Low-income apartment complex breaks ground in Dayton

From left: Eddie Hult, of Chicanos Por La Causa; Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board Member Christie Fernquest; Dayton Chamber Vice President Enrique Tadeo; and Dayton Chamber President John Cassinelli celebrate the groundbreaking of the Dayton Gold Country Manor Apartments on Nov. 8.

From left: Eddie Hult, of Chicanos Por La Causa; Dayton Chamber of Commerce Board Member Christie Fernquest; Dayton Chamber Vice President Enrique Tadeo; and Dayton Chamber President John Cassinelli celebrate the groundbreaking of the Dayton Gold Country Manor Apartments on Nov. 8. Photo by Jessica Garcia.

By Jessica Garcia

Friday, November 19, 2021


Service organization Chicanos Por La Causa has broken ground on the Dayton Gold Country Manor Apartments, a 50-unit complex set on 2.89 acres on Retail Road dedicated to assisting low-income residents in Lyon County.

Members of the construction team Rolling Rock, LLC, Precision Custom Homes and Weststates Property Management joined Lyon County officials, representatives from Dayton Chamber of Commerce, Nevada Housing Division, PNC Bank, and community members on Nov. 8 to hear about the project that will offer five buildings with one- and two-bedroom units.

The grand opening for the $14.1 million project is scheduled for early November 2022.

Receiving federal and state funds, the project is intended to help young families, including single parents and veterans with vouchers, said Eddie Hult, Nevada director of development for CPLC, with fixed incomes of about $18,000, or families earning approximately $30,000. Hult said $36,000 is considered the high end of that spectrum.

Dayton Chamber of Commerce president John Cassinelli, who attended the groundbreaking, told the Nevada Appeal he is excited to see another affordable housing project in the works.

“It’s good to see; it’s desperately needed in our area,” he said.

Cassinelli said the housing will help retirees as well as younger workers seeking employment among Dayton restaurant distribution companies looking to expand their workforce within the 20- to 40-year-old demographic.

“Gas prices are hardly an option for some, and rent is expensive with median rent about $1,300 to $1,500 a month generally in the area,” Cassinelli said. “In these parts, it’s going to be around $500 to $600 a month, which is more attainable for those folks.”

Calvary Baptist Church Pastor Austin White, who began serving in the area in 2019, said there’s a certain community appeal to the Dayton Gold Country Manor project.

“Dayton has been growing for a long time, and one of the appeals of Dayton, if you will, is it will be cheaper for people to move to, but (the project is) also going to help our community in that as our community grows, they’ll bring a lot of skills and mindsets that will help our community,” White said.

Weststates Property Management’s waiting list will open on Jan. 1, 2022, but applicants who wish to have their names added to an early interest “soft” list can contact Missi Pollender at 775-246-3663. WSPM has offices in Carson City and Dayton.

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