McAuley Station second phase to add nearly 100 affordable apartments for seniors

Pennrose and Mercy Care not long ago broke ground on McAuley Station Phase II the next step in a new mixed-use mixed-income property being constructed in Atlanta Located in the neighborhood of Sweet Auburn McAuley Station s second phase will create affordable apartments one-bedrooms and two studio apartments for adults -and-older This newest rise builds off the project s initial phase which added mixed-income family apartments and various amenities According to a release the aim of McAuley Station is to assist seniors particularly those living on fixed incomes amidst rising housing and healthcare costs of the apartments in Phase II will be reserved for residents earning up to of the area median income with units capped at AMI for deeper affordability Additionally eleven units will be unrestricted with respect to income according to a press release Located procedures from Mercy Care Atlanta s only federally qualified healthcare center dedicated to serving unhoused individuals the progress will give residents direct access to healthcare services in addition to being located in close proximity to transit and the Martin Luther King Jr Recreation and Aquatic Center Pennrose a company that specializes in progressing and operating mixed-income mixed-use spaces will oversee McAuley Station s newest plans McAuley s affordable amenity-rich apartments adjacent to vital healthcare support stand as a testament to what public-private partnerships can accomplish for the local society explained Will Eckstein regional vice president at Pennrose We re proud to work alongside Mercy Care and the City of Atlanta in advancing a transformative advance designed to help older adults remain connected healthy and independent The master plan for McAuley Station began in with a square-foot expansion of Mercy Care s clinic space and asset center enabling the nonprofit to serve more patients per year noted a release At Mercy Care we ve learned that when housing and healthcare are integrated lives change reported Kathryn Lawler chief executive officer of Saint Joseph s Mercy Care This progress reflects our belief that compassion is not just a moral imperative it s a strategy that works Completion of McAuley Station s second phase is expected in April The post McAuley Station second phase to add nearly affordable apartments for seniors appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta