Mokena officials are eyeing a proposal that would bring the first affordable senior housing development to the village.
The Partnership for Income Restricted Housing Leadership, a Cleveland-based developer of affordable housing, is pitching a senior housing project for a site on LaPorte Road just west of Wolf Road, village director of economic and community development Alan Zordan said.
The developer is working with the Will County Housing Development Corporation on the project.
Applicants would need to fall below a certain income cap to move into the complex, which would include one- and two-bedroom and efficiency rental homes for adults 55 and older and an on-site community center.
“We envision creating a campus for independent seniors,” said the firm’s vice president of development, David Young.
The firm was drawn to Mokena because the village doesn’t have any other housing targeted at low-income residents, Young said, and also because Mokena has been actively looking to bring senior housing to town.
“It seemed like a good fit,” Young said.
Mokena has a list of nine potential sites in mind for senior housing, which includes the 3.8-acre property the Cleveland firm has chosen for its development.
“It’s really a nice parcel,” Zordan said. “The downtown area, Berkot’s grocery and Walgreens are all just a short walk away.”
While board members appeared receptive to the proposal during a meeting last week, both board members and residents have raised concerns about increasing the buffer between the development and two neighboring subdivisions, Zordan said.
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