Pennrose, LLC (Pennrose) and Saint Joseph’s Health System, Inc. (Mercy Care) have partnered to develop the multi-phased mixed-use/mixed-income project – McAuley Park. McAuley Park Phase I will be the new construction of 170-unit multifamily development with a mix of workforce housing, affordable and permanent supportive housing units. The Development will include a mixture of studio, one and two-bedroom units that will serve a range of resident incomes, from 30% AMI to 80% AMI.
The new housing units and clinic renovation/expansion of this master planned community will provide workforce/affordable housing adjacent to the leading healthcare provider in Atlanta Metropolitan Area. By combining workforce and affordable housing adjacent to Mercy Care’s clinic, the McAuley Park Phase I will improve health outcomes and decrease health care costs for individuals and families in the City of Atlanta. There will also be an associated parking that will be shared with Mercy Care’s adjacent renovation and expansion of the Decatur Street clinic that will incorporate the best practices of clinic design. This comprehensive development will provide much needed affordable/supportive housing units and increase Mercy Care’s clinic capacity – that will utilize an integrated model that address physical and mental health in the same visit.
In addition, the Development is within walking distance of the MARTA King Memorial Transit Station and Martin Luther King Recreation and Aquatic Center, allowing for the leveraging of additional resources and services for residents of all ages and income levels. McCauley Park Phase I is part of a greater mixed-use expansion of the current Mercy Care Decatur Street Health Facility which includes a 38,000 square foot additional health-oriented office space to house “hoteling” space for Mercy care partner organizations, additional clinic space and administrative space.
Mercy Care was established in 1985 to bring healthcare to the most vulnerable, with a strong emphasis on serving the homeless. For more than 30-years, Mercy Care has served those who are experiencing homelessness as well as those for whom healthcare coverage is out of reach and healthcare costs are unaffordable – a reality for more than 400,000 people in metro Atlanta.