A new affordable housing complex in Alton, called the Community of Sunnybrook , has nearly filled up with tenants as the developers announced the project’s completion on Wednesday.

“We crossed the finish line, and we won the gold medal because the gold medal is this development,” Mayor David Goins said.

The $20 million complex consists of 40 units across 10 fourplex townhouses, a 2,000-square-foot community building, an acre of greenspace, a playground and a basketball court.

All but one unit is currently occupied, and there is a lengthy waiting list, said Karlee Macer, the executive director of Laborers’ Home Development Corp. , which co-developed the project.

“The opening of the Community of Sunnybrook represents more than just new buildings,” she said. “It is an investment i

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