River Commons II opens

River Commons II opened Monday. It is an 83-unit apartment complex with on-site support services for the homeless.  The three-story building is located on five acres of land at 144 Helena Street.

Miami Valley Housing Opportunities will manage the apartments.  The county agency Homefull will provide case management.

Twenty-one families from the adjacent River Commons building will be moved  to the new location. The old building will be torn down.

Project funding came from a combination of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, a Federal Home Loan Bank Affordable Housing Program grant, low income tax credits along with contributions from the city, Montgomery County and CountyCorp.

Rent in River Commons II will be subsidized by Section 8 housing choice vouchers through Greater Dayton Premier Management, formerly DMHA.

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