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Cate Trende joined the Oakland Group team as Director of Asset Management in summer 2024. Cate has more than 10 years of experience in affordable housing asset management.

Kevin Buchek and Mike Duffy, Principals of the Oakland Group, a St. Louis-based real estate development company, announced today that Paul Norman has joined the firm as Project Manager. The Oakland Group was founded in 2020 to bring affordable and mixed- income housing to the neighborhoods that need it most.

Roanoke Construction, The Oakland Group, and BTWF Urban Initiative hosted a dual ceremony celebrating the grand opening of Scott Manor Phase I and the groundbreaking of Scott Manor Phase II on Friday, June 24th.

HAZELWOOD, Mo. — A partnership including Roanoke Construction Inc., The Oakland Group LLC, The Unicorn Group LLC and BTWF Urban Initiative has broken ground on Elm Ridge Senior Living, a mixed-income senior living community in Hazelwood, a suburb of St. Louis….

On Friday, May 20th Roanoke Construction, The Oakland Group, The Unicorn Group, LLC, and BTWF Urban Initiative broke ground on Elm Ridge Senior Living, a mixed-income, independent senior living community on Dunn Road in Hazelwood, Missouri. Subcontractors, architects, engineers, investors, and local elected officials joined the ownership and development team to celebrate this project, believed to be the first of its kind in Hazelwood.

The Elm Ridge Senior Apartments investment closed in early March. This is the first LIHTC project located in the City of Hazelwood. This project will consist of 50 units – 14 one-bedroom units and 36 two-bedroom units. Supportive services will be available to the residents, which include tax preparation assistance, computer classes, social events, transportation, CORP (County Older Residents Program), exercise classes and health screenings.