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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. 

WSFSSH at West 108 is a new, two-condo construction in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Co-located with WSFSSH's 110-bed shelter for seniors, Valley Lodge, there are 199 affordable housing units at the new construction at West 108 with several supportive studios and apartments for the formerly homeless, low-income families and elderly residents with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders.

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.

In 1951, Lennox House opened as a 110-room hotel in Grand Prairie, Texas and shut its doors in 1985. National Church Residences converted the old hotel into a 40-unit senior housing complex in 1993, and now, it's been substantially rehabilitated to extend its useful lifespan as well as preserve its affordability, which is key for the elderly community and individuals with disabilities. This three-story garden-style building provides 39 one-bedroom and one two-bedroom apartments under the renewal of the Section 8 subsidy RAD conversion program. This development serves the elderly and individuals with disabilities, ages 62 or older, earning 30-60 percent of the area median income (AMI).

The upgrade includes interior and exterior rehab with kitchen and bath remodels, new flooring, fixtures, window coverings, new ENERGY STAR appliances, window replacements, etc. Residents have access to a new community garden and outdoor space. Two units are modified to comply with Section 504, physically handicapped accessibility and sensory impaired requirements.

Photo credit: Rick Bryant.