Spokane-based Goodale & Barbieri Co. says it will oversee development of four low-income housing projects in the Northwest that recently have been awarded federal construction and subsidy grants totaling nearly $10 million.

The real estate development and property management firm will manage development and first-year operation of the projects on behalf of nonprofits that will own them. The developments include a 17-unit project in Spokane; a 36-unit project in Coeur d'Alene; a 15-unit project in Kennewick, Wash.; and a 14-unit project in Beaverton, Ore. The two Washington state projects are expected to get under way late this year, with the Idaho and Oregon projects starting in 2010, says Sheryldene Rogers, director of residential development for G&B.

With those four planned projects, G&B will have overseen the development of more than 45 low-income housing projects in the Northwest, the company says.

G&B says the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has agreed to provide about $9 million in capital advances and another $800,000 in rent subsidies for the projects.

"These are not just build-and-run projects; Goodale & Barbieri Co.'s flat-fee contracts typically cover a five-year period, from development of the concept through the first year of operation," says Rogers. "We coordinate on behalf of the nonprofit ownership."

The Spokane project is sponsored by Spokane Mental Health, and will have 17 affordable housing units for people with chronic mental illness. It will receive nearly $2 million in capital and another $178,000 in rent subsidies, Rogers says.

The units will be built in two buildings about two blocks apart, at 617 W. Spofford and at 718 W. Maxwell, in northwest Spokane. T.W. Clark Construction LLC, of Spokane, has been named as the building contractor, and Michael Fancher & Associates, of Seattle, as the designer.

In Coeur d'Alene, St. Vincent de Paul Society is sponsoring a 36-unit project for low-income seniors, which also will include a unit for a resident manager, near Neider Avenue and Howard Street. That project has been awarded about $3.5 million in advance funds from HUD, which also will provide a three-year rent subsidy of $369,000 for the project. The city of Coeur d'Alene is leasing the land for the project for $1 per year, Rogers says.

Contractors Northwest Inc., of Coeur d'Alene, has been named as the contractor on that project and Michael Fancher & Associates as the architect, she says.

In Kennewick, a 15-unit project sponsored by Shalom Ecumenical Center will be located at 526 N. Edison, Rogers says. It will receive about $1.7 million in advance funds and about $155,000 in rent subsidies. Opp & Seibold General Construction Inc., of Walla Walla, has been named as the contractor on that project, she says.

In Beaverton, Ore., G&B is overseeing the construction of a 15-unit structure to be located in at 4565 Southwest 185th Ave. The project will provide housing for low-income persons with chronic mental illnesses and is sponsored by Sequoia Mental Health Services.

The project will receive a $1.9 million for construction of 14 one-bedroom units and a manager's unit, and $147,000 will be awarded for rent subsidies. Rogers says Scott Edwards Architecture LLP, of Portland, has been named as the project architect, and Walsh Construction Co., of Portland, as the contractor.