Alameda Towers complex in San Juan to undergo $110 million rehab

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, at lectern, at Tuesday’s announcement. The project at Alameda Towers in San Juan, which is focused on low- and moderate-income families, will modernize 300 apartment units and add facilities such as cisterns, generators and community spaces. (Facebook via Governor Pierluisi)

By The Star Staff

Gov. Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia announced on Tuesday the rehabilitation of the Alameda Towers I and II housing complex in San Juan, with a partial investment of $85 million in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funds and a total cost of $110 million.

“My administration is committed to providing decent and safe housing for our families,” Pierluisi said in a written statement.

The project, focused on low- and moderate-income families, will modernize 300 apartment units and add facilities such as cisterns, generators and community spaces. In addition, it will meet current sustainability and energy efficiency standards.

Housing Secretary William Rodríguez Rodríguez highlighted that, through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program, six affordable housing projects have already been completed on the island, totaling 851 units, and projects totaling 3,100 more units are expected in the coming months.