Lennox House

St. Anthony Terrace, formerly named Prosser Senior Housing, is a new construction 61-unit affordable housing community in Prosser, Washington. The development neighbors the Tri-Cities and is a part of Catholic Charities Housing Services (CCHS) Diocese of Yakima’s extended regional territory. 

St. Anthony Terrace is the second phase of a two-phase project in Prosser. The first phase is Rio de Vida Farmworker & Workforce Housing built in 2014. This second phase provides 112 households in a community of 6,300 and serves low-income seniors 55 and older, including individuals with disabilities. The senior community has a combination of 26 one-bedrooms and 35 two-bedrooms. Half the building will be available for tenants with 50 percent of the area median income (AMI) and the other half will be reserved for households earning 30 percent AMI.  

St. Anthony Terrace’s unit amenities include blinds, grab bars, central heating and air conditioning, oven, dishwasher, and refrigerator. The development provides security with limited access and video surveillance cameras.  

CCHS has worked throughout rural Washington state, particularly in Benton, Grant and Yakima counties and has a portfolio of 23 stabilized projects, most of which serve farm workers. NEF contributed an investment of about 9.1 million in LIHTC equity to the development of St. Anthony Terrace. 

Situated on the island of Manhattan, WSFSSH at West 108 is a new, two-condo construction. This development takes to heart the idea of New York City being the “Greatest City in the World” for everyone – not just those with means and opportunity – by providing housing to individuals experiencing homelessness and low-income families in Manhattan’s Upper West Side, a very expensive area with an extreme affordable housing shortage.

Co-located with West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing's (WSFSSH) 110-bed shelter for seniors, Valley Lodge, there are 199 affordable housing units at the new construction at West 108. Of the 199 affordable units (1 reserved for the superintendent), 119 are supportive housing studios for the formerly homeless and 79 are reserved for low-income families. Of the 79 that are reserved for low-income families, 53 units are 1-bedroom, 18 units are 2-bedroom and 8 units are 3-bedroom homes. All units are at either 30 percent or 60 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI).

While all units are set to those AMI percentages, this doesn’t reflect the reality of how low-income the building population truly is and how WSFSSH at West 108 helps combat homelessness. For the supportive studios, between project-based rental assistance and underwritings19 units to only 30 percent of Social Security, most of the supportive residents have an income at or close to just the Social Security level. In addition, a lot of residents coming into the low-income family units have tenant-based rental assistance vouchers, which enables them to pay rents at 60 percent AMI, but their actual income is much lower than that level.

Through the New York City 15/15 Supportive Housing Initiative, the team set aside 60 units to support seniors with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders. Through the NYS Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI), 40 units are reserved for seniors with declining health who need mobility support and general assistance. Finally, the NYC Department of Housing, Preservation and Development’s Homeless Placement Services, referred 19 homeless individuals (of any age) from the shelter system into permanent apartments at WSFSSH at West 108.

With WSFSSH as the developer, NEF invested over $33.5 million in LIHTC equity.

Landmark Place is a senior-focused and supportive campus in Kingston, NY and consists of the rehabilitated former Kingston Alms House (Landmark West), which offers 34 studio apartments. The new construction (Landmark East) is a 4-story building with 32 one-bedroom apartments. All 66 apartments cater to seniors 55 and older and 35 units are reserved for formerly homeless seniors. This community is the first affordable housing development for seniors built in Kingston in over 20 years. Created by RUPCO, Landmark Place ensures that seniors in the community can live with dignity, empowering residents with supportive housing services and a sense of community that allows them to thrive.

Landmark Place's supportive services include a full-time on-site behavioral health specialist, on-site licensed practical nurse, transportation services, daily living skills training, health, wellness, and socialization activities. It is a 2023 AHF Readers' Choice Award Finalist in the Seniors category.

Owens II - 10-3-24 (25% benchmark added)