housing project

After more than three years in planning, an affordable housing project for seniors 55 and over is on its way to Peoria’s near South Side, tabbed as a key piece of the MacArthur Corridor Revitalization.

The head of a relatively new Peoria nonprofit hopes a state grant of close to $1 million will spark investor interest in a proposed affordable housing development with a clean energy component on the city’s South Side.

A pair of residential development projects are the latest examples of Phoenix Community Development Services’ efforts in conjunction with the Home For All Continuum of Care to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness in the area.

Phoenix Community Development Services hosted a topping-off ceremony Thursday for the four-story Madison III Apartments at 206 NE Madison Ave. The development will feature 16 permanent supportive housing units.

With cities across the country facing housing shortages, community outreach nonprofits in Peoria are finding ways to help people access shelter.

Decatur officials spent most of a $2 million grant for an affordable housing project, but the houses sat empty for months.Construction of the project was…