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La Cabana topped off in Miramar!
Using surplus city-owned land, construction of the $42M, 110-unit senior rental community, celebrates its topping off event this week! The 5-story mid-rise closed on December 13th of last year and has risen steadily over its initial six months.
New Awards Towards Housing in Labelle and Florida City
Florida Housing Finance Corporation announced funding to two new construction projects sponsored by Rural Neighborhoods. Everglades Village Phase 5.6, a 20-unit farmworker-targeted addition to our Florida City 511-unit campus received $4.3M in a recent invitation to credit underwriting. In Labelle and Hendry County, Rural will broaden its current senior and farmworker assets through Pollywog Creek…
New Units Fill Up in Immokalee
Rural Neighborhoods’ newest property in Immokalee, Casa Amigos, is rapidly filling. Opened in December 2023, the final tenants will move into their apartments in the 24-unit structure in January. Serving both farmworkers and non-farmworkers, the units feature two bedrooms and two baths. Funding for the units was provided by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, the…
Mennonites Key Partner in Immokalee’s Recovery
The Mennonite Disaster Services (MDS), in partnership with Rural Neighborhoods and the Immokalee Unmet Needs Coalition, recently completed critical repairs to a home that suffered roof and interior damage from Hurricane Irma. The house was inhabitable due to holes in the roof and ceiling where water came through, damaging furniture underneath. Thanks to MDS, however,…
Pollywog Creek Senior Housing Opens in LaBelle
“I never imagined living in such a place,” a teary-eyed elderly man remarked as he moved his few possessions into the brand-new Pollywog Creek Senior Housing this past month. He was joined by 28 other very-low income seniors as Rural Neighborhood’s HUD 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly project opened its doors in rural LaBelle. Executive Director Steven Kirk…
Healthy Housing Initiative Funded
Rural Neighborhoods recently received funding under Rural LISC’s Healthy Housing Initiative in which it awarded $560,000 to 37 agencies. Rural Neighborhoods’ My Community, My Health Initiative is the health component of Rural Neighborhoods’ Eden Park-Esperanza Place (EP2) Mi Casa – Kominote M Revitalization Plan. Rural Neighborhoods will implement smoke-free housing for 219 households at the Eden Gardens, Esperanza Place and Main…
