Housing
Thursday, June 17, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Housing
With the help of city subsidies, over 3,000 affordable homes are in the pipeline
The Housing and Planning Department presented an update on the city’s development subsidy programs for affordable housing at Tuesday’s Housing and Planning Committee. “We know that it’s not enough, but we are proud of seeing that pipeline get filled,” said…
Wednesday, June 16, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Housing
Allow ‘diversity of housing types,’ ABoR tells Council
Representatives from the Austin Board of Realtors offered policy recommendations to City Council for ways to slow down the drastic increase in housing prices since the beginning of the pandemic. The latest housing market statistics are “dramatic,” as Jeni Williams, ABoR’s…
Friday, June 4, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Housing
Neighbors delay Council’s recommendation of tax credits for affordable housing project
Due to neighborhood concerns, Fox Hollow, an affordable housing project at 2117 Brandt Road in Southeast Austin, will have to wait two more months for City Council to recommend the project for the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.…
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 by Jo Clifton
Housing
Espero at Rutland offers hope for the homeless
At next week’s meeting, City Council, acting as the board of directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, is expected to approve funding for a 171-unit supportive housing development at 1934 Rutland Drive. In building and operating Espero at Rutland, AHFC…
Wednesday, May 19, 2021 by Chad Swiatecki
Housing
Report pushes local philanthropies to help solve housing crisis
Austin Community Foundation is encouraging local philanthropic organizations to get more involved in addressing the housing affordability crisis in Central Texas, considered the root cause of the area’s growing homeless population. A recently released report, “Housing Affordability in Central Texas,”…
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 by Jonathan Lee
Housing
Council approves rezoning for Foundation Communities project, quashing valid petition
A 100 percent affordable apartment project is coming soon to Southeast Austin. City Council has approved a rezoning for the Parker Apartments, a project by affordable housing developer Foundation Communities with 135 income-restricted units catering to families. Council members voted…
