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Jefferson Oaks – Oak Park

Jefferson Oaks will feature the adaptive reuse of the vacant Thomas Jefferson School building, including 20 one- and two-bedroom apartments and community space. The community will also include an additional 40 three- and four-bedroom townhome-style units. Twenty one of the units will be set aside for supportive housing with project-based rental assistance.

Jefferson Oaks will be a mixed-income community designed of high quality residential homes built and maintained to be appealing and affordable for hard-working families and individuals. The total development cost is $17.6 million and will be our largest development to date.

Renovation of the school and groundbreaking is expected to start by spring of 2017. Lease up is expected to be the spring of 2018.

Media coverage on the Jefferson Oaks groundbreaking.

Jefferson Oaks press release

Amenities

Community space
Located near many community amenities such as public transportation, grocery stores, places of worship, recreational spaces and health-care facilities.
On site support staff

Transportation

Jefferson Oaks is located within a short, walkable and accessible distance of public transportation. The Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART) operates: Route 710, a westbound and eastbound, fixed bus route along Nine Mile Road. The closest stop along SMART Route 710 is located .10 miles from the development site. This fixed route runs both eastbound and westbound along 9 Mile Road at regular intervals. It also provides transfer service to these additional routes via the Northland Center and 9 Mile/Woodward intersection:

Requirements for living here

The homes will be available for families of mixed income levels earning between 30% and 60% of Oakland County’s Area Median Income (AMI). Please see table below for corresponding income limits. These limits determine monthly rents and which homes households are eligible for.

	30% AMI	40% AMI	60% AMI
1 person	$ 13,590	$ 18,120	$ 27,180
2 people	$ 15,510	$ 20,680	$ 31,020
3 people	$ 17,460	$ 23,280	$ 34,920
4 people	$ 19,380	$ 25,840	$ 38,760
5 people	$ 20,940	$ 27,920	$ 41,880
6 people	$ 22,500	$ 30,000	$ 45,000
7 people	$ 24,060	$ 32,080	$ 48,120
8 people	$ 25,590	$ 34,120	$ 51,180

Income limits provided by MSHDA are available here.

Applicants must pass a basic credit and criminal background check to qualify. For households with a gross household income at or below 60% AMI, rents range from $650-$850 based on family size and number of bedrooms. For households with lower incomes, lower rents are available. Jefferson Oaks accepts Housing Choice Vouchers (formerly known as Section 8 vouchers).

How to apply

Would you like to live at Jefferson Oaks? We hope to have units available late fall 2017. Sign up for our interest list and we will contact you as soon as applications are available.

To learn more about our Real Estate Development services and how to partner with us, please visit our Real Estate Development page