Land near the Mission Trail Baptist Hospital at Brooks will be developed into new affordable housing complexes

When Leo Gomez took the job as CEO of the Brooks Development Authority in 2013, his focus was on attracting market-rate housing to the new community built on the former Brooks Air Force Base.

It was an untested market for developers, but he’s had a lot of success: Residents can now choose between four apartment complexes, and two more are on the way.

Neighborhoods of townhomes and single-family rental homes are under construction.

Eleven years after the first apartment complex opened, the community — now known simply as Brooks — is about to welcome its first affordable housing and senior housing.