DANE WORKFORCE HOUSING FUND

The Dane Workforce Housing Fund was started to help create new Affordable Workforce Housing units in Dane County. Fund I Invested $10.6 million into 9 projects in Dane County, helping create 747 units of affordable housing that will remain affordable for at least 15 years.

Fund II is actively investing in workforce housing projects in Dane County.

Structure of Investments

Loans are from $500K to $2,000,000 per project with an average of $20k per unit

Rates are 4.50% fixed for 15 years (4.0% for non-profits ), 30-35 year amortization

Loans are subordinate only to the primary source of capital (and ahead of government sources)

Our Investments

Dane Workforce Housing Fund I Investors, all local employers, are helping create 747 new units of affordable workforce housing in Dane County! 463 completed, 39 under construction and 245 breaking ground in 2024!

Mill Apartments

52-Unit at 6908 Century Ave, Middleton

Rise Madison


Dane Workforce Housing Fund Technical Advisory Committee (TAC)

Natalie Erdman, Chair

Mary Wright - WHPC

Dave Porterfield - Movin’ Out

Mike Flynn - Monona Bank

Chris Jillings - Cinnaire

Donald Bernards - Baker Tilly

Helen Bradbury - Stonehouse Development

Tom Landgraf - UW Madison Graaskamp Center

Jessica Piatt - Old National Bank

Michael Thorson - Inventure Capital

Dave Seiler - First Business Bank

Josh Marron - Park Bank

 

For more information about the fund, please contact Lorrie Heinemann

Email - lorrie@mdcorp.org