HERE THEY ARE—the finalists of AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE'S seventh annual Readers' Choice Awards.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FINANCE received more than 140 nominations this year, and, with the help of the magazine's editors, we carefully selected 35 finalists in nine categories for the nation's best developments of 2010 and 2011. This year's finalists represent 18 states, plus the District of Columbia, and they house families; seniors; farmworkers; the formerly homeless; grandparents raising their grandchildren; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youths.
Many of the finalists overcame obstacles related to the nation's financial meltdown and drop in low-income housing tax credit equity pricing in 2008 and early 2009.
The developments were chosen on our assessment of several key characteristics, including adding to the affordable housing stock, offering outstanding social services, and using cost-effective and innovative design.
Now it's up to you to choose the most deserving in each category and which development should be the overall winner.
The winners will be highlighted in the November/ December issue and will be honored at the conclusion of AHF Live: The 2011 Affordable Housing Developers' Summit on Nov. 4 at the Swissotel in Chicago.
Check Out the Finalists:
Family Finalists
Columbia Parc At The Bayou District
Frazier Courtyard Homes
Ivy Terrace
Peninsula Station
Green Finalist
Branch Of Hope Apartments
Lexington Farms Subdivision
Silver Gardens Phase I
Vintage Oaks Senior Apartments
Historic Rehab Finalist
Courthouse Lofts
Historic Lofts Of Waco High
The Minnesota Building
Riverside Plaza
Master-Planned/Mixed-Use Finalist
Markham Gardens
The Rockwood Building
Villard Square Grandfamily Milwaukee
Preservation Finalist
Kukui Gardens Apartments
NYCHA Federalization
Temple Landing
Rural Finalist
Foss Creek Court
Mackinaw Retirement Village
Northwood Place
Vineyard Green Townhomes
Seniors Finalist
The Coronet
Medford Senior Residences
North Hills Highlands
Seasons At Compton
Special-Needs Finalist
The Commons At Buckingham
Fairmount Apartments
Johnston Center Residences
Renaissance Uptown Lofts
True Colors Residence
Urban Finalist
3Tree Flats
Bishop's Creek Family Housing
Oak Hill Jackson Brickstones
Ten Fifty B
