Silver Lake Commons entailed the public housing mixed-finance development of a 75-unit elderly supportive housing project for the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh. The development is located at the gateway to an historically African American community, adjacent to a new YWCA, and includes extensive supportive services space, including a commercial kitchen and dining room. As Project Manager at Affirmative Investments, Mr. Novak conceptualized the project, oversaw the development team, secured and closed the financing—which included public housing capital funds as well as LIHTC, HOME, and FHLB AHP funds—and oversaw construction.
The residence opened in 2003 and has received several awards including the National Association of Home Builders’ (2005) “Platinum Best of Seniors Housing Award” for affordable rental apartments and the Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh’s (2004)“Apartment Excellence Award: Overall Community Appeal Garden” for elderly apartment housing. Silver Lake Commons also received an award listed in the Design for Aging Review (2006) by the American Institute of Architects and the American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging.
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