Investors will build or update nearly 200 affordable housing units in New Jersey with the support of Columbia Bank and newly announced funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.
Laying the groundwork
As you’ll read in this month’s cover story, stakeholders in Camden have been quietly working to advance the proposed 25-story, 500,000-square-foot office tower that would be known as the Beacon Building. That’s no easy task, given the post-pandemic office market and complex questions of ownership and financial viability. Yet they’re confident in the project’s future, citing commitments from key anchor institutions and the type of cooperation that has helped other large-scale investments in the city come to fruition.