MORE MFA GOODNESS

As the clocks darken earlier, the streets prepare for youngsters baiting tooth-rot and their parents parceling holiday invites, our friends at the Mortgage Finance Authority are wrapping some of their biggest projects of the year. Which, not coincidentally, is great news for a great many New Mexicans as the cold seeps, and kids and families need warm homes to return to with stories and candycorns. But where's the heartwarming if you don't know about all these great developments? It's time for the Fall MFA Newsletter!


From helping an elderly New Mexican man retain his home (with new heating and cooling systems, windows, doors, tile, insulation and siding, plus refurbishing the kitchen and bath, oh my!) to successful partnerships with NM Tribal Housing agencies generating a writeup in August's National Mortage News, MFA's been busy. They've funded approximately $47.1 million for state tribal projects since 1993. They've built or rehabilitated 800 housing units in 17 of our 22 tribes' reservations. Most are multi-family rental units, though some are single-family for-sale homes. It's good, important work.

As ever, TC designed and shot much of the document. We think it's a big deal that an organization like MFA look meaningfully sharp when they promote their activity.


They also put the final staples on these five projects around the state:

• In Anthony: CIMARRON II APARTMENTS will provide quality, energy-efficient homes for 84 very low-income families in southern NM.
  
• In Farmington: LA TERRAZA APARTMENTS will keep 72 larger low-income families roofed.
• In Los Lunas: HILLTOP APARTMENTS has received $5 million in stimulus funds to rehabilitate. Imagine the possibilities!
  
• In Santa Fe: VILLAGE SAGE, a new community designed for veterans, people with disabilities and formerly homeless individuals, has on-site management, nearly 1/3 of the property is preserved open space, and provides easy, walkable access to trains.
• In Albuquerque: The affordable VILLA NUEVA SENIOR APARTMENTS staff help for resident transport, homemaking and healthcare needs, and coordinate resident activities. Villa Nueva is designed to help seniors remain healthy, independent and active, while – and we think this is revolutionary thinking – allowing them to stay close the neighborhoods where many of them grew up.

Pick up your copy of the newsletter at MFA's downtown Albuquerque offices, or from their website.

Client: Mortgage Finance Authority
Team: Britt Martinez, Daniel Hulsbos, Lynn Platow