HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980 01-15 City approves plans for elderly housing project THE DISPATCH City approves plans for a
elderly housing project
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Construction on a three-story loan provided by the federal de-Na
apartment building for senior partment of Housing and Urban
citizens and handicapped per- Development. Rents will be sub-
sons in Maplewood could be und- sidized under another federal l�
erway by August. program.
Susan Truskolaski,a consult- Truskolaski said the federal
ant for project sponsor Zion Lu- government has"reserved"the
theran Church of St.Paul,said $4.7 million,but the sponsoring
the residences could be ready for group,incorporated as Concor-
occupancy by January of 1982. dia Arms,Inc.,must make a fur-
THE PROJECT moved a step ther application and receive fi-
closer to realization last week nal approval before the loan
when the Maplewood City Coun- comes through.
cil approved plans for it.The .
125-unit apartment building is to THE APARTMENT building
be built on 4.4 acres on Lydia will have 124 one-bedroom units
Avenue east of White Bear Ave- for senior citizens and a two-bed-
nue. room unit for a manager.Thir-
The project is to be financed teen of the units will be equipped
for persons confined to wheel-
with a$4.7 million low interest
chairs.