The revamp of an aging public housing project in Aurora into new affordable housing units will wrap up next week after a decadelong rebuilding effort, with residents moving into the final phase of Village at Westerly Creek starting Monday.
The Aurora Housing Authority is offering 24 units for seniors and 50 for families as part of the third phase of the Village at Westerly Creek, which replaces the 1970s-era Buckingham Gardens housing project. All of the units will be priced for those with incomes below 60 percent of the area median income.
The entire 11-acre project, which cost $51 million to build, features 194 affordable rental units for low- and moderate-income individuals. Buckingham Gardens, built in 1979, became obsolete due to its exterior stairwells and lack of elevators and fire sprinklers.
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The Village at Westerly Creek was financed with a combination of low-income housing tax credits and taxable and tax-exempt debt, the authority said. A formal grand opening event for the building will be held in October, after all the units are occupied.
