10/27/2026
🌻 Sunflower Flats | Construction Progress May–October 2026
🏗️ From the ground up, we're building more than apartments. We're building a future where seniors can afford to call Manhattan, Kansas, home. Watch six months of construction progress at Sunflower Flats, a new 62-home affordable senior housing community being developed at the northeast corner of South 5th Street and Pierre Street in downtown Manhattan. From May through October 2026, our construction crews have been transforming this site into a five-story residential community designed for adults age 62 and older.
🌧️ A Rainy Summer, but Progress Continues! Significant rainfall throughout the summer slowed portions of construction, particularly site preparation and foundation work. Despite those challenges, our development and construction teams have continued moving the project forward. As we enter the final months of 2026, we're picking up steam! With major structural work ahead, our team remains focused on our goal of completing construction in May 2027
🏡 62 Homes. Long-Term Affordability. A Stronger Community Sunflower Flats will provide 62 affordable rental homes for seniors with incomes at or below 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). Importantly, all 62 apartments will benefit from project-based federal rental assistance, allowing eligible residents to pay approximately 30% of their adjusted household income toward rent. This affordability is made possible through the transfer of existing federal housing assistance associated with Garden Grove I and Garden Grove II, including Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts and the conversion of Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC) assistance. By preserving and transferring these federal housing resources, Sunflower Flats will replace aging affordable housing with modern, accessible homes while maintaining critically important rental assistance for seniors living on fixed incomes. The community is designed to include accessible apartments, shared community spaces, modern amenities, energy-efficient features, and convenient access to downtown Manhattan.
🤝 A Community Investment Made Possible Through Partnership Sunflower Flats represents years of planning, collaboration, public investment, private financing, and a shared commitment to preserving affordable senior housing in Riley County. We are grateful to the organizations, financial partners, design professionals, construction teams, and community leaders helping make this development possible. Every foundation poured, every floor constructed, and every milestone reached brings us closer to welcoming seniors into their new homes.
📅 Construction Completion Target: May 2027 Thank you to our neighbors for their patience during construction and to everyone who has supported this project from the beginning. Follow the Manhattan Housing Authority for more construction updates as Sunflower Flats continues to rise!
🤝 SUNFLOWER FLATS PROJECT PARTNERS & INVESTORS Housing & Development Partners
• Manhattan Housing Authority (MHA)
• Housing MHK Fund
• Oikos Development Corporation
• National Church Residences
• Sunflower Flats Owner LP
• Sunflower Flats GP, LLC
Tax Credit Investors & Financial Partners
• WNC Holding, LLC
• WNC Housing, L.P.
• ATEP Sunflower Flats-KS, LLC
• Horizon Bank — Construction Financing
• Rocky Mountain Community Reinvestment Corporation — Permanent Financing
Public Funding & Government Partners
• Kansas Housing Resources Corporation (KHRC) — Federal and State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits
• Kansas Department of Commerce — $1.5 Million ABODE Grant
• City of Manhattan, Kansas — Land, Development Support, Local Financing and Tax Incentives
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) — Federal Rental Assistance and Preservation Programs
Architecture, Engineering & Construction
• Baker McMillan Architects — Architecture and Design
• BG Consultants — Civil and Structural Engineering
• Malicoat Winslow Engineers — Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing Engineering
• Coast2Coast Construction — Construction Team
• OCM Builders — Construction Partner
• M&P Construction Co., LLC — Construction Scheduling and Coordination
Specialized Project Support
• Praxis Consulting — Federal Rental Assistance Transfers
• Hessel Aluise — HAP/PRAC Legal Services
• Kutak Rock — Tax Credit Syndication Legal Services
• Ramsey Barhorst — Development Legal Services
• Terracon — Environmental Consulting
• First American Title — Title and Closing Services
We also recognize the many subcontractors, skilled tradespeople, utility providers, consultants, and community partners whose contributions are helping turn this vision into reality. Together, we're building housing that will serve Manhattan seniors for generations to come.
