FAIRPORT, N.Y. — WinnCompanies has completed an $86 million, three-year renovation of Evergreen East, a 508-apartment affordable housing community in Fairport, New York, serving nearly 2,000 residents.
New York State Housing Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas joined WinnCompanies executives and government officials in Fairport to mark the completion of the project, which involved extensive upgrades to the 420,000-square-foot property while residents remained in their homes.
The renovation included new plumbing, electrical infrastructure and heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems throughout the complex. The project also added sustainability improvements, expanded resident services and amenities, created a new community building and improved accessibility and housing options for residents with disabilities.
“This project was the largest and most extensive occupied rehab that our company has ever designed and completed, and I am proud of how our teams worked together to make it a success for the residents,” said WinnCompanies CEO Gilbert Winn.
The property, formerly known as the Pines of Perinton, was built between 1972 and 1976 by the New York State Urban Development Corporation. Its design was developed by modernist architectural firm Gwathmey Siegel & Associates, with master planning and landscape architecture by Peter Rolland and Associates.
The community was part of an effort by the UDC to address postwar housing shortages by developing lower-density mixed-income and affordable housing outside major urban centers. Its architectural and planning significance later led to historic designation.
WinnCompanies acquired and recapitalized the property in March 2023, assembling public and private financing for the rehabilitation. The financing structure preserves and expands the property’s affordability, with all 508 apartments now designated as Low-Income Housing Tax Credit units.
The affordability protections will remain in place for at least 40 years.
The completed project is intended to preserve the community’s role as an affordable housing resource while updating its infrastructure and residential spaces for current and future residents.
