[Originally published by Finance & Commerce, written by J.D. Duggan: View Source]

Local developer Johnny Opara is nearing construction on what he calls a “luxury affordable” apartment building that’s been long anticipated in Brooklyn Center...

[Originally Published on Hometown Source, Written By Kevin Miller: View Source]

The Brooklyn Center City Council extended the preliminary development agreement with the developer proposing to construct the Wangstad Commons housing development on March 28.

The four-story, 54 unit, $22.5 million development is proposed for city-owned land at Brooklyn Boulevard and 61st Avenue, adjacent to The Sanctuary assisted living center.

[Originally Published on YouTube by CCX Media Community News: View Source]

A developer wants to build an affordable housing complex called Wangstad Commons on a four-acre site at 61st Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard. The project calls for a four-story, 54-unit building. The developer hopes to receive tax credits for the project.

[Originally Published on 6Park News: View Source]

City officials in Brooklyn Center received an update this week on the status of a proposed affordable apartment complex.

JO Companies wants to build a complex called Wangstad Commons on a vacant 1.79-acre site at 61st Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard.

The project calls for a 54-unit, four-story building, with each apartment having one to four bedrooms. About a dozen of the units would even be made especially for people with disabilities.

[Originally Published On Brooklyn Park Sun Post, Written By Kevin Miller: View Source]

A developer interested in constructing an affordable housing complex at 61st Avenue and Brooklyn Boulevard is scaling back the overall size of the development in an effort to leverage public funding and state tax credits.

Brooklyn Center has a preliminary development agreement with JO Companies for the project, which is set to expire Feb. 28, 2022.

[Originally published on Brooklyn Park Sun Post, written by Kevin Miller: View Source]

A developer is proposing a new, affordable apartment development on city-owned parcels at 61st and Brooklyn Boulevard, with public funding proposed as a necessary component of the funding equation and an emphasis on three-bedroom units.

The developer, JO Companies, brought the concept forward for a non-binding review at the Brooklyn Center City Council’s Jan. 27 work session.

[Excerpt from City of Brooklyn Park, EDA Work Session, originally published here]

Johnny Opara, a local developer and resident of Brooklyn Park, has expressed interest in completing a horizontally mixed-use retail (possibly grocery) and senior housing development on a portion of the Regent Site.