Mobile is set to break ground on Taylor Landing, more than 60 affordable apartments and townhomes at 1030 Baltimore St. Every unit will be affordable housing.

Overview

Work is about to start on Taylor Landing, a $27 million affordable housing development at 1030 Baltimore St. in Mobile. It will have more than 60 apartments and townhomes, and every unit will be affordable housing, the city said. No groundbreaking date has been announced.

Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis and City Council President C.J. Small are preparing to break ground with the developers, the city said Friday in its announcement of the project.

The site is near Taylor Park, which is at 1050 Baltimore St. The Census Bureau’s address locator places 1030 Baltimore St. in ZIP code 36605.

What will be built

The city said Taylor Landing will have:

  • more than 60 homes, a mix of apartments and townhomes
  • one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans
  • a playground and picnic areas
  • a community room

Residents will have “convenient access” to Taylor Park, the city said. All the units will be affordable housing under guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The developer is Mobile Renaissance Development LLC. It is a joint venture between Hollyhand Development and Figures Program Management, the city said.

How it is being paid for

The City Council voted 7-0 on Sept. 15 to put $1.95 million toward the project, according to the council’s Sept. 15 minutes. Resolution 09-978-2026 was sponsored by Cheriogotis and Small.

The money comes from the city’s non-federal Community Development Block Grant census tract restricted capital funds for the 2026-27 budget year. It became available Oct. 1, when that budget took effect.

The resolution said the rest of Taylor Landing is to be paid for with:

  • federal Community Development Block Grant disaster recovery funds
  • Alabama Housing Finance Authority bond funds
  • private mortgage funds

The city’s $1.95 million closes a financing gap of the same size, the resolution said. The version first introduced Sept. 8 said the gap was caused by the Mobile Housing Authority choosing not to take part with project-based vouchers. The council removed that wording by amendment, also 7-0, before it passed the resolution.

The resolution also lets the mayor sign the developer, loan and security agreements and give the developer and the Alabama Housing Finance Authority a firm letter of commitment.

The project’s neighbor is Oaklawn Homes, the public housing complex at 1010 Baltimore St., the resolution said.

What it means for you

Taylor Landing adds more than 60 affordable homes in the Maysville and Oakdale area. The city has not said who will qualify, what the rents will be or when applications will open.

The city has not announced a groundbreaking date or a finish date. We will add both when the city or the developer publishes them.