Projects developed by NH&RA members are among the finalists for Affordable Housing Finance’s Readers’ Choice Awards. They represent some of the best affordable housing developments completed in 2015 and 2016. The finalists were selected based on their impact on their community, creative problem-solving, sustainable and inventive design, and innovative financing.

The following NH&RA members’ projects were nominated in each category below:

Historic Rehab

  • Arcade Apartments in St. Louis, Mo.; developed by Dominium
  • Loft Five50 in Lawrence, Mass; developed by WinnDevelopment
  • The Lofts at Loomworks in Worcester, Mass.; developed by The Community Builders
  • SPA Apartments in Clifton Springs, N.Y.; developed by Rochester’s Cornerstone Group and Home Leasing, LLC

Preservation

  • Greystone Apartments in Rome, Ga.; developed by In-Fill Housing and Tapestry Development Group

Public Housing Redevelopment

  • Gwendolyn Place in Chicago; developed by The Michaels Development Co. and Brinshore Development
  • Schoolhouse Terrace in Yonkers, N.Y.; developed by The Community Builders and Municipal Housing Authority for the City of Yonkers (N.Y.)

Rural Finalists

  • Bowman Senior Residences in Nogales, Ariz.; developed by Gorman & Co. and Nogales Community Development
  • Forest Ridge in Hernando, Fla.; developed by Green Mills Group and Royal American Development

Special-Needs

  • Commons at Garden Lake in Toledo, Ohio; developed by National Church Residences
  • Creston Avenue Residence in New York City; developed by Volunteers of America—Greater New York and Robert Sanborn Development

Urban

  • The East Harlem Center for Living & Learning at Washington Houses in New York City; developed by Jonathan Rose Cos., Harlem RBI, and Civic Builders
  • Studio 819 Apartments in Mountain View, Calif.; developed by Eden Housing and ROEM Corp.