Fort Worth两处可负担社区翻修重开 560套住房可负担租金再延至少30年
Fort Worth——April Housing 与 Tarrant County 发展公司（Development Corporation of Tarrant County，DCTC）10月18日宣布，位于 Fort Worth 的 Meridian 与 Wildwood Branch Apartments 两处可负担住房社区完成翻修、正式重开。两处社区各有280套住房，合计560套；本次保全交易使两处社区的租金可负担期延长至少30年，社区整体翻修投入近5,000万美元。
重开仪式10月14日在 Wildwood Branch 社区现场举行，Fort Worth 市长 Mattie Parker、市议员 Carlos Flores 与 Macy Hill，以及 April Housing、DCTC、Blackstone Real Estate 与 PNC Bank 的负责人出席。Parker 表示，Fort Worth 正以极快的速度增长，让各个收入水平的家庭都能在自己生活与工作的社区找到优质住房至关重要，这560套可负担住房的保全是对 Fort Worth 家庭与城市长期实力的重要投资。
翻修覆盖全部560套住房与公共空间：厨房与卫浴更换新洁具、节能家电与新照明；热水器与分体空调系统换成节能型号；游乐场、泳池与健身设施现代化改造；屋顶加装太阳能板，抵消物业用电并在天气导致电网中断时提供备用电源。两处社区居民还可免费获得课后辅导、交通服务与教育课程。Meridian 位于 Fort Worth 市中心西北约15分钟车程，提供翻新后的两居与三居公寓及联排住宅；Wildwood Branch 靠近 Lake Worth 与 Marion Sansom Park，距市中心约15分钟。
April Housing 是 Blackstone Real Estate 旗下的可负担住房投资组合公司。公司表示，自2024年以来已在全美保全逾4,500套可负担住房，Blackstone Real Estate 累计投入逾4.75亿美元升级这些社区；仅在德州，公司同期已保全2,800套、资本投入逾2.8亿美元。Meridian 与 Wildwood Branch 是该公司今年在北德州完成全面翻修的第三、第四个社区，此前 Southwest Dallas 的 West Virginia Park Apartments 与 North Dallas 的 Waterford at Goldmark 已于今年早些时候完成。DCTC 成立于1999年，是非营利社区住房发展组织，在德州开发与保全工薪与可负担住房。
Two Fort Worth Affordable Communities Reopen After Renovation, Locking In Affordability for 560 Homes for at Least 30 Years
Fort Worth — April Housing and the Development Corporation of Tarrant County (DCTC) announced on October 18 the grand reopening of Meridian and Wildwood Branch Apartments, two 280-unit affordable housing communities in Fort Worth. The preservation transaction extends affordability for the combined 560 homes for at least 30 years and includes almost $50 million in community-wide renovations.
A grand reopening event was held on site at Wildwood Branch on October 14, attended by Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, Councilmembers Carlos Flores and Macy Hill, and leaders from April Housing, DCTC, Blackstone Real Estate and PNC Bank. Parker said Fort Worth continues to grow at an extraordinary pace, making it essential that families at all income levels can find quality homes in the communities where they live and work, and called the preservation of 560 affordable homes an important investment in Fort Worth families and the long-term strength of the city.
Renovations across all 560 homes and shared spaces include renovated kitchens and bathrooms with energy-efficient appliances, replaced water heaters and split systems, modernized playgrounds, pools and fitness facilities, and rooftop solar to offset property electricity use and provide backup power during weather-related grid outages. Residents at both communities also have access at no charge to after-school tutoring, transportation services and educational classes. Meridian sits about 15 minutes northwest of downtown Fort Worth; Wildwood Branch is near Lake Worth and Marion Sansom Park, about 15 minutes from downtown.
April Housing, a Blackstone Real Estate portfolio company, says it has preserved more than 4,500 affordable homes nationwide since 2024, with Blackstone Real Estate investing more than $475 million in upgrades across those communities. In Texas alone, the company has preserved 2,800 units and invested more than $280 million over the same period. Meridian and Wildwood Branch are the third and fourth North Texas communities April Housing has fully renovated this year, following West Virginia Park Apartments in Southwest Dallas and Waterford at Goldmark in North Dallas. DCTC, established in 1999, is a nonprofit Community Housing Development Organization that develops and preserves workforce and affordable housing across Texas.
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图片来源：图：10月14日，Wildwood Branch 社区重开剪彩仪式在 Fort Worth 举行，市长 Mattie Parker 与 April Housing、DCTC、Blackstone Real Estate、PNC 等机构负责人出席。图片来源：April Housing 官方公告发布图。 Photo: Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker joins leaders from April Housing, DCTC, Blackstone Real Estate and PNC at the October 14 ribbon cutting for the Wildwood Branch reopening. Official photo released with the April Housing announcement.
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