The Commons at Grant in downtown Columbus is notable because it not only offers 50 units to those earning 60 percent or less of area median income (AMI), but also works with the Community Shelter Board’s “Rebuilding Lives” initiative to offer 50 units to formerly homeless residents earning at or below 30 percent of AMI.
This project is an excellent example of a successful private military housing project. The Village at NTC site, conveniently located three miles north of downtown San Diego, will help relieve the current military housing shortage in the area–and personnel is estimated to grow by 4,000 over the next five years.
The project is earmarked for enlisted sailors and Marines with families, and the community already has a waiting list several thousand people long.
The 500 Spanish Colonial-style townhome community–the result of intensive planning among the department of the U.S. Navy, the city of San Diego, the local Point Loma community, and the developer–is within the former Naval Training Center redevelopment area.
When completed, the neighborhood will include seven acres of open landscaped areas, a swimming pool, an amphitheater, workout facilities, picnic areas, tot lots, and an elementary school.
The Lofts at the Ballpark provides a link between downtown Houston, the Houston Astro’s ballpark, and new residential development. The unique design mimics the surrounding neighborhood, and the buildings look like turn-of-the-20th-century warehouses. Each loft unit features 10-foot clear floor-to-ceiling heights, open floor plans with large windows, stained concrete floors, and exposed mechanical ducts.
In addition to the 375 units, the project consists of secured structured parking with direct access to all buildings at each level, a 9,103-square-foot clubhouse with an Internet cafe, a virtual concierge intranet, a demonstration gourmet kitchen for cooking classes, a business center, a conference room, an exercise facility, a movie theater with stadium seating, and a game room.
This New Orleans-style housing provides luxury and comfort in a mixed-use urban site, minutes from downtown Houston. The 380-unit community offers apartments, lofts, and townhouses in 38 distinct floor plans ranging from 700 square feet to 2,000 square feet. Residents can customize each apartment unit and are encouraged to be creative. Some options are exposed duct work,track lighting, stained oak cabinets with glass accent doors, island kitchens, wine racks, and pot racks.