The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York announced today the award of a $1.16 million grant to NJ HAND, Inc. to help finance the Lakewood Commons Phase II project, which will build 59 units of affordable housing for low- and very low-income families. Amboy Bank, a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, submitted the application for the funding.
“After a comprehensive review, the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York selected Lakewood Commons for this competitive grant designed to increase the availability of affordable housing opportunities in Lakewood,” said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-4), who toured the housing site earlier this year. “This grant supports Phase II of the development, offering more families the better opportunity of owning their own home – a benefit for Lakewood and a plus for the regional economy.”
“Housing is a cornerstone of our economy, a key driver of economic development and job growth, and the foundation of strong families and vibrant communities,” said Alfred DelliBovi, president and CEO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York. “The Federal Home Loan Bank of New York is proud to support affordable housing initiatives across our region and beyond. We thank all of our partners – the local lenders, the housing groups and our elected officials – for their continued support of the Affordable Housing Program. When we strive to ensure that all have access to affordable housing, we strengthen the fabric of our society.”
The $1,160,000 grant will help fund the new construction of part of a multi-phased homeownership development, which will provide a total of 59 units of housing. These homes are designed with each home containing either a deck, a porch or a side yard off of the kitchen and its own storage area. A community center will also be available to the residents who purchase their homes under the Phase II component of the project. In addition, a playground and a recreation area are also available to all residents of Lakewood Commons. The Affordable Housing Program subsidy will be used for mortgage buy down assistance. Additional financing will be provided by a construction loan from Amboy Bank and a contribution of equity from NJ HAND.
The grant is part of $26.4 million in Affordable Housing Program subsidies that the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York will award as its 2012 AHP grant round. In total, these grants will help to finance 37 affordable housing initiatives which will create or preserve 2,679 units of affordable housing, including more than 2,000 units of very low-income housing, in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. The Federal Home Loan Banks have distributed more than $4.6 billion in AHP funds since 1990. At the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, the AHP has supported 1,355 projects with nearly $450 million in grants, helping to create or preserve nearly 58,000 units of affordable housing and generating an estimated $8.1 billion in total development costs. TLS.
With this being a Federal Grant I hope this low income housing will be open to ALL
It is open to ALL . There was a very open public lottery . However you have to be very savvy to qualify for a mortgage and many will fall out for lack of mortgages .
Wow that’s nice of them! What a generous bank!
Its open to all but obtaining a mortgage is the hard part.
What a joke!!!!!! Low and very low income families.Go and see who’s living in there.I know my comment won’t be posted as usual.
i would assume most ppl who are working can qualify for a mortg with a purchase price of 150,000 or so!!!!!
exactly where is this developement supposed to be ???
How many bedrooms in each apartment? How many kitchens?
we all know the truth wh will get the homes. The TLS only prints what is wants too.
i dont understand why this is good for lakewood it is only good for those that live there
reason ; these houses are fixed assesments so the tax bill is fixed so the local tax payer will be subsidising the bill
It’s good for the economy because now that they don’t need to pay for their house, they can patronize local stores!
To “I can’t believe it”: Let me guess- you are one of those people who assumes that all Jews have plenty of money, so you therefore insist it can’t be possible that any Jewish people living there are low income. (though there are not only Jewish people living there.) Well, here’s a reality check: many many Jews right here in Lakewood barely make ends meet, IF they make ends meet at all. In fact, very many are well below the poverty line. I personally know several people who live there (in the part already built and occupied) and know first hand from helping advise them that they are very very low income families. But they had good credit, and thank G-D managed to get a mortgage. Besides for my first-hand knowledge, did you know that each of the people who bought there were certified through a state- approved third- party firm as being low income? So please become better informed before spreading misinformation and slander, only to spread hatred and divisiveness.
To anonymous: 3 and 4 bedrooms and one kitchen. We all know what you are trying to imply. And to the other haters: ALL people from all communities were invited to apply many months ago, public advertisements were all over the place, and those who did apply got a number in the mail, and an open, public old-fashioned lottery with a cage and balls was held in Town Hall. But of course, you are clearly not interested in true facts; only unfounded accusations and suspicions to try spreading bias and hate.