Low-income senior housing complex planned for Northside

Northside currently does not have dedicated senior housing, but Episcopal Retirement Homes (ERH) is about to change that. They’ve partnered with Model Group on a $10 million project at the corner of Knowlton and Mad Anthony streets to provide housing for low-income seniors.
 
Knowlton Northside will have 56 units in a four-story building: 14 one-bedroom apartments and 40 two-bedroom apartments that will be LEED Silver certified and handicap accessible.
 
“We really want to build a community in Northside for our residents,” says Bryan Reynolds, integrated marketing director for ERH. “We plan to offer a number of amenities, including transportation, health and welfare counseling and a community area for events.”
 
ERH was formed in the 1950s under the name Memorial Homes Foundation, with the mission of providing care and housing for seniors. To date, ERH has three assisted living facilities and nine affordable housing complexes and, in addition to Knowlton Northside, is developing new facilities in College Hill and in Springdale.
 
“Northside is one of the communities that the city is targeting for its Core 4 program, and for us it made sense to create a new development here,” Reynolds says. “It’s also an up-and-coming neighborhood, and we want to provide affordable housing that is within walking distance of a number of shops, restaurants and other amenities.”
 
Construction on Knowlton Northside will begin by the end of August and should be finished by September 2016.