CDA Announces Neighborhood Transformation Grant Awards for Affordable Housing Projects

The City of St. Louis - Community Development Administration (CDA) announced its second year of Neighborhood Transformation Grant awards for Affordable Housing Production today. The $17,531,048 in awards will be leveraged more than tenfold to catalyze over $250M in development. The 22 funded projects include over 926 units spread out across 42 sites, in 19 neighborhoods citywide. Awarded developments include:

• The renovation of the vacant Baden School into 51 affordable units
• A mixed income and mixed use new development on Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd
• The first redevelopment phase of Clinton-Peabody, the City’s oldest public housing
• The renovation of the vacant Economy Inn Motel into permanent supportive housing
• The Virginia Plaza project, which includes the rehabilitation of multiple vacant four family buildings in Carondelet
• The fifth and final phase of the Choice Neighborhoods renovation of Preservation Square
• The renovation of the Prince Hall State Office Building into senior housing
• The renovation of Eliot School in the Fairgrounds neighborhood into permanent supportive housing
   

The awards announced today are funded through a variety of federal funding sources, including: the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA - $3.88M), the Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG - $2.43M), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME - $4.00M), and HOME-American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP - $7.22M).

These awards add 18 new projects to the City’s portfolio of over 100 affordable housing projects (Baden School, Clinton Peabody, Preservation Square, and Virginia Plaza were previously awarded funds), bringing the total number of city funded affordable units under development since 2022 to over 3,500. This affordable housing pipeline sums to over $800M in total construction development, and includes more than 400 units completed since 2022.

"These awarded projects demonstrate the City of St. Louis's proactive approach to improving our neighborhoods and addressing housing disparities in our communities," said Mayor Tishaura O. Jones. "Too many of our neighborhoods have historically seen decades of neglect and this new investment in affordable housing will benefit St. Louis working families for generations to come."

These awards reflect a mix of for sale units, affordable rental units, and permanent supportive housing. Collectively, these projects will create opportunities for families to build wealth, expand the supply of affordable rental housing, and help house our unhoused neighbors.

“Generations of racial segregation, restrictive covenants, redlining and discriminatory appraisal practices have left scars like the Delmar Divide, collapsed homes and vacant lots etched into the fabric of St. Louis,” Executive Director Nahuel Fefer said. “CDA is committed to supporting the production and preservation of housing as diverse as our city and to working with residents and a diverse and talented cohort of developers to lay the foundation for long-term growth in neighborhoods where investment is needed most. These awards are about more than housing, they are about economic justice and rebuilding residential markets left behind by historic disinvestment.”  

These awards continue Mayor Jones’ administration’s efforts to expand and diversify the pipeline of city funded affordable housing production and preservation. According to the City’s 2023 Affordable Housing Report (pg. 73), between 2015 and 2019 the City subsidized a total of 1261 units, including 65 for sale units, and 39 units under 30% AMI. 

These investments layer with the City’s ongoing investments into safer streets, public safety, and community amenities ranging from early child care centers and health clinics, to community gardens and murals, to small businesses and commercial facades. CDA is also working to secure additional federal housing funds through its 2025-2029 Consolidated Planning process and its active Section 108 Loan Application. 

 

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Additionally, CDA prioritized projects proposing the rehabilitation of vacant buildings and development of city vacant lots, commitments to universal design and quality durable construction, and alignment with the city’s sustainability plan and neighborhood plans.

Applications that were not selected are invited to debrief with CDA staff to discuss how they might strengthen their proposal in future funding rounds. 

The Affordable Housing Commission’s annual housing production funding cycle is currently open and closes on October 18th.  CDA anticipates opening its annual Neighborhood Transformation Grants - Housing Production funding cycle in the first quarter of 2025. 
 

Awards announced today are as follows. 

Click here or the thumbnail below to view or download a PDF table and map of awards. 

RENTAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Project Name: Easton Mixed-Use MLK Redevelopment

• Applicant Name: Young Voices With Action
• Project Address: 5949-5959 Martin Luther King Dr.
• Neighborhood: Wells Goodfellow
• Funding Source: ARPA
• Award: $1,000,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $10,891,575.00
• Type: New Construction
• Total Units: 18

Project Name: Baden School Apartments

• Applicant Name: Lutheran Development Group
• Project Address: 8752 Halls Ferry Rd
• Neighborhood: Baden
• Funding Source: HOME
• Award: $1,000,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $22,334,956.00
• Type: Rehab
• Total Units: 51

Project Name: Virginia Plaza

• Applicant Name: DeSales CDC
• Project Address: 5333, 5401, 5306, 5324, 5323-25 Virginia Ave
• Neighborhood: Carondelet
• Funding Source: CDBG
• Award: $500,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $24,627,488.00
• Type: Rehab
• Total Units: 78

Project Name: New Northside Rehab

• Applicant Name: North Newstead Association
• Project Address: 4042 Palm
• Neighborhood: Penrose
• Funding Source: HOME
• Award: $1,000,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $22,839,240.00
• Type: Rehab
• Total Units: 113

Project Name: Clinton-Peabody Redevelopment - Ph 1

• Applicant Name: Preservation of Affordable Housing
• Project Address: 1400 Chouteau
• Neighborhood: Peabody Darste Webbe
• Funding Source: HOME
• Award: $500,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $31,572,754.00
• Type: New Construction/Rehab
• Total Units: 89

Project Name: Ashland and Hammett Apartments

• Applicant Name: Sanctuary In The Ordinary
• Project Address: 3842-44 Ashland
• Neighborhood: Kingsway East / JeffVanderLou
• Funding Source: ARPA
• Award: $500,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $1,101,186.00
• Type: Rehab
• Total Units: 6

Project Name: Fanice Keen Apartment Homes

• Applicant Name: FKAH LLC
• Project Address: 5820-5826 Cabanne
• Neighborhood: West End
• Funding Source: HOME
• Award: $1,000,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $10,275,217.00
• Type: Rehab
• Total Units: 24
   

 

Project Name: Preservation Square V

• Applicant Name: McCormack Baron Salazar
• Project Address: 1443 O'Fallon Street
• Neighborhood: Carr Square
• Funding Source: HOME
• Awards: $592,204.00 (HOME) and $244,347 (CDBG). Total Award: $836,551 
• Total Development Cost: $44,456,982.00
• Type: New Construction
• Total Units: 112

Project Name: Lafayette Senior & Family Apartments

• Applicant Name: Lafayette Preservation LLC
• Project Address: 1314, 1410 Ohio Ave
• Neighborhood: The Gate District
• Funding Source: CDBG
• Award: $380,000.00
• Total Development Cost: $39,730,300.00
• Type: Rehab
• Total Units: 162

FOR-SALE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Project Name: Morgan Ford Homes

• Applicant Name: Tower Grove CDC
• Project Address: 3506 Morgan Ford
• Neighborhood: Tower Grove South
• Funding Source: ARPA
• Award: $775,000
• Total Development Cost: $1,679,406
• Type: New Construction
• Total Units: 4

 

Project Name: 3717 Iowa & 3820 Pennsylvania

• Applicant Name: Dutchtown South Community Corporation

• Project Address: 3717 Iowa & 3820 Pennsylvania
• Neighborhood: Dutchtown
• Funding Source: CDBG
• Award: $140,000
• Total Development Cost: $940,145
• Type:  New Construction
• Total Units: 2
   

Project Name: Tholozan Homes

• Applicant Name: WJL Services & KMK (Adam Roberts)
• Project Address: 4100 Block of Tholozan
• Neighborhood: Tower Grove
• Funding Source: CDBG
• Award: $400,000
• Total Development Cost: $1,319,625
• Type:  New Construction
• Total Units: 2

