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Marquette, Michigan (November 6, 2025) Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. (Woda Cooper) and the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of Black Rock Crossing, 1506 W. Ridge Street, Marquette, MI. “Black Rock Crossing shows what strong partnerships can accomplish,” said Brigitte LaPointe, Chief Executive Officer of KBIC. “It creates real opportunities for our tribal members and local residents to have…
Davenport, Iowa, October 29, 2025 – Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. (Woda Cooper) and co-developer, nonprofit Parallel Housing, Inc., hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for Timber Ridge, a new 52-unit affordable housing community for senior residents aged 62 and older with units targeted for renters at a mix of incomes up to 40% to 60% of the area median income. Timber Ridge is located at 2345 W. 54th Street, Davenport, Iowa…
Des Moines, Iowa, (October 28, 2025) Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. (Woda Cooper) hosted a Grand Opening and Ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of Alley Landing, 2715 Douglas Avenue, Des Moines. Alley Landing is a new affordable housing community constructed on the site where the beloved Plaza Lanes bowling alley once stood. The City of Des Moines provided strong support for Alley Landing to expand housing options for low-…
Columbus’ former downtown YMCA building commences transformation into affordable housing units Lofts at 40 Long will restore and adapt the historic seven-story YMCA building located in the heart of the Downtown Columbus. Downtown Columbus, Inc. spearheaded this exciting transformation, selecting the Lofts at 40 Long development team led by Woda Cooper to redevelop the building in a 2023 request for proposals. Rendering: Basketball Court & Play Area The 1922 YMCA…
Woda Cooper Companies joined with representatives of the City of Wilson and other supporters, including representatives of the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency (NCHFA), to celebrate the opening of Pender Crossing, a 48-unit affordable apartment community for residents earning between 40% and 60% of the area median income. Pender Crossing provides 18 one-bedroom, 18 two-bedroom apartments, and 12 three-bedroom apartments, including five units with adaptations for those with mobility challenges…
Historic adaptive reuse is a big undertaking and transforming the 117-year-old Starling school building into modern apartments was no different. The revitalization of the long-vacant school building was the result of extensive research and careful design by the project’s architects, careful selection of materials to ensure complementing the building’s historic architectural components, and expert craftsmanship to complete the construction work needed to mold modern apartments into the existing building. Funding…
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held July 8, 2025, to celebrate Starling Yard, a stunning new 97-unit affordable housing community featuring the adaptive reuse of a long-vacant 1908 historic school, combined with two new construction buildings. Starling Yard is in the Franklinton neighborhood of Columbus. The event was hosted by developer Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. and co-developer Franklinton Development Association (FDA). The celebration featured Mayor Andrew Ginther and Ohio Department of…
Earlier this week several leaders responsible for the development of Normandy Lofts—a 48-unit senior new construction community in Shippensburg, PA—met to tour the beautiful, newly completed building and share their thoughts on what it will mean to the community. Thanks to Gary Lenker, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tri County Housing, and the rest of the Tri County Housing staff and Board of Directors for their partnership; and to Melissa Grover,…
New community is reserved for residents with household incomes up to 80% of the area median income and for renters exiting homelessness. Cherry Health and Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. (Woda Cooper) hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for Shea Ravines, a new 56-unit affordable housing community with 20 Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units. Shea Ravines is located at 2929 Burlingame Avenue SW, Wyoming, Michigan, adjacent to Cherry Health’s Wyoming Community Health…
Co-developers Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. and Parallel Housing, Inc. held a Grand Opening today for Carmichael Commons, a $18.2 million, 60-unit townhome community recently completed at 1202 Currybury Drive in Madison. The event also celebrated Prior Farms, an $18.5 million 40-unit single-family rental community now under construction on adjoining land. In addition, the event recognized plans for a new park that will be created by the City of Madison on…
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