Moderate to low-income housing for seniors set to open in Ishpeming soon
ISHPEMING A moderate to low–income housing project for seniors is nearing completion, and is accepting lease applications.
Jasperlite Senior Housing is set to open within the next two months, creating affordable housing for seniors in the area. The project has been funded by low–income housing tax credits through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.
Located in Ishpeming, the project helps fill a need in the community.
“The owners also have other communities in the area,” said Kelly Beach, Regional Property Manager. “As they were developing those communities, they could see there was a need for senior housing in this area. We have almost 200 names on our prospect list, and we’ve secured probably 80 applications so far. So I think there’s still going to be a need, even once we fill this building.”
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MARQUETTE Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Director Gary McDowell on Thursday unveiled the 2021 Food and Agriculture Housing Task Force report aimed at alleviating the challenges and impediments to having ample housing for the state’s food and agriculture business sector.
“COVID-19 has shone a bright light on the challenges for providing agriculture housing and the critical role our food and ag workers play in preserving our supply chain,” McDowell said. “The task force compiled public input, which will be used to help shape the group’s recommendations for food and agriculture housing while balancing the unique needs of each community.”
CADILLAC â Cadillac Castle, a proposed low-income apartment building for seniors that would be constructed on South Mitchell Street, has earned an extension.
The proposed project has three times failed to be awarded tax credits via the Michigan State Housing Development Authority s administration of federal dollars.
But developer Phil Seybert is going to try for a fourth time to earn the credits that would make the project financially work. I refuse to give up on it, Seybert told city council during council s January meeting on Tuesday night. The fourth application is due Feb. 1 and Seybert has reason to hope that the fourth attempt will be the one that finally works, as the state is setting aside 12.5% for rural housing. That should mean Cadillac won t have to compete with Detroit or Grand Rapids.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
The Grand Rapids City Commission kicked off its new legislative year focusing on job and housing creation.
The city commission held public hearings on two proposed development projects that will result in 245 jobs coming to Grand Rapids with an estimated $142,616 in new annual income tax revenue to the city. It also supported future housing development totaling $87 million that will create 308 new housing units 263 of which will be affordable. It also learned more about proposed zoning changes that would promote the development of new housing.
Mayor Rosalynn Bliss said the incentives provided by the commission are an investment in Grand Rapids’ future economic prosperity and housing needs.
40 years ago, the Stouffer Battle Creek Hotel opened, and was the centerpiece of a spurt of downtown development that hasn’t been seen, until recently. Back then, Bob Miller, Sr., publisher of the Battle Creek Enquirer had just retired and set his sights on working, through the Miller Foundation and the community to update Battle Creek’s downtown. Voters approved a merger of the city and Battle Creek Township, Kellogg built a world headquarters, and soon the W.K. Kellogg Foundation would build a new downtown headquarters. Many old buildings were sacrificed, as the downtown took on a very different look. Since then, there have been a few projects, but momentum toward another makeover has been steadily building. One of the chief players in that effort has been Battle Creek Unlimited. (BCU).