Bellevue Office of Housing previews 2025 affordable‑housing strategy; city sets 10‑year target of 5,700 units under 80% AMI

The City of Bellevue’s Office of Housing on Feb. 12 briefed the Planning Commission on its 2025 affordable housing strategy update, presenting a new 10‑year target and an outreach and analysis schedule. Staff emphasized that the city’s recent implementation work has met the prior target early, but the new target — to produce or preserve 5,700 units affordable to households under 80% of area median income (AMI) over the next 10 years — will require expanded tools and likely new local revenue sources to reach deeper affordability levels.

Senior affordable housing planner Hannah Bohnmiller and Office of Housing Director Bianca Siegel presented the update and said the strategy will be action‑oriented: staff will identify, prioritize and sequence near‑ and mid‑term actions with an implementation plan and dedicated tracking. The strategy relies on the city’s 2022 housing needs assessment and the comprehensive plan updates; it will not duplicate those analyses, staff said.

What staff reported

Bohnmiller summarized the city’s 2017 strategy implementation and the subsequent “Next Right Work.” She said Bellevue invested…