Construction set for senior housing

The new building will cost around $6.5 million.

STAFF REPORT

WARREN — Trumbull Metropolitan Housing Authority will begin construction on a 40-unit senior citizen apartment building in the 400 block of Washington Avenue, Girard, in January.

On Wednesday, the county commissioners gave approval to issue bonds that would allow TMHA to borrow about $2 million at a low interest rate to be used in the project, to be known as Girard Manor.

In all, the new building will cost around $6.5 million and will provide single-bedroom apartments at a subsidized rate in a three-story building, said Donald W. Emerson Jr., TMHA executive director.

The project was made possible when the authority qualified last year for a $4.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Emerson said. It was the third time the agency applied for the grant.

“We believe this building will be a great asset,” Emerson said.

The agency also has an 80-unit apartment complex nearby on North Avenue. Emerson has said the new facility will help take some of the demand off the current facility.

Emerson expects construction to be complete within about a year. The construction will take place on land that is vacant.

Eligibility to live in one of the apartments is based on income. The apartments are for low- to moderate-income senior citizens, Emerson said.