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Phoenix Community Development Services receives $5.2M for downtown housing concept

An aerial view of Phoenix Community Development Services' properties on NE Madison, including the 24 new units constructed last year.
Phoenix Community Development Services
An aerial view of Phoenix Community Development Services' properties on NE Madison, including the 24 new units constructed last year.

The Illinois Housing Development Authority will award funds for construction of apartments for adults aged 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness in Peoria.

Phoenix Community Development Services will receive $5.2 million in funds for construction of the Madison Apartments III in downtown Peoria.

The new four-story building will include 16 studio and one-bedroom apartments catered mainly to people aging out of the care of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

It's one of ten projects announced Wednesday as part of a 55 million dollar wave of permanent supportive housing funding.

Tim is the News Director at WCBU Peoria Public Radio.