Groundbreaking for Sugar Hill on Stone Affordable Housing Development This Week

TUCSON, Ariz. (Aug. 26, 2025) — Tucson Mayor Regina Romero will join Ann Chanecka, Director of the City’s Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department, to break ground on Sugar Hill on Stone, a new affordable housing community at 1910 N. Stone Avenue. The ceremony will take place Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, from 8:30–9:30 a.m. Attendance is by invitation only.

Sugar Hill on Stone will deliver 66 affordable apartments—with 37 homes reserved for families and individuals currently residing in the Tucson House—advancing equitable reinvestment in a historically disenfranchised and disinvested neighborhood. The project is the third residential development by El Pueblo Housing Development, HCD’s nonprofit development arm, and represents one of the early phases of the City’s $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in 2023.

Project Highlights

• 66 affordable units in three- and four-story buildings with one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans

• 37 units prioritized for residents transitioning from the Tucson House

• Location: 1910 N. Stone Ave., within walking distance of the Donna Liggins Recreation Center, on a major public transit corridor, and near Pima Community College – Downtown Campus

• Timeline: Site work began June 2025; completion expected in October 2026

• Development Team: El Pueblo Housing Development (developer) with Gorman & Company (co-developer)

Financing

• Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) awarded through the Arizona Department of Housing

• LIHTC equity: Boston Financial (syndicator) / Freddie Mac

• Debt: Vectra Bank Colorado

• Additional City support: $500,000 in non-federal City grants

Sugar Hill on Stone underscores the City’s commitment to expanding quality, affordable housing choices while investing in neighborhoods that have historically lacked access to capital and public improvements.