Avalon Housing - Hickory Way

Hickory Way Apartments Phases I, II and III

1120, 1130, and 1146 S. Maple Road, Ann Arbor, MI​

109 Total Units

  • 109 one-bedroom units
  • 74 Total Project-Based Vouchers
  • With vouchers, tenant rent is 30% of income
  • Remaining rents set around 40% of Area Median Income​

Funding Sources Phase I

  • MSHDA Low Income Housing Tax Credits (Limited Partner: National Equity Fund) -  $ 8,276,172
  • Washtenaw County HOME - $ 690,963
  • ​Ann Arbor Housing Fund - $ 130,004
  • Federal Home Loan Bank AHP (Sponsored by Chelsea State Bank) - $ 434,934
  • General Partner Equity - $ 126,600
  • Chelsea State Bank Perm Loan - $ 1,100,000

Funding Sources Phase II

  • ​MSHDA Low Income Housing Tax Credits (Limited Partner: National Equity Fund) -  $ 8,540,803​
  • City of Ann Arbor Housing Millage - $ 300,000
  • Ann Arbor Housing Fund - $ 450,000
  • Federal Home Loan Bank AHP (Sponsored by Chelsea State Bank) - $ 321,515
  • Chelsea State Bank Perm Loan - $ 1,000,000

Funding Sources Phase III

  • MSHDA Low Income Housing Tax Credits -  $ 10,043,996
  • Washtenaw County HOME - $ 2,617,765
  • Washtenaw County HOME ARP:  $ 2,195,689
  • City of Ann Arbor Housing Millage - $ 1,725,000
  • Washtenaw County Brownfield:  $ 997,648
  • Federal Home Loan Bank AHP (Sponsored by BOAA):  $ 950,000 (pending)
  • Philanthropic Donation:  $ 500,000
TOTAL: $40,401,089
 

Additional Funding

  • Supportive Housing Services Funding through the Ann Arbor Affordable Housing Millage
  • Construction loans from Old National Bank, Chelsea State Bank and Huntington National Bank
  • Acquisition Bridge Loan: Corporation for Supportive Housing
  • PILOT through the City of Ann Arbor
  • MSHDA Project-based vouchers (23)
  • Ann Arbor Housing Commission VASH vouchers (12)
  • Ann Arbor Housing Commission vouchers (non-VASH) (39)​

Design Goals and Highlights

  • All units visitable (no step entries, wide entry doors and halls)
  • 15% of units (18) are fully barrier-free
  • Achieving Enterprise Green Communities or National Green Building Standards Certification
  • Wireless internet provided
  • Onsite Clinic, Fitness Center and Community Center 
  • Raised garden beds for tenant gardening​