Project Name: 4221 Cote Brilliante

• Applicant Name: Buildbetter314, LLC
• Project Address: 4221 Cote Brilliante
• Neighborhood: The Ville
• Funding Source: ARPA
• Award: $306,750
• Total Development Cost: $477,450
• Type:  Rehab
• Total Units: 1

 

Project Name: Euclid-Walton Place Properties

• Applicant Name: B.T.D. CAE Partners, LLC
• Project Address: 1223 and 1229 Walton
• Neighborhood: Fountain Park
• Funding Source: ARPA
• Award: $665,258
• Total Development Cost: $4,270,564
• Type:  Rehab
• Total Units: 4

Project Name: Aubert Housing Development

• Applicant Name: Kingsway Development Corporation
• Proj4ect Address: 759, 763, 767, 771 Aubert
• Neighborhood: Fountain Park
• Funding Source: ARPA
• Award: $632,992
• Total Development Cost: $4,105,724
• Type:  New Construction
• Total Units:

 

Project Name: 3828 Iowa

• Applicant Name: Dutchtown South Community Corporation
• Project Address: 3828 Iowa
• Neighborhood: Dutchtown
• Funding Source: CDBG
• Award: $70,000
• Total Development Cost: $451,442
• Type: New Construction
• Total Units: 1
   

Project Name: West End VI

• Applicant Name: CF Vatterott
• Project Address: 5723, 5729, 5737 Vernon
• Neighborhood: West End
• Funding Source: CDBG
• Award: $600,000
• Total Development Cost: $2,736,888
• Type: New Construction
• Total Units: 3

 

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Project Name: Jubilee Grand Motel

• Applicant Name: Jubilee CDC
• Project Address: 4200 - 4210 N Grand Blvd
• Neighborhood: Fairground
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $1,157,149
• Total Development Cost: $1,857,149
• Type: Rehab (Motel)
• Total Units: 20
   

Project Name: Eliot School Redevelopment

• Applicant Name: Jubilee CDC
• Project Address: 4242 Grove Street
• Neighborhood: Fairground
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $2,500,000
• Total Development Cost: $21,556,548
• Type: Rehab (Eliot School)
• Total Units: 40
   

Project Name: Freedom Living Senior & Veteran Apartments

• Applicant Name: Freedom Living LLC
• Project Address: 4411 N Newstead Ave
• Neighborhood: Penrose
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $2,000,000
• Total Development Cost: $20,666,000
• Type: Rehab (Prince Hall)
• Total Units: 175

Project Name: Lucas House

• Applicant Name: Assisi House
• Project Address: 701 N 18th St
• Neighborhood: Downtown West
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $300,000
• Total Development Cost: $331,200
•  Type: Rehab (Convent and Rectory)
• Total Units: 14
   

Project Name: Possibility Place Development

• Applicant Name: Source 2 0, LLC
• Project Address: 6059 Maple Ave; 3101 Norwood Ave.; 4566 Enright Ave.
• Neighborhood: Kingsway West, West End, Lewis Place
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $519,300
• Total Development Cost: $519,300
• Type: Scattered site Rehab
• Total Units: 3
   

PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES

Project Name: Supportive Services for Residents of Possibility Place Development Project

• Applicant Name: Guardian Angel Settlement Association
• Project Address: 4566 Enright Avenue, 3101 Norwood Avenue, 6059 Maple Avenue
• Neighborhood: Kingsway West, West End, Lewis Place
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $166,917

Project Name: Jubilee Wellness Center

• Applicant Name: Jubilee CDC
• Project Address: 4200-4210 N. Grand
• Neighborhood: Fairground
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $429,000

Project Name: Supportive Services for Assisi House Residents

• Applicant Name: Assisi House
• Project Address: 3636 N Market Street
• Neighborhood: Downtown West
• Funding Source: HOME-ARP
• Award: $152,131

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