A Charleston developer plans to start building an affordable housing complex for senior citizens in Hurricane this fall. 

Pison Development will build 48 units on 1.5 acres near the city's new City National Bank, said Bill Turner, president of Pison.

Developers chose to build in Hurricane because it lies midway between Charleston and Huntington, Turner said.

"[A market study] showed that there was a great need for elderly housing in the area," he said.

People ages 55 and older who meet certain income requirements will be able to live there, Turner said. The project is funded in part by the West Virginia Housing Development Fund.

A one-bedroom rental is projected to cost $475 a month; a two-bedroom, $575.

In 2005, Pison partnered with the Charleston's Religious Coalition for Community Renewal to develop Knollview Village Apartments in St. Albans, another 48-unit apartment building for low-income seniors.

That building has won awards for its design and amenities, Turner said. Twenty people are currently on a waiting list to live there.

A Charleston developer plans to start building an affordable housing complex for senior citizens in Hurricane this fall. 

Pison Development will build 48 units on 1.5 acres near the city's new City National Bank, said Bill Turner, president of Pison.

Developers chose to build in Hurricane because it lies midway between Charleston and Huntington, Turner said.

"[A market study] showed that there was a great need for elderly housing in the area," he said.

People ages 55 and older who meet certain income requirements will be able to live there, Turner said. The project is funded in part by the West Virginia Housing Development Fund.

A one-bedroom rental is projected to cost $475 a month; a two-bedroom, $575.

In 2005, Pison partnered with the Charleston's Religious Coalition for Community Renewal to develop Knollview Village Apartments in St. Albans, another 48-unit apartment building for low-income seniors.

That building has won awards for its design and amenities, Turner said. Twenty people are currently on a waiting list to live there.

The three-story Hurricane complex will be an "updated version" of Knollview Village, Turner said. Residents will be able to use an exercise room, community room, outdoor recreation area, library and computer room.

Hurricane officials have been discussing the project with Pison representatives, but haven't yet given final building approval, City Manager Ben Newhouse said.

"We have several steps to go through until construction can proceed," Newhouse said. "The city has not formally approved plans as of yet."

Newhouse said he recently toured Pison's Knollview Village facility and was impressed with its cleanliness and security system.

"I thought, this has got to be one of the cleanest facilities I've ever been in," he said. "You could pretty much eat off the parking lot with how clean it was."

Pison's other developments include Chesterfield Village in Kanawha City, Quinton Court in Barboursville, and The Woodlands subdivision in Charleston.

Reach Alison Knezevich at alis...@wvgazette.com or 348-1240.