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  Northeast Guidance Center to offer affordable housing in Mack-Ashland Community

• The Mack-Ashland Community project underscores Northeast Guidance Center’s commitment to building a stronger and healthier community
• Phase two of the Mack-Ashland Community project includes development of 28 townhomes available to low-income Detroit residents
• Mack-Ashland Community project partners include Southwest Solutions and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority


DETROIT, MI - Northeast Guidance Center (NEGC), in partnership with Southwest Solutions and the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MHSDA), today broke ground on phase two of the Mack-Ashland Community project, a low-income housing development located on Detroit’s east side. The project includes development of 28 townhomes available to Detroit residents who are chronically mentally ill, victims of domestic violence, veterans and youth aging out of foster care.

“The Mack-Ashland Community is a tangible representation of NEGC’s aim of building communities one family at a time” said Sherry McRill, president of NEGC. We are extremely pleased to collaborate with our community partners in bringing permanent, supportive housing to Detroit’s east side. Supportive housing is a desirable solution to the housing stability problem that ensures individuals and families have appropriate support services such as case management, substance use disorder and mental health treatment to help with their successful recovery journey towards mental wellness while reducing care costs.”

Phase one of the Mack-Ashland Community project was completed in 2013 with development of an apartment building containing 12 studio units, 18 one-bedroom units, six two-bedroom units and a trio of three-bedroom units. Currently, all units are occupied.

Southwest Solutions is the real estate developer for both phases and worked with MHSDA to secure close to $700,000 in 9 percent Low-Income Housing Tax credits towards construction of the townhomes.

“Southwest Solutions is deeply privileged to be a collaborative partner with NEGC and U-SNAP-BAC, utilizing our real estate development expertise to help our eastside Detroit partners attain their affordable housing and community development goals,” said Tim Thorland, executive director of Southwest Housing Solutions. “There is a critical shortage of quality affordable housing in our city, and the Mack-Ashland project is an important contribution to help address this need.”

“Breaking ground on this project serves as a reminder that with each investment in Detroit we are giving hope to individuals and families who rely on MHSDA for safe, decent affordable housing,” said MSHDA Executive Director Kevin Elsenheimer. “It’s a thrill to work again with trusted partners Northeast Guidance Center and Southwest Solutions to see a second phase of Mack-Ashland developed, and we look forward to the possibilities these single family homes will soon open for their new residents.”

Construction of the new units will begin in the fall of 2016 with occupation beginning in the spring of 2017.

The Mack-Ashland Community is owned by Mack-Ashland ll Limited Dividend Housing Association Limited Partnership and the project is a subsidiary of Southwest Housing Solutions.


About Northeast Guidance Center
Northeast Guidance Center (NEGC) is a comprehensive community based community health agency founded by the Junior League of Detroit in 1963 to provide services to children on Detroit’s east side, and today promotes total wellness with an emphasis on behavioral health not only for children, but also for adults and their families promoting mental health with an emphasis on total wellness. NEGC serves nearly 1,200 children and over 4,700 adults annually. For more information, visit www.neguidance.org.

About Southwest Solutions
Southwest Solutions has pursued its mission to help build a stronger and healthier community since 1972 and provides a broad range of programs in the areas of human development, economic development and community engagement. These three areas together form a comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy and effort that impacts more than 20,000 people a year.

About Michigan State Housing Development Authority
The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) provides financial and technical assistance through public and private partnerships to create and preserve decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income residents and to engage in community economic development activities to revitalize urban and rural communities.*
*MSHDA's loans and operating expenses are financed through the sale of tax-exempt and taxable bonds as well as notes to private investors, not from state tax revenues. Proceeds are loaned at below-market interest rates to developers of rental housing, and help fund mortgages and home improvement loans. MSHDA also administers several federal housing programs. For more information, visit www.michigan.gov/mshda.

 
 

 
   
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