Affordable senior housing apartment complex to be built in Harrisburg

By Daniel Urie

durie@pennlive.com

Dauphin County officials announced this week that construction is expected to commence on an affordable senior housing complex in Harrisburg next year.

Paxton Place will be built on a vacant field at 1100 S. 20th St. The complex is a joint effort between Swatara Township-based Paxton Ministries and Lower Allen Township-based Monarch Development Group LLC.

Paxton Place will have 35, one-bedroom and two, two-bedroom apartments for those 62 and older and will have an on-site property manager.

Dauphin County Commissioners approved a $50,000 loan on Wednesday to help construct the planned 37-apartment complex. The no-interest loan through the Dauphin County Affordable Housing Trust Fund will be used to leverage additional funding for the $8 million project, the county announced in a press release.

Money from the trust fund comes from a $15 fee assessed on all deeds and mortgages recorded in the county. Paxton Place also received $100,000 from Impact Harrisburg, a nonprofit set up with funding from the Harrisburg Strong Plan to award grants for economic development.