Developers, public officials and financial partners were on hand to break ground on Springfield Gateway, a $22.7 million development that will bring 48 affordable homes to Irvington, where 10 vacant lots once stood.
The event was attended by co-developers Adenah Bayoh of Foya Development Group and Bryan Scotland of Lionheart Development, Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr., Irvington Mayor Tony Vauss, New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) Executive Director Melanie Walter and financial partner Gage Daye.
The five-story development will provide 100% affordable housing for households earning between 20% and 60% of the area median income (AMI). Five apartments will be reserved for households experiencing homelessness, and three will be designated as Medicaid units, with housing assistance secured through the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs’ Healthy Homes Initiative…