(File Photo of State Representative Rob Matzie)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Ambridge, PA) State Representative Rob Matzie announced in Ambridge today that affordable housing in Beaver County will get nearly $3.4 million in tax credits reserved to leverage investment in two projects. According to Matzie, the Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has conditionally reserved $1.7 million in tax credits for the Legacy Bricks project in Aliquippa and another $1.68 million for St. Cecilia Senior in Rochester. Matzie also confirmed that the location of the Aliquippa Legacy Bricks project is a site of 4.84 acres currently zoned for both traditional neighborhood development and mixed used development. This site is under an option to purchase agreement through December 31st, 2026. The St. Cecilia Senior project in Rochester would preserve a four-story building for residents sixty-two-years-old or older, which consists of thirty-three one-bedroom units and twelve two-bedroom units. Nine accessible units will also be included with this development, which would be nearly 65,000 square feet. You can also go to https://www.phfa.org/mhp/developers/lihtc.aspx for more information about PHFA Low Income Housing Tax Credits and this website is where these tax credits are available.