Atlanta Housing Development Opens Next to Health Care

McAuley Station meets two critical needs—affordable housing and accessible health care.

Located next to the Mercy Care clinic in Atlanta, the 170-unit mixed-income development includes 10 respite units for Mercy Care patients and 30 permanent supportive housing units for individuals transitioning out of homelessness. The apartments serve residents at the 30%, 60%, and 80% area median income levels. The property also includes a high-end suite of amenities, including a rooftop amenity deck, a bocce ball court, a structured parking deck, a fitness center, a patio, a community room and activity center, a package room, and an on-site wellness center.

Mercy Care, which specializes in health care for low-income and homeless individuals, partnered on the project with developer Pennrose.

“The goal was to create a thriving community in a historic neighborhood by developing affordable housing adjacent to high-quality accessible health care. We feel strongly this is a model for health care systems that own or have access to land near their sites to help create partnerships and drive a multiphase real estate projects to serve a broad community with varying age groups and incomes” says Matthew Battin, developer at Pennrose.

A second housing phase with 96 units for seniors is scheduled to begin construction this year to accompany McAuley Station and Mercy Care’s 36,000-square-foot expansion of its clinic space, which was completed in 2022.

Beyond sticks and bricks of the physical buildings, this transformative $52.1 million development is changing lives as health outcomes are directly impacted by housing stability, says Will Eckstein, Pennrose regional vice president.

In addition to promoting socioeconomic diversity in the community, McAuley Station serves as a catalyst for urban revitalization in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood.