On January 25, 2022, an article titled Las Terrazas apartments slated for $7.3 million in upgrades, shares the news about DFA Development’s acquisition and rehabilitation of the Las Terrazas Apartments in Nogales, AZ. 104 apartment units will be seeing new improvements and will remain affordable for low-income families earning less than 60% of the area median income. The article discusses the project and the use of AIDA financing with the combination of LIHTC and USDA loans.
Here is an excerpt from the article:
The 104 units at Las Terrazas apartments on Patagonia Highway in Nogales are due for a $7.3 million facelift, thanks in large part to a grant from the Arizona Industrial Development Authority.
The complex was constructed in the 1980s with U.S. Department of Agriculture funding that required the developer to maintain Las Terrazas as affordable housing for 20 years, according to Patrick Ray, AIDA program manager. When that requirement expired, the Stockton, Calif.-based landlord, DFA Las Terrazas Associates, had the option to convert the apartments to regular market or luxury units.
However, DFA applied for a $6.2 million grant from the development authority that was finalized on Wednesday, Jan. 12. It effectively requires DFA to preserve the affordable nature of the complex for all of the units “for at least another 15 years,” Ray said.