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PDF brochures about St. Mary Development

• 2017 Annual Report
• Summary brochure about St. Mary
• Real Estate Development brochure
• St. Mary Connect brochure (resident services)
• St. Mary Connect Montgomery County Resource Guide

• Construction of $10.6M senior apartments at VA to begin this summer (May 24, 2019)
• Home, Inc. senior apartments— A closer look at developer (Dec. 6, 2018)
• Miami Valley Voices on WHIO Radio (Oct. 14, 2018)
• New study sheds light on Dayton-area senior demographics, housing issues (Oct. 11, 2018)
• WHIO's There is a Season radio program (Oct. 6, 2019)
• Technology impacting seniors in Dayton and across America (Oct. 4, 2018)
• Dayton forum: Aging adults face issues of affordability, social isolation in senior housing (Oct. 4, 2018)
• Building permits sought for new apartments in Riverside (Sept. 21, 2018)
• WHIO’s There is a Season radio program (Sept. 15, 2018)
• Dayton Dragons game radio interview (July 30, 2018)
• Dayton-area senior living community plans $9.2 million expansion (March 9, 2018)
• 1,700 senior housing units in the works in Dayton (Sept. 11, 2017)
• Former high school transformed into apartments (April 11, 2017)
• Iowa Awards LIHTCs to 11 Developments (April 4, 2017)
• Housing development could double in size at Dayton VA (March 22, 2017)
• New senior housing project planned in Piqua (March 1, 2017)
• Lenten almsgiving at St. Charles targets two Dayton charities (March 2017)
• Local housing projects get millions in funding (June 16, 2016)
• Dayton-area residential projects get $45 million in tax credits (June 16, 2016)
• St. Mary Development needs basic care items for seniors (Jan. 12, 2016)
• Iowa Awards Housing Tax Credits to 11 Developments (March 10, 2016)
• Area artists donate works to VA residence Lyons Place II (Oct. 13, 2015)
• New apartment building for veterans nearly full (June 8, 2015)
• New development for veterans to call home (June 8, 2015)
• $8M project will transform former Eaton High School (Sep 16, 2014)
• Four low-income housing projects proposed in Dayton (Feb. 5, 2014)
• St. Mary Development co-founders receive lifetime service awards (May 28, 2013)
• New homes to be built in West Third Street neighborhood (Aug. 22, 2012)
• Senior housing sparks construction, new jobs (July 31, 2012)
• St. Mary Development selects new president (June 29, 2012)

• Community Development Corporation of the Year, presented by the Ohio Community Development Corporation Association
• Development of the Year Award, Twin Towers Crossing, presented by the Ohio CDC Association
• Structures Award, Wright Place Senior Apartments, presented by the Dayton Business Journal as one of the top-10 best construction projects in the Dayton region.
• Ohio Governor’s Award for Excellence for Outstanding Achievement for Exemplary Low-Income Rental Projects
• Affordable Housing Project of the Year, presented by CityWide Development Corporation
• Excellence in Construction Award, presented by the Ohio Capital Corporation for Housing for Grand Place Senior Apartments
• Ionic Columns Heritage Award, presented by the Montgomery County Historical Society for Grand Place Senior Apartments

“Miller-Valentine Group has had the privilege of working with St. Mary Development since 1994. St. Mary has an exceptional high standard of excellence in both real estate development and caring for its residents. Their caring spirit clearly separates them from other affordable housing developers.”
— David R. Liette, Partner and President, MV Property Management

“St. Mary Connect staff work closely with me to help residents receive podiatry services where they live. Transportation is always a difficulty for residents. They love that I can see them in their apartment community.”
— Dr. Julia Ruffin, DPM

“St. Mary Connect has been amazing to work with over the years! St. Mary knows its residents well and routinely helps them link to our services, including medical alert systems, home health aides and meal programs.”
— Natalie Storms, Supervisor of Social Services, Senior Resource Connection

"NeighborWorks America not only provides enterprise-level funding to St. Mary Development, we also review St. Mary’s business strategies and performance against a set of rigorous metrics, which show St. Mary to be an exceptionally strong and innovative organization.”
— Paul Weech, President and CEO, NeighborWorks America