November 13, 2023
The California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA) is pleased to announce the issuance of $74,000,000 in tax-exempt and taxable multi-family affordable housing bonds for Crossings at Palm Desert Apartments in Palm Desert, California.
About Crossings at Palm Desert Apartments:
Crossings at Palm Desert Apartments (the “Project”) is the new construction of 176 affordable housing units by Urban Housing Communities (UHC). The benefits of the Project for the City of Palm Desert include the following:
- 80% of the affordable rental housing units will be rent restricted for extremely low-income and very low-income tenants.
- The Project consists of one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom units, as well as two manager’s units.
- The affordable units will be restricted to households earning less than 30% and 60% of the area median income.
About the Financing:
CSCDA and UHC partnered with Citibank and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP to provide $74,000,000 in multi-family affordable housing bonds for the Project. The financing for the Project requires the affordability of units for extremely low-income and very low-income tenants to be maintained for 55 years.
About CSCDA:
CSCDA is a joint powers authority created in 1988 and is sponsored by the California State Association of Counties and the League of California Cities. More than 530 cities, counties and special districts are program participants in CSCDA, which serves as their conduit issuer and provides access to efficiently finance locally-approved projects. CSCDA has issued more than $70 billion in tax exempt bonds for projects that provide a public benefit by creating jobs, affordable housing, healthcare, infrastructure, schools and other fundamental services.
For more information about CSCDA, please visit: www.cscda.org
For more information about UHC, please visit: www.uhcllc.net
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