ジョーダン・コートの起工式

January 21, 2022

即時リリース
ジョーダン・コートの起工式
Wednesday September 30, 2020

11:00 AM
Interviews available & building renderings available
1601オックスフォード・ストリート、バークレー・カリフォルニア
Media Contact: Susan Friedland, 510-809-2762

Local church and Berkeley affordable housing developer work together to provide a community solution to a regional challenge

All Souls Episcopal Parish (ASEP) and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA) break ground on Jordan Court – 34 new affordable homes for seniors in Berkeley

September 24, 2020 – Berkeley, CA. On Wednesday, September 30, All Souls Episcopal Parish (ASEP) and Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA) will mark the groundbreaking of Jordan Court – 34 new affordable studios for low-income and formerly homeless seniors at 1600 Oxford Street in North Berkeley. The community is encouraged to watch the event streamed on allsoulsparish.org at 11 AM.

The site’s owner, ASEP, recognized the opportunity to address the housing affordability crisis they saw in their community by transforming their underutilized land in North Berkeley into a vibrant, affordable community for Berkeley seniors.

According to a study by the U.C. Berkeley Labor Center, three out of ten of seniors in California do not have enough income to cover their basic needs, and this inequality falls hardest on older seniors, seniors of color, older women, unmarried seniors, and renters

“「1923年の火災後にシェルターを提供したことから、移民局に拘留された移民に庇護を提供したことまで、私たちの教会の向かいにあるこの小さな土地には、私たちのコミュニティで最も弱い立場にある人々に奉仕してきた長い歴史があります。ここバークレーで拡大する住宅危機を見て、手頃な価格の住宅がこの土地の最も寛大な再利用であることは明らかでした。ジョーダン・コートが住居を提供するだけでなく、避難所、安全、そして故郷の感覚を提供することを願っています」と学長フィル・ブロチャード牧師は言う。.

Jordan Court will provide permanent affordable housing for seniors whose income is between 20 and 60% of area median income. The Berkeley Housing Authority is providing 24 project-based Section 8 vouchers, which enables low income households to pay only 1/3 of their income for rent.

According to SAHA’s Chief Executive Officer Susan Friedland, “Studies have shown that aging in place can improve a seniors’ quality of life, including their physical health. That’s why this project in North Berkeley is so important. We’ve seen seniors priced out of this neighborhood, forced to move far from the friends and family that support them. With the land contribution and support from ASEP, Jordan Court will ensure senior residents can remain a vital part of this community for years to come.”

Twelve (12) of the 34 affordable studios are proposed to be set-aside for formerly homeless seniors with serious mental illness via the No Place Like Home program. SAHA will provide a permanent onsite manager, and services – as well as linkages to community-based services for all residents at Jordan Court.

In addition to 34 affordable studios, the project will have a community room, laundry room, two shared terraces with views of the Berkeley hills and San Francisco Bay, and a private courtyard with outdoor seating. The development will also include approximately 4,550 square feet of space for All Souls Episcopal Parish including two three-bedroom apartments for church staff, and 20 parking spaces for staff, visitors and SAHA residents.

Funding comes from Silicon Valley Bank, Housing Trust of Silicon Valley, the Federal Home Loan Bank’s Affordable Housing Program, the City of Berkeley, Alameda County’s Regional A1 Housing Bond, and the No Place Like Home Program, administered by the California’s Department of Housing and Community Development.

Jordan Court was designed by HKIT Architects, ASEP was the design client, and James E. Roberts-Obayashi, Inc. is the general contractor.