Toledo’s largest new supportive-housing building has broken ground downtown. Mission Point, a $22 million, 65-unit apartment community at Monroe and 14th streets, will serve people experiencing chronic homelessness and residents facing mental health challenges, with construction tentatively expected to finish toward the end of 2027, according to Toledo.com’s reporting on the groundbreaking.
The project, planned since 2020, is a collaboration between Lucas Housing Services Corporation, the nonprofit affiliate of Lucas Metropolitan Housing, and Cherry Street Mission, whose Life Revitalization Center stands next to the site, Toledo.com reported. The four-story building will hold 65 one-bedroom apartments, described by its partners as the largest single infusion of brand-new supportive housing built under one roof in the city.
"Mission Point represents a vital step forward for Toledo," Cherry Street Mission CEO Ann Ebbert said at the groundbreaking news conference, as reported by Toledo.com. "This project is a promise that they are seen, valued and finally given a safe place to call home with the empathetic wraparound care they truly deserve," Ebbert told the news conference, according to Toledo.com.
Rents will be income-dependent, with Lucas Metropolitan Housing providing assistance to eligible residents who qualify for federal housing subsidies, Toledo.com reported. Mental health support, substance-use support, job training and coaching will be available on site to all residents, pairing independent living with services under the supportive-housing model.
The need behind the project is stark. More than 1,300 people are experiencing homelessness in the Toledo area, and the number of unsheltered people jumped 107 percent from 2025 to 2026, according to Toledo Lucas County Homelessness Board figures cited by Toledo.com. Data from the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County shows 63 percent of unhoused adults reported a serious mental health challenge, Toledo.com reported.
The roughly $22 million funding package is anchored by about $15 million in federal low-income housing tax credit equity through CREA LLC, according to Toledo.com. It also includes nearly $1.2 million secured in the state capital budget, $1.95 million from the City of Toledo, $600,000 approved by the Lucas County commissioners, and grants and financing from the county mental health board, LISC Toledo, Huntington National Bank and CareSource, Toledo.com reported.
Rudolph Libbe Group, partnering with Boyd & Associates, is the general contractor, and The Collaborative is the architectural firm, according to Toledo.com. When Mission Point opens, its backers say, it will bridge the gap between emergency shelter beds — in a system Toledo officials say is operating at maximum capacity — and long-term stability for 65 households.
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