Veterans, farmworkers, seniors who once lived on the streets, individuals who are blind, hospitality workers priced out of the cities where they toil, and families displaced by natural disasters.
These are among the residents in the 36 communities selected as finalists in Affordable Housing Finance’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards. These developments are in small towns and major cities across 17 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
They tell the story of the nation’s housing crisis, but they’re also examples of determination and ingenuity, rising against the odds to become someone’s haven. This year’s Readers’ Choice Awards recognizes affordable housing communities built in 2024 or 2025.
Read about the developments in this issue, and then AHF magazine and newsletter subscribers can vote for the winners in nine categories as well as an overall winner at housingfinance.com. Voting takes place starting July 18 through Aug. 13 and is restricted to subscribers as of July 25.
Winners will be recognized at AHF Live: The Affordable Housing Developers’ Summit, Nov 17-19, in Chicago.
Family Finalists
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Phoenix Development Blends Housing and Health Care
The Reserve at Thunderbird is the 2025 family winner.
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Senior Living Meets the Arts in This Century-Old School Building
Beverly Village for Living & the Arts is this year's winner in the historic rehab category.
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Nashville Campus Unites Recovery and Housing for Lasting Change
Shelby House and Samaritan Recovery Community is this year's mixed-use winner.
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Solaire Apartments Uses Trauma-Informed Design to Support Residents
The Northern California development is the 2025 permanent supportive housing winner.
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TCB Preserves Affordable Housing in Downtown Worcester
The Aurora is the 2025 preservation winner.
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Knoxville Redevelopment Bridges the Divide at First Creek at Austin
First Creek at Austin Phase 2 is the 2025 public housing redevelopment winner.
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The Pryde Reimagines Historic Boston School as LGBTQ-Affirming Senior Housing
The Pryde is this year's winner in the seniors category.
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First LIHTC-Funded Housing for the Blind Opens in Chicago
The Foglia Residences at the Chicago Lighthouse is the 2025 winner in the urban category.
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340+ Dixwell Pioneers Mass Timber in Affordable Housing
340+ Dixwell Apartments is this year's editors' choice winner.