Pennrose and Mercy Care recently broke ground on McAuley Station Phase II, the next step in a new mixed-use, mixed-income property being constructed in Atlanta.
Located in the neighborhood of Sweet Auburn, McAuley Station’s second phase will create 97 affordable apartments (95 one-bedrooms and two studio apartments) for adults 55-and-older.
This newest development builds off the project’s initial phase, which added 170 mixed-income family apartments and various amenities.
According to a release, the aim of McAuley Station is to assist seniors (particularly those living on fixed incomes) amidst rising housing and healthcare costs.
86 of the apartments in Phase II will be reserved for residents earning up to 60% of the area median income, with 19 units capped at 50% AMI for deeper affordability. Additionally, eleven units will be unrestricted with “respect to income,” according to a press release.
Located steps from Mercy Care (Atlanta’s only federally qualified health center dedicated to serving unhoused individuals), the development will give residents direct access to healthcare services, in addition to being located in close proximity to transit and the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation and Aquatic Center.
Pennrose — a company that specializes in developing and operating mixed-income, mixed-use spaces — will oversee McAuley Station’s newest plans.
“McAuley’s affordable, amenity-rich apartments, adjacent to vital healthcare resources, stand as a testament to what public-private partnerships can accomplish for the local community,” said Will Eckstein, regional vice president at Pennrose. “We’re proud to work alongside Mercy Care and the City of Atlanta in advancing a transformative development designed to help older adults remain connected, healthy and independent.”
The master plan for McAuley Station began in 2022 with a 36,000 square-foot expansion of Mercy Care’s clinic space and resource center, enabling the nonprofit to serve 3,000 more patients per year, said a release.
“At Mercy Care, we’ve learned that when housing and healthcare are integrated, lives change,” said Kathryn Lawler, chief executive officer of Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care. “This development reflects our belief that compassion is not just a moral imperative, it’s a strategy that works.”
Completion of McAuley Station’s second phase is expected in April 2027.