Dusty Trails Affordable Housing is getting a new owner – and a facelift.

The nonprofit St. Vincent de Paul of Juneau and its partner GMD Development of Seattle are acquiring the Second Avenue housing complex from Marty Franz, an Idaho-based developer who built it for $2.5 million in 1992.

Starting in June, about $2 million in improvements will be made, including complete renovations of bathrooms, kitchens, and building interiors, and new flooring, said Dan Austin,…