A Mix in Red: New Delaware Development to Combine Fire Station and Housing

By Caitlin Jones
October 24, 2011 1 min read

Tax Credit Advisor, October 2011: For seniors with a passion for fire trucks, Lincoln Towers in Wilmington, Del. is the perfect place to live.

Now under construction, with completion anticipated by July 2012, the 10-story, $30.7 million red brick development will contain a new ground-level fire station for existing Fire Company No. 5, 87 affordable one- and two-bedroom apartments above for low-income seniors 62 or older, and underground parking.

Being developed by Michaels Development Co. (MDC) and the Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA), Lincoln Towers is an example of how municipal and housing resources and uses can be combined in an innovative way to address different needs.

Breaking Ground

Jennifer Leimaile Ho, Minnesota Housing Commissioner and Incoming Chair of National Council of State Housing Agencies

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 10 min read

Earlier this fall, Jennifer Leimaile Ho was elected chair of the National Council of State Housing Agencies’ (NCSHA) 2025 Board of Directors. Ho is the Commissioner of Minnesota Housing, having been appointed by Governor Tim Walz in January 2019 and reappointed in 2023.

“Business as Usual”

Leaders in Equity Express Optimism Despite an Uncertain Future

Abram Mamet • December 1, 2024 9 min read

Any outside observer may assume some unease amongst the low-income housing industry. Buffeted on the one hand by residual stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic and on the other by the uncertain prospects of an incoming federal administration keen on cutting spending and shrinking government programs, the affordable housing landscape is experiencing an inflection point.

NCSHA Recognizes Stand-Out Affordable Housing Programs and Initiatives

Pamela Martineau • December 1, 2024 7 min read

This fall, the National Council of State Housing Agencies (NCSHA) recognized 17 programs offered by state housing finance agencies across the nation that creatively developed tools to tackle their communities’ affordable housing challenges.