A Des Moines nonprofit has broken ground on a new six-unit affordable housing development in the River Bend neighborhood.
Social services nonprofit Urban Dreams and Hubbell Construction Services held a groundbreaking event on Thursday, Nov. 5, to kick off construction at 1411 Seventh St. Urban Dreams purchased the land in 1999, and it previously served as a parking lot.The development will include six two- and three-bedroom units for households earning 50% or less of the area median income, along with parking, sidewalks and other improvements, according to a news release from the two organizations. For a family of four, 50% of the area median income is $58,200 a year.
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