WASHINGTON, DC – Mayor Muriel Bowser, the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA), and the project development team comprised of Dantes Partners, Gilbane Development Company, Carding Group, and H Street Community Development Corporation (HSCDC) celebrated the groundbreaking of Livingston Place at Southern, the first helped living facility in Ward 8 and only the second with its services in the District. The five-tale, 152-unit affordable community is reserved for seniors age 60 and above who require help with two or more activities of daily living. Residents of Livingston Place at Southern will receive meals, personal care services, and transportation services.
Apartments at Livingston Place at Southern will be reserved for individuals or couples with incomes of 60 percent or less of the annual median income and residents who qualify for Medicaid.
We are excited to deliver the first affordable helped-living facility to Ward 8, ensuring that seniors will be able to continue living in the community they like, said Mayor Bowser. Through investments in communities like Livingston at Southern, we ll keep providing safe and affordable places for those who have helped build this city and earned the right to age in place.
The Gilbane Development Company/Dantes Partners team is thrilled to usher in the first affordable helped housing in Ward 8 for our aging seniors, noted Buwa Binitie of Dantes Partners, joint venture developer for the project. And we could not have done it without our dedicated partners at DCHFA, the DC Department of Health and the Department of Healthcare Finance.
DCHFA issued $50 million in bond financing and underwrote $15.3 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity for the construction of Livingston Place at Southern, a $67 million development that will consist of 84 efficiency and 68 one-bedroom apartments. Livingston Place at Southern is a unique development that will provide helped living services to senior citizens that are capable of living independently yet need help with daily care. The property will provide an option for District seniors to be able to age in place in an affordable community with support services onsite, stated Todd A. Lee, Executive Director and CEO, DCHFA.
The property management company will be licensed by the DC Department of Health to operate the development as an helped living facility. Staffing at the property will consist of an executive director and medical staff including a full time Director of Nursing, Licensed Practical Nurses eight hours a day and certified nurse s aides and trained medication employees on‐duty 24 hours a day.
All tenants will have access to support services including medical, dental, rehabilitative, and counseling services; help with activities of daily living, including eating, bathing, toileting, grooming, dressing and mobility, and 24‐hour supervision to ensure resident safety. Eleven percent of the apartments are designed to be fully accessible. All units throughout the building will feature accessibility measures such as lower kitchen countertops, spacious bathrooms with grab bars and an emergency call system. The development will feature common amenities such as a club/community room, dining rooms, library, theater/TV center, fitness/wellness center, beauty/barber salon and transportation for off-site activities.
The District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency is in its 40th year of serving Washington, D.C. s residents. The Agency s mission is to advance the District of Columbia s housing priorities; the Agency invests in affordable housing and neighborhood development, which provides pathways for DC residents to transform their lives. We accomplish our mission by delivering the most efficient and effective sources of capital available in the market to finance rental housing and to make homeownership opportunities.

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ELMHURST, IL – LMC, a Lennar company and leader in apartment development and management, announced the groundbreaking of The Fynn, a contemporary apartment community located within the Elmhurst City Centre, one block west of the North York Corridor.
The Fynn, which will feature 212 apartment homes contained within an eight-tale midrise, is situated within one of the most vibrant and actives areas of the neighborhood. More than 40 dining options and 275 retail merchants are within walking distance or a small drive. The amenity-driven community will also cater to the increasingly prevalent remote-working resident with a variety of work-from-home suites. First go-ins are anticipated for Jan. 2021.
“Elmhurst offers a taste of downtown life in a relaxed, upscale suburb,” said Travis Nordgaard, real estate development manager for LMC. “Everything a resident might need is at their fingertips. We’re excited to join the neighborhood and look forward to offering one of the finest living experiences in the area.”
Situated at 183 North Addison Avenue, The Fynn will offer residents commuter-friendly access to a variety of primary thoroughfares. The community is less than three miles from Interstates 290 and 294, which provide access to the greater Chicago area. Additionally, the Elmhurst Metra Station, only blocks away from The Fynn, provides a 30-minute express train to Downtown Chicago.
Within the neighborhood, residents will also have access to Classic Cinemas York Theatre, The Elmhurst Center for Performing Arts, Elmhurst History Museum and the Elmhurst Art Museum, which was designed by modern architecture pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The Wilder Park Conservatory is located about a mile south of the community.
The Fynn will offer studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartment homes ranging from 565 to 1,745 square feet. The community will also include two levels of below-grade parking and three EV-charging stations. Apartment interiors will feature expansive windows, wood-style flooring, stainless-steel appliances, quartz countertops, elevated tile backsplashes, pendant lighting, under-cabinet lighting, ample closet space, oversized tubs and tile shower surrounds. Select homes will include wine refrigerators.
The community will include a host of lifestyle-enhancing amenities, including a sky deck terrace that overlooks downtown Elmhurst and the Chicago skyline. Additional community amenities will include poolside cabanas, grilling stations, clubroom with a fire hearth, entertaining kitchen with pool table, indoor/outdoor dog run with pet spa and a club-inspired fitness center with motivational wall and active group fitness. Residents will also have access to digital package lockers and a bike lounge.
The Fynn represents LMC’s seventh community in the greater Chicago area. Others include The Marlowe (Chicago), The Emerson (Oak Park) and The Brook on Janes (Bolingbrook).

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OAK PARK, IL – Albion Residential, a Chicago-based firm specializing in the acquisition and development of luxury rental apartments, completed its first-ever branded development, the Albion Oak Park. A high-rise rental development, the newly opened property enhances the residential experience with the creation of a collaborative community and luxury-driven amenities in a transit oriented location in this top tier Chicago suburb.
Located at 1000 Lake Street, Albion Oak Park features 265 units ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments with a dedicated concierge. Anchored by 7,000 square feet of retail on the ground floor, its architectural structure perfectly complements the community’s high-end services and offerings with layouts and amenities varying by floor.
Amenities include 20,000 square feet of usable outdoor space including a rooftop lounge and terrace, outdoor chef’s kitchen and resort-style pool with private cabanas. Additional features include a wellness center, podcast studio, pet spa and indoor dog run. Residents have access to a Club Room, outfitted with a kitchen, shuffleboard, video games, six televisions and more for entertaining, as well as a Frank Lloyd Wright lounge, which provides an atmosphere ideal for reading, studying or working from home. The community also offers an interactive, hotel-style 7,000-square-foot lobby that is open to the general public.
“Albion Oak Park was designed to deliver an environment that combines the best of what the city and the suburbs have to offer in a unique, yet vibrant community,” said Albion’s Vice President of Development Andrew Yule. “We are grateful to our partners, as well as the Village of Oak Park, for helping us bring this vision to life. With our resident-centric services and focus on community integration, Albion Oak Park introduces a new level of living.”
Albion Oak Park was developed in partnership with Willton Investment Management. “We have been very pleased with the professionalism of the entire Albion team and we are proud to be a part of this phenomenal development. This is certainly the highest quality multifamily project in Chicago suburbs and we look forward to many future projects with Albion,” said Navish Chalwa, Director of Acquisitions at Willton.
A grand opening celebration on November 13 featured executives from Albion Residential and local dignitaries, including Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb and Oak Park trustees.
Albion Oak Park was developed in partnership with Wilton Investment Management and funded by CIBC and Associated Bank. The project is managed by Southfield, Mich.-based Village Green. Clark Construction served as the general contractor.

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