Persons Living with Mental and Physical Disabilities

Helping Developmentally Disabled Seniors

SEASONS at Compton, the winner of an award for best senior special-needs property from the National Association of Home Builders, is an 84-unit new construction development for seniors and developmentally disabled individuals and families. Designed by Nardi & Associates of Monrovia, California, SEASONS at Compton consists of 11 residential buildings ranging from two to four stories tall and a 3,495-square foot community center that includes a social service office. The development is designed to maximize shade and breeze while minimizing noise – the tallest buildings are located next to the 710 Freeway and act as a sound barrier for the rest of the community. The residential buildings were built in two clusters, each centered around an elevator and containing a network of catwalks between buildings. A landscaped courtyard with a fountain also enhances the community feel.

The development includes 68 one-bedroom residences at 657 square feet each and 16 two-bedroom residences at 800 square feet each. Most of the apartments will be rented to seniors, with 32 set aside for the developmentally disabled. The buildings have stucco exteriors with faux redwood accents, balconies, and flat roofs with slanting parapets. SEASONS at Compton achieved LEED Silver certification for its sustainable, energy-efficient construction.

SEASONS at Compton is sponsored by LINC Housing, a nonprofit based in Long Beach, California, one of the 25 largest developers of affordable housing in the country as of 2011. The $10.3 million of LIHTC equity National Equity Fund, Inc. contributed to the project is their first investment with LINC Housing.

Village at Woodstown

The affordable housing communities developed by Project Freedom, Inc., for people with disabilities are so well regarded that many municipalities in the organization’s native New Jersey have invited them in to build. Woodstown, a small town in southwestern New Jersey’s Salem county became the fifth town with a Project Freedom property when Freedom Village at Woodstown opened in 2011.

Like Project Freedom’s other properties, Freedom Village at Woodstown provides friendlier living for people with disabilities including large apartment sizes, wide hallways, wheelchair-accessible kitchens, roll-in showers and laundry facilities on each floor. Residents can gather and socialize in a 2,800-square foot community center. The project provides a total of 60 new affordable residences, including 12 one-bedroom, 36 two-bedroom, and 12 three-bedroom apartments. Freedom Village at Woodstown sits on nearly six acres on the outskirts of Woodstown, which is located about a half hour east of Wilmington, Delaware and less than an hour from Philadelphia.

Prevent and End Homelessness

For more information about how to prevent and end homelessness in America, please visit the National Coalition for the Homeless website at www.nationalhomeless.org.