DeWITT — Christopher Community, Inc. today announced plans to formally open its Tecumseh Road Senior Apartments on Wednesday morning at 10 a.m.
It’s a new 37-unit senior-apartment building at 219 Tecumseh Rd. in DeWitt, the Christopher Community said in a news release.
Christopher Community, Inc. is a Syracuse–based nonprofit development and management company specializing in affordable housing for seniors, families, and the disabled in upstate New York.
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The new building houses 37, one-bedroom apartments for seniors, the organization said.
“As of today, 27 apartments are occupied and we expect to be full by early February,” Doug Reicher, president and CEO of Christopher Community, said in the news release. “This is a beautiful new facility, in a centrally located east-side location near great shopping. All the residents are very excited to be here.”
Onondaga County and the 202 program, which the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers, provided funding for the apartments, according to the Christopher Community.
HUD’s 202 program seeks to support housing for the elderly, according to the department’s website.
Christopher Community, headquartered at 990 James St. in Syracuse, currently manages nearly 3,000 units within 104 buildings, according to its website. It also administers Onondaga County’s rental-assistance program (Section 8), which serves more than 600 households, according to the website.
Contact Reinhardt at ereinhardt@cnybj.com
