New mixed-income housing development opens for seniors
MELBOURNE: A new mixed-income apartment development for seniors in Columbus aims to provide affordable housing while also promoting a sense of community among its residents.
Mayor Skip Henderson joined other local elected officials, leaders of the Columbus Housing Authority and other partners Thursday for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting at Miles Crossing Senior Residences.
Miles Crossing has 90 senior apartments (80 one-bedroom and 10 two-bedroom) at 450 Fifth Ave., at the intersection of Victory Drive and Veterans Parkway. This is the former site of the Booker T. Washington Apartments, demolished in 2015, Rob Scott, director of the Columbus Community Reinvestment Department, told the Ledger-Enquirer.
There are 52 units for project-based vouchers, 28 low-income housing tax credit units and 10 market-rate apartments.
The $26 million development was funded by multiple organizations, including:
Georgia Housing & Finance Authority, $2.35 million
Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia (HACG), over $3 million
Columbus Consolidated Government, over $2.3 million
RBC Investor, $17.8 million.
Partnerships between the housing authority, CCG the state and other financial partners were vital in completing the Miles Crossing project, HACG chairman Larry Cardin said in a speech during the ceremony.
“The completion of Miles Crossing is a great example of what can become when these partners come together with the same goal in mind,” Cardin said. “Everyone’s hard work has created a new investment for the Columbus senior community.”