[DetroitMan]

4-story affordable apartment building proposed on Ann Arbor’s west side

Avalon Housing has unveiled plans to build another 39 affordable apartments on Ann Arbor’s west side.

The local nonprofit developer presented a proposal for phase three of its Hickory Way Apartments development to the city’s Planning Commission on Tuesday night, May 7.

The complex already includes 70 affordable housing units built in two phases in recent years and now Avalon proposes another building rising four stories at 1146 S. Maple Road. The development site is along the west side of Maple Road north of Pauline Boulevard and south of Liberty Street. Apartments would be reserved for people with incomes up to 60% of the area median and the plan is to make about half of them supportive housing with wraparound services for formerly unhoused residents, according to Avalon.

Washtenaw County saw a 31% decrease in chronic homelessness after Avalon opened the first two phases of Hickory Way, the agency previously reported.

The third phase is proposed as a planned unit development with special PUD zoning, which needs to go through both the Planning Commission and City Council for approval, along with annexation of Scio Township property into the city.

https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor...west-side.html