11/20/2025
Congratulations to Greenspire LIHTC Apartments, LLC, for winning the 2025 WI-CARH Property of the Year Award. Greenspire Apartments provides essential affordable housing subsidized by RD and HUD for low-income seniors aged sixty-two and individuals with disabilities. Greenspire has six buildings and ninety-two units. Greenspire is managed by Broihahn Management & Consulting, LLC.
Greenspire Apartments recently completed a $25 million dollar renovation and serves as a model for affordable, environmentally friendly, and resilient living, setting a new standard for outstanding affordable housing developments in the state. Greenspire is the proud recipient of the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP) from HUD’s Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. It is the first project in the Leading-Edge cohort to have been fully completed since the inception of the GRRP, making it the flagship project nationwide.
Greenspire was a landmark achievement to utilize a combination of funding sources. The successful collaboration involved a list of vital partners led by Sunny Side Development, Broihahn Management & Consulting and Crown Court Properties includes WHEDA, PNC Bank, Impact Seven, Couillard Solar Foundation, the Disability Opportunity Fund, FHLBank New York, the USDA, and the City of Stoughton.
The community underwent a 100% Net Carbon Zero Renovation. This means that Greenspire will produce all its own energy from renewable sources, entirely offsetting its current electrical demand. The new Solar-Powered Heating & Cooling systems are expected to reduce house utility bills by 40%. The project incorporated state-of-the art technology including an extensive solar array covering all existing rooftops. They installed four new car ports, featuring two timber-framed solar canopies that include bi-facial solar car ports, making them 10% more efficient.
Greenspire ensures resident health and safety through improved indoor air quality, energy recovery ventilation with HEPA filters supply fresh filtered air. They also did enhance climate resilience to mitigate physical risks, the property has stormwater management using rain gardens, rain barrels, and native vegetation.
Receiving the award is Chris Brickman, Maintenance Technician, Wendy Skoien, Property Manager, and Jim Skoien, Maintenance Technician (retired).
