Royal Oak, Michigan: Affordable Housing Co-Op Preserves Senior Housing and Resident-Led Operations

April 27, 2023  

Royal Oak, Michigan: Affordable Housing Co-Op Preserves Senior Housing and Resident-Led Operations

HUD User publishes a series of case studies based on federal, state, and local strategies that increase affordable housing opportunities and support sustainable community development. The projects and community development efforts featured in these reports have demonstrated innovation through a multitude of partnerships and initiatives.

In 2018, nonprofit CSI Support and Development Services decided to renovate Royal Oak Manor Co-op, a 243-unit affordable senior housing cooperative in downtown Royal Oak, Michigan. The renovation was an opportunity to upgrade the units of the 11-story building and renew HUD Section 236 funding that would help seniors remain stably housed in the downtown area, which has seen significant economic growth and revitalization in recent years. Reopened in 2022, Royal Oak Manor continues CSI’s legacy of cooperative rental housing, whereby seniors exercise democratic control on design, maintenance, and programming decisions to contribute to the quality of the community and environment of their housing.

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