July 2010 Table of Contents

PORTLAND, MAINE— Florence House is a haven for homeless women. In simple terms, the project provides a roof over people's heads. Read more

SAN LEANDRO, CALIF.— The acquisition and rehab of Ashland Village started out as a no-brainer for Eden Housing, Inc., says Executive Director Linda Mandolini. Read more

Here they are—the finalists for AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE's sixth annual Readers' Choice Awards. Read more

GULFPORT, MISS.— Edgewood Manor, a 120-unit, 15-building Sec. 8 development, became a symbol of people being left behind during the months after Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast. Read more

PALO ALTO, CALIF.— Alta Torre provides 55 units of affordable seniors housing while complementing the adjacent Taube Koret Campus for Jewish Life. Read more

CHICAGO— As the financial markets slid into chaos, the last piece of a complex financing puzzle fell into place for Britton Budd Apartments. Read more

SAN JOSE, CALIF.— Once the site of a sorority house near San Jose State University and then an aging residential hotel, Casa Feliz Studios has been reborn as a contemporary and sustainable development serving extremely low-income residents. Read more

MESCALERO, N.M.— The name I-Sah'-din'-dii means “drumbeat” in Apache. Read more

The House has passed a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) reform bill (H.R. 4072) that includes an increase in multifamily mortgage limits for elevator structures and in areas with the highest construction costs. Read more

Executive directors from five state housing finance agencies (HFAs) share their insight on the equity market and the key moves they are making to boost affordable housing production. Read more

The NRP Group has employed tax-exempt bonds on many new developments throughout its 15-year history. Read more

I spent the month of May judging the more than 140 entries for AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE’s Readers’ Choice Awards, even reading the nominations late at night and on the weekends not able to put them down. Read more

Tom Gleason has spent his career working in affordable housing lending and community development finance. Read more

While changing a key business process can be disruptive, sometimes the cost of staying the same gets prohibitive. Read more

NEW ORLEANS— The Domain Cos.' $53 million Crescent Club community on Tulane Avenue in downtown New Orleans raises the bar of mixed-use development to urban economic and cultural viability where once there was none. Read more

SAN FRANCISCO— Mercy Housing California has broken new ground, building the first affordable housing high-rise in the city in about 20 years. Read more

Bill Rumpf has been named president of the Mercy Housing Northwest region. He joins the nonprofit developer after serving as deputy director of Seattle's Department of Housing since 1999. Read more