A Community of Freinds (ACOF) and Mercy Housing California Win Top Awards from Affordable Housing Finance Readers
ACOF's Rayen Apartments in Los Angeles, CA.
Mercy Housing's St. Vincent' Affordable Housing in Santa Barbara, CA.
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from Affordable Housing Finance) Two Southern California affordable home developers won their respective categories in the Affordable Housing Finance Readers' Choice Awards, chosen by subscribers to the magazine for the nation's best affordable housing developments.
A Community Of Freinds (ACOF) won for Special-Needs Category with Rayen Apartments in Los Angeles and Mercy Housing California won for Master-Planned/Mixed-Use Category with St. Vincent's Affordable Housing in Santa Barbara, California.
After tallying the votes, 990 Polk Street in San Francisco won as overall winner as well as the best seniors development. The complete list of winners were:
• Family: Grass Creek Village in Anchorage; developed by Cook Inlet Housing Authority
• Green: Renaissance Riverfront Lofts in Denver; developed by the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
• Historic Rehab: Royalton Apartments in Miami; developed by Carlisle Development Group and Carrfour Supportive Housing, Inc.
• Homeownership: Mandela Gateway Townhomes in Oakland, Calif.; developed by BRIDGE Housing Corp.
• Master-Planned/Mixed-Use: St. Vincent's Affordable Housing in Santa Barbara, Calif.; developed by Mercy Housing
• Preservation: Spring Creek Gardens in Brooklyn, N.Y.; developed by The Domain Cos. and The Arker Cos.
• Rural: Red Hawk Apartments in Springdale, Utah; developed by Color Country Community Housing, Inc.
• Special-Needs: Rayen Apartments in Los Angeles; developed by A Community of Friends
• Urban: The Preserve in New Orleans; developed by The Domain Cos.
The winners will be honored at a luncheon at the conclusion of AHF Live: The 2009 Affordable Housing Developers' Summit on Oct. 28 at the Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. To read more about the Readers' Choice winners, visit
http://www.housingfinance.com/ahf/articles/2009/july-august/0709-specialfocus-Affordable-All-Stars.htm
