Helping Build St. Louis—The Union Way

 

The AFL-CIO Housing Investment Trust builds on over 35 years of experience investing union capital responsibly to deliver competitive returns to its participants while generating union construction jobs, affordable housing, and economic and fiscal impacts that benefit the communities where union members live and work.

 

Economic and Fiscal Impacts of the HIT-Financed Projects in St. Louis 

 

31 

Projects

$607.2M

HIT Investment

Amount

 

$983.8M

Total Development

Cost 

13.9M

Hours of Union

Construction Work 

5,268 

Housing Units 

Created or Preserved

 

$2.3B

Total Economic

Impact

 

15,338 

Total Jobs Across 

Industries 

$982.3M

Total Wages

and Benefits 

$76.4M

State and Local Tax

Revenue Generated 

33% 

Percent Affordable

 

 

 

 

   
   

PROJECT PROFILE: 

FOUNTAINS OF ELLISVILLE  

The HIT provided $17.5 million in financing for the 229-unit expansion of the Fountains of Ellisville, creating an estimated 174,840 hours of union construction work.

PROJECT PROFILE: 

THE GATESWORTH 

The HIT provided $34.2 million in financing for the 38-unit second phase of the Gatesworth senior development in St. Louis, creating an estimated 412,570 hours of union construction work.

 

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Job and economic impact figures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. project data. Data is current as of June 30, 2021. Economic impact data is in 2020 dollars and all other figures are nominal.

 

 

 

Helping Build St. Louis—The Union Way JUNE 2021

 

 

 

         
         
The Heights at Manhassett–Richmond Heights   St. John Neumann Apartments–Jennings   The Laurel–St. Louis

 

 

 

“We appreciate the HIT’s ongoing support of union construction for multifamily and senior housing projects in the St. Louis metro area and recognize the benefits provided to the workers and the community.”  

John Stiffler, Executive Secretary-Treasurer

    St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council

 

 

 

HIGHLIGHTS OF ST. LOUIS AREA INVESTMENTS 

 

Project Location HIT Investment TDC Construction
Work Hours
The Fountains of Ellisville Ellisville $17,517,500 $18,213,929 174,840
St. John Neumann Apts. Jennings $5,066,000 $7,983,263 79,730
Parkway Lakeside Apartments O’Fallon $26,094,000 $28,160,111 295,180
The Heights of Manhassett Richmond Heights $43,300,000 $55,801,788 547,750
Holy Infant & St. Joseph Apartments Shrewsbury $6,600,000 $13,000,000 182,990
Covenant Place II St. Louis $6,687,100 $24,471,938 234,920
The Gatesworth St. Louis $34,195,000 $36,208,000 412,570
The Laurel St. Louis $44,952,400 $175,000,000 2,696,300
Pacific Park Apartments St. Louis $63,131,600 $98,318,292 1,514,830
Heartland View Apartments Wentzville $32,000,000 $37,377,307 354,360

 

 

Job and economic impact figures are estimates calculated using IMPLAN, an input-output model, based on HIT and HIT subsidiary Building America CDE, Inc. project data. Data is current as of June 30, 2021. Economic impact data is in 2020 dollars and all other figures are nominal.

 

Investors should consider the HIT’s investment objectives, risks and expenses carefully before investing. Investors may view the HIT’s current prospectus, which contains more complete information, on its website at www.aflcio-hit.com and may obtain a copy from the HIT by calling the Marketing and Investor Relations Department collect at 202-331-8055. Investors should read the current prospectus carefully before investing.

 

 

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