Workforce housing

Typical minimum affordability classification 51% of units at 80% AMI
Loan volume (2020-2024) $6.7B
Overview

Workforce housing fills the affordability gap between market-rate and subsidized housing. At BWE, we not only value our clients who own and operate workforce housing communities, but we also value enhancing the lives of the residents who call these communities their homes. Leveraging BWE’s institutional relationships and lending expertise, our advisors have the unique tools to build an advantageous capital stack for both the owner and the resident, and continue to support the preservation of workforce and affordable housing across the country.

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Types of workforce housing properties

  • Low-, mid-, and high-rise apartments
  • Townhomes
  • Seniors housing
  • Mixed-use developments
  • Master-planned developments

Recent transactions

Workforce housing
Charlotte, NC

$13,700,000

Lender: Other
Terms: Bridge loan

Workforce housing
Annandale, MN

$15,384,510

Lender: USDA
Terms: New Construction loan

Workforce housing
Kissimmee, FL

$19,000,000

Terms: Bridge loan

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