Ceremonial Groundbreaking at Lockbourne Greene
Supporters and partners joined Healthy Homes and Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. to celebrate the construction start at Lockbourne Greene onColumbus’ South Side. A mid-2023 opening will deliver 60 new affordable and workforce housing units with onsite SproutFive early learning center. Columbus, OH, March 22, 2022…Columbus’ South Side families will soon have a new high-quality affordable […]
USGBC names Osborn Commons Michigan’s Green Building of the Year: Homes
Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. was deeply honored to be named a top winner in the USGBC Detroit Region Leadership Council Awards. Osborn Commons in Sault Ste. Marie was recognized as Michigan’s Green Building of the Year: Homes. Protect contenders were judged based on the USGBC’s LEED rating system including Sustainable Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & […]
Wheatland Crossing in The Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus earns LEED Gold for second phase
October 1, 2021…Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce the U.S. Green Building Council has certified the second phase of the affordable housing community Wheatland Crossing with the prestigious LEED Gold designation for sustainability. Wheatland Crossing is in The Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus. Woda Cooper Companies’ partners in the development include Homes on the […]
Woda Cooper Companies named 2021 Housing Champion by Virginia’s Community Transformers Foundation
Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. was honored as the 2021 Housing Champion by the Community Transformers Foundation (CTF) at the nonprofit organization’s virtual awards ceremony June 12, 2021. Community Transformers Foundation is a private, independent foundation serving communities in Virginia. It was created to address health and social inequities in communities that are historically under served […]
Osborn Commons is Sault Ste. Marie’s first LEED Gold Apartment Building
Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce the new $14 million Osborn Commons in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, has been certified LEED Gold by the US Green Building Council (USGBC). Osborn Commons is located at 215 Governor Osborn Boulevard in “The Soo’s” Moloney Alley redevelopment area of Sault Ste. Marie. LEED, which stands […]
Southface Institute names Denis Blackburne Volunteer of Year
Woda Cooper Companies, Inc.’s Senior Vice President-Development Denis Blackburne will be honored by the Southface Institute as a recipient of its prestigious Volunteer of the Year award. The award will be presented during the nonprofit’s virtual Winter Solstice event on December 17, 2020. This recognition reflects Mr. Blackburne’s many contributions supporting Southface’s mission to create […]
Jeffrey J. Woda named to West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame; Boury Lofts wins West Virginia’s annual Housing Award
October 3, 2019, Columbus, OH…Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. earned two prestigious distinctions at the 2019 West Virginia Housing Awards Ceremony in Charleston, West Virginia, on September 20, 2019. The ceremony was held as part of the state’s annual housing conference Upward Together sponsored in part by the West Virginia Housing Development Fund. The honors included […]
Grace Meadows wins 2019 Excellence in Rural Housing Award
September 10, 2019, Cleveland, OH…Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce that Grace Meadows in Jeffersonville, OH, earned the 2019 Excellence in Rural Housing Award from USDA Rural Development (RD)’s Hillsboro Area Office. The award recognized Grace Meadows, a 1BR, 2BR, and 2BR townhome community, for its excellent physical enhancements including restored outdoor benches, […]
Woda Cooper Companies earns LEED certifications for two Ohio affordable senior communities
Updated September 23, 2019…Woda Cooper Companies, Inc. announces today its two newest properties in Ohio earned LEED certifications. Fairwood Commons in Columbus was rated LEED Platinum, the US Green Building Council’s highest level in its LEED for Homes program. Audubon Crossing in Dayton earned the second highest rating possible with LEED Gold. Fairwood Commons, opened […]
Bell Diamond Manor wins Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Award at International Builders’ Show
February 21, 2019, Norfolk, VA…Woda Cooper Companies’ Bell Diamond Manor won the top honor for Best Acquisition/Rehabilitation of an Affordable Apartment Community in the Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards at this week’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas. The Multifamily Pillars of the Industry Awards are presented by the National Association of Home Builders […]