The Remington officially opened its doors to senior residents at a celebration held at the property on Thursday, 6月14日.
高质量的, 安全, and affordable senior housing development has already begun welcoming tenants and will soon be at capacity. The Remington offers 160 units total, with 18 units set aside for those making 50% Area Median Income (AMI) and 142 units for those earning 60% AMI or less. No resident will pay more than 30% of their income on rent.
The residents all have energy-efficient appliances, including a washer and dryer in each unit, as well as access to a shared computer lab, 社区的房间, 还有健身中心.
“So much goes into creating a vision of something you can only see on paper,多利安·普利斯特里, Executive Vice President at The Benoit Group, 在典礼上说. “Projects like this take an enormous amount of effort, focus, and determination. 通过这种坚持, we were able to build The Remington to help with the neighborhood dream and to provide quality housing for our seniors.”
Other speakers at the ceremony included: Eddy Benoit, Jr.总统 & Benoit集团的首席执行官; Ola Reynolds, Chairperson of NPU-G; Alan Ferguson, Senior VP of 社区发展 at Invest Atlanta; Ricardo Anderson of the Atlanta 住房 Authority; and Carolyn Whatley from Capital One.
Invest Atlanta supported this project through $11 million in tax-exempt bond financing, as well as project-generated property tax increment financing through the Hollowell-MLK 泰德.
“I’m so thankful The Benoit Group took the time to see what was here and have the vision of what could be, 最后的结果是, a great residential property serving the surrounding seniors in this area,弗格森说。. “It’s an absolute joy and privilege to be part of developments like this. This completely fits the vision for what Invest Atlanta sees as quality affordable housing in the 足球外围买球靠谱平台市. We appreciate the example that you’re setting, and we appreciate the bar that you’re setting for other developers.”
Councilmember Dustin Hillis was also in attendance. Council President Felicia Moore, who previously represented District 9, worked this project since 2014.
“谢谢你！ all for what you have done,” said Ola Reynolds, Chairperson of NPU-G. “你们都很漂亮，不是吗? 这就是我们想要的.”
“A project like this can be catalytic for other development in this area,” said Eddy Benoit, Jr.总统 & Benoit集团的首席执行官. “Invest Atlanta has been a great partner for us throughout this process.”