Berkshire at The Grove
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2022Year Built |
102Total Units |
Berkshire at The Grove transformed a historic 1915 convent in Stevens Point into an intergenerational affordable housing community. The 40-acre redevelopment preserves the character of the former Sisters of St. Joseph–Third Order of St. Francis campus while introducing 85 affordable senior apartments and 17 family townhomes, for a total of 102 residences.
The project combined historic preservation with new housing and community-oriented adaptive reuse. A complex financing structure incorporating LIHTCs, historic tax credits, TIF, HOME, CDBG, and other funding sources helped make the redevelopment possible, while the former chapel was repurposed by CREATE Portage County as a space for collaboration, entrepreneurship, and community events.
KEY THEMES
- Historic adaptive reuse preserved a landmark 1915 convent while creating a new intergenerational affordable housing community
- Mixed housing model combines affordable senior apartments with family townhomes on a 40-acre campus
- Complex public-private financing brought together LIHTCs, historic preservation tax credits, TIF, HOME, CDBG, and additional funding sources
- Thoughtful redevelopment balanced historic preservation, new construction, affordability, and long-term community use
- Adaptive reuse of the former chapel extends the project's impact beyond housing through arts, entrepreneurship, collaboration, and community events
RESULTS
- Preserved and revitalized a historic convent campus originally constructed in 1915
- Created 102 affordable residences, including 85 senior apartments and 17 family townhomes
- Established an intergenerational housing community serving both seniors and families within a single 40-acre development
- Successfully assembled multiple public and private financing sources to support affordable housing and historic preservation
- Repurposed the historic chapel as a community-focused collaboration and events space operated by CREATE Portage County
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