First Homes is excited to announce that on June 16th, we broke ground to mark the beginning of our newest affordable housing project: the 9th Avenue Row Houses!
The 9th Avenue Row Houses add six new construction affordable housing units on what was previously two lots. The project is located in the City’s recently adopted Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Corridor. This provides residents with easy access to public transportation options, downtown amenities, and new business developments in the area.
First Homes will add the six units to the Community Land Trust (CLT) which enables us protect their affordability in perpetuity.
Rendering of the 9th Avenue Row Homes courtesy of CRW architecture + design group, Inc.
One building, containing three, three-bedroom units, will be available to families earning at or below 75% area median income (AMI). The second building with three, two-bedroom units will cater to families at or below 70% AMI.
The 9th Avenue Row Homes project aims to help address the city’s critical shortage of affordable homes.
Minnesota Housing and the Coalition for Rochester Area Housing are generously supporting the project through funding. Kramer Contracting LLC will be doing the building. The building project is expected to be completed by the summer of 2023.