, and church leaders join forces to create seniors housing in Miami.
Keeler Court
In addition to housing, Keeler Court has brought other benefits to San Diego.
WSFSSH at West 108
A New York City development is home to 199 affordable housing units as well as a shelter.
