Former Aurora Elementary School Reopens As Affordable Apartments

AURORA, IL — A once-operating elementary school transformed into affordable apartments will officially open Wednesday.

The former Todd Elementary School, which closed five years ago, is one of two defunct schools — the other being Lincoln Elementary School, which closed in 2009 — that will reopen as the Fox Valley Apartments, a 47-unit housing initiative.

The Todd Elementary site, at 100 Oak Ave., features one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, a laundry room, a community room, a computer lab and private, off-street parking. Grounds will also be home to a VNA Health care clinic.

The apartments are open to individuals and families earning between $18,000 to $63,000 a year, depending on family size, officials said.

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"In each of our recent community needs assessments, the need for affordable housing ranks in the top three," Mayor Richard Irvin said in a statement. "Fox Valley Apartments represent a collective partnership formed to offer a solution to the community."

A first-phase grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony, set to include a tour, will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The second-phase grand opening of Lincoln Elementary School is planned to take place in the spring, officials said.

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