Affordable Housing Finance is pleased to announce the finalists of its sixth annual Readers’ Choice Awards for the nation’s best developments of 2009-2010.
Family Finalists:
• Emerald Pines in Gulfport, Miss.; developed by Gorman & Co., Inc.
• Petaluma Avenue Homes in Sebastopol, Calif.; developed by Affordable Housing Associates
• Residences at Eastland in Fort Worth, Texas; developed by NuRock Cos.
• The St. Aidan in Brookline, Mass.; developed by The Planning Office for Urban Affairs
Green Finalists:
• Casa Feliz Studios in San Jose, Calif.; developed by First Community Housing and The John Stewart Co.
• Iris Glen Townhomes in Klamath Falls, Ore.; developed by Luckenbill-Drayton & Associates, LLC
• Rancho Lindo in Lamont, Calif.; developed by Self-Help Enterprises
Historic Rehab Finalists:
• Britton Budd Apartments in Chicago; developed by Chicago Housing Authority
• Cogswell Hall Redevelopment in Cleveland; developed by Cogswell Hall, Inc., and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
• Hotel North Bend Apartments in North Bend, Ore.; developed by Umpqua Community Development Corp.
Master-Planned/Mixed-Use Finalists:
• The Crescent Club in New Orleans; developed by The Domain Cos.
• Mosaica in San Francisco; developed by Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corp. and Citizens Housing Corp.
• Sandywoods Farm in Tiverton, R.I.; developed by Church Community Housing Corp.
Preservation Finalists:
• Ashland Village in San Leandro, Calif.; developed by Eden Housing, Inc.
• Chancellor Manor in Burnsville, Minn.; developed by Community Housing Development Corp.
• Malden Arms Apartments in Chicago; developed by Mercy Housing Lakefront
• MonteVerde Apartments in Baltimore; developed by Greater Baltimore AHC, Inc.
Rural Finalists:
• Hooper Bay Affordable Housing Project in Hooper Bay, Alaska; developed by Cook Inlet Housing Authority
• I-Sah’-din’-di in Mescalero, N.M.; developed by Mescalero Apache Housing Authority
• Villa San Juan Bautista in Centralia, Wash.; developed by Catholic Housing Services
Seniors Finalists:
• Alta Torre in Palo Alto, Calif.; developed by BRIDGE Housing
• The Birches at Esopus in Ulster Park, N.Y.; developed by Birchez Associates, LLC
• Senior City Apartments in Federal Way, Wash.; developed by Korean Women’s Association
• The Terraces on Tulane in New Orleans; developed by Volunteers of America
Special-Needs Finalists:
• Florence House in Portland, Maine; developed by Avesta Housing
• Madrona Studios in Portland, Ore.; developed by Central City Concern and Housing Development Center
• Nelson Hopkins Apartments in Lockport, N.Y.; developed by Olmsted Center for Sight
• The New Carver Apartments in Los Angeles; developed by Skid Row Housing Trust
• Silver Star Apartments in Battle Creek, Mich.; developed by Trilogy Development
Urban Finalists:
• 10th and Mission Family Housing in San Francisco; developed by Mercy Housing California
• Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, N.Y.; developed by Habitat for Humanity — New York City
• Fox Courts in Oakland, Calif.; developed by Resources for Community Development
• St. Martin’s Apartments in Washington, D.C.; developed by Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington
