Affordable housing is on the way for some Lexington seniors.

It's a partnership between the property management company Winter Wood Inc. and Woodland Christian Church.

The project is being praised for checking several boxes.

We are so excited to be breaking ground with winter wood today.

Today we break ground for the oaks at Woodland that that'll be 38 affordable housing units on this grassy lot that we stand on right here and in our historic building.

There will be 30 units of affordable housing for seniors here, and then eight will be in our historic building on every floor.

So next to our office spaces, our ministry spaces and our sanctuary, there will be affordable housing as well as renovated ministry space.

This groundbreaking for the Oaks at Woodland is truly a special moment for our city.

It's not every day that we get to gather to celebrate a project that blends so many important goals preserving historic building, creating much needed affordable housing for our seniors, and giving new life and purpose to an existing space.

It's so wonderful to have our seniors integrated into such a diverse, walkable and connected neighborhood like Aylesford and so close to our beautiful Woodland Park and to so many important amenities.

The mission of our church is to do justice, love, mercy, and to walk humbly with our God.

And we believe that offering affordable housing for seniors allows us to do just that and also open our doors to the community and provide life giving services and partnership that heal the mind, body and spirit.

We believe that Lexington, through this project, is becoming the Mother Church of Lexington, Kentucky.

By adding 38 units of affordable senior housing while keeping the historic Woodland Christian Church as an anchor for the community.

This project shows us just how much can be accomplished with creativity, persistence And as you all have seen, strong partnerships by using both housing and historic tax credits to bring this project to life.

We see a great example of innovative infill development, and I hope that this sets the stage for even more projects just like it out into the future.

The Oxford Woodland Development will cost $13 million.