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Catholic Charities seeks forgiveness of two loans for El Estero housing project in exchange for 40 more years of affordability

5453185 · July 21, 2025
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City staff said Catholic Charities has requested forgiveness of two historic home loans totaling about $608,000 for the El Estero affordable-housing project, conditioned on extending affordability by 40 years.

Staff told the PIES Committee that Catholic Charities has requested forgiveness of two loans on the El Estero affordable-housing project totaling about $608,000. The loans date to 2002 and 2004 and were issued when Spokane Housing Ventures owned the property; Catholic Charities assumed responsibility for those units after a 2022 merger.

City staff said the loan forgiveness is part of a broader financing restructure to allow Catholic Charities to fund necessary capital repairs and preserve long-term affordability. "As part of…

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