Getting the project developed required innovative financing since HUD's Section 202 grant only funds the residential portion on the top three floors of the Plaza. The first floor consists of commercial space not covered under HUD's grant.
Underground parking is available for the residents.
The owner is Alberta Simmons Senior Housing, Inc., and the sponsoring entity is Housing Our Families. The Housing Development Center was the developer and Manor Management Services, Inc., is the property management company. Multifamily Project Managers Marles Vargo and Linda Monger led the team who developed the complex financing and coordinated the development. As a result of a partnership between the United States District Court, Western District, and HUD's Grand Rapids Office, two Multifamily Neighborhood Network Centers, in Grand Rapids opened their doors recently. There was tremendous interest in establishing the centers for several years, but employees at the projects had been unable to secure equipment.