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From left: Blane Stoddart, Jessica Perry, Amy Dosen, Danielle Bowers, president of Harrisburg City Council, Pastor O. Brangman, Joanna McClinton, PA Speaker of the House, State Rep. Patty Kim, D-Dauphin/Cumberland, and Ryan Sanders ceremoniously break ground for Bethel Village – PHOTO/HAILEY PHOTOGRAPHY
Bethel AME breaks ground on senior affordable housing project
Bethel AME church broke ground on an affordable housing project in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Bethel AME, in partnership with Gardner Capital, RB Development, Paladin Development, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, The City of Harrisburg, Orrstown Bank, M&T Bank, state Department of Community and Economic Development, Dauphin County and community members, are building the project to provide senior housing, Bethel AME said.
The $19 million, 46,000-square-foot Bethel Village will be located at 1012 North 6th Street, just two blocks from the State Capitol Complex.
“The City of Harrisburg is proud to stand alongside our community partners in this vital effort,” said Mayor Wanda Williams. “Affordable housing has been a priority for my administration and is essential for our senior’s well-being and the overall growth of our city.”
“Bethel AME Church celebrates the fruition of a vision born in 2015,” said Pastor W. Ouemonde Brangman. “Our unwavering five-year effort, in partnership with Ryan Sanders and Blane Stoddart of RB Development, has made affordable housing near the Capitol possible, exemplifying our commitment to the community.”
Amy Dosen, managing partner of Gardner, said, “This project is indeed a labor of love, as cost escalation and the pandemic placed the project in jeopardy, but thanks to partners like the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency, we are here today.”
