Number of Units

76

Year Developed

2024

Development Costs

$44 million

Goal

Newly constructed, supportive housing to help address the housing needs of adults with disabilities

Description

Mission First Housing Group developed the 76-unit new construction mixed-income project known as Patuxent Commons, at the NE intersection of Cedar Lane and Freetown Road in Columbia, MD.

 

The concept for Patuxent Commons was developed by the Autism Society of Maryland (AUSOM) and its Housing Task Force to help address the housing needs of adults with disabilities through a supportive community for people of all ages, abilities, and incomes. AUSOM continues to be actively involved in supporting the building and its residents.

 

Patuxent Commons has four primary objectives:
• Address housing instability faced by low-income adults with disabilities, older adults, and younger adults/families
• Enhance social connectedness through building of relationships and community engagement, and reciprocal sharing of social support by neighbors
• Use housing as a springboard to maximize individual potential and facilitate community integration for people of all ages, abilities and incomes
• Pioneer a viable, innovative solution to the growing housing crisis facing adults with disabilities that can be adapted elsewhere in Maryland and serve as a model for similar housing developments throughout the United States.

 

The project site, across the street from the Hickory Ridge Village Center, provides an ideal location for this development, with shopping, employment, recreation, and transit opportunities in close proximity.

 

The development includes a 25% set-aside for adults with disabilities, or 19 units. The remaining units are targeted to older adults, families and younger adults. The building includes a mix of one, two, and three bedroom units.

 

The disability units are targeted to very low income adults, while the other affordable units will be workforce housing. A total of 10% of the units are market rate.

 

The project site’s excellent location and proximity to services and amenities together with its innovative program seeks to facilitate integration of residents with disabilities into the surrounding community and promote their ability to live as independently as possible.

 

Financing
Patuxent Commons was financed with 221(d)4 HUD mortgage insurance through Capital One; Tax Exempt Bond financing, 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), and Rental Housing Works funding from Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; Trust Fund financing from the Howard County Department of Housing and Community Development, LIHTC Equity from Enterprise Community Partners; a grant from the Weinberg Foundation; a grant from the Maryland Department of Health; Capital Magnet Funds from Mission First; a HUD Community Project Funding grant; and State Bond Financing grants through the Howard County Delegation.

 

Developer: Mission First Housing Development Corporation, in partnership with the Howard County Housing Commission
Architect: Moseley Architects
Civil Engineer: Gutschik Little and Weber (GLW)
Land Use Counsel: Bill Erskine with Offit Kurman
General Contractors: Harkins Builders
Property Management: Columbus Property Management

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