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City presentation shows Topeka programs touched 403 properties, added 615 housing units from 2022—625
Summary
Planning and housing staff summarized 2022—625 housing investments across Topeka, citing 403 properties served and 615 new units, outlining district-level activity and programs such as RHID, CHODO partnerships and weatherization efforts.
City planning and housing staff presented a summary of citywide housing investments covering 2022—2025 at the June 29 governing-body meeting, highlighting programs and district-level activity and answering councilquestions about how investments were distributed across Topeka.
The presentation, led by planning staff with contributions from Housing Services Director Carrie Higgins and Senior Management Analyst Quinn Cole, tied the review to the 2020 Citywide Housing Study and outlined a program glossary for income-based, location-based and other incentive programs staff used. The presenter summarized long-term demand from the 2020 study, saying the projected demand "equates to about 14,000 units of demand over the next 20 years." Staff then gave a district-by-district review of programs and projects.
The presentation cited program examples across the city: RHID (residential housing incentive district) projects that created workforce rental and for-sale housing (the Union at Tower District, Eastgate subdivision, Riverstone subdivision), nonprofit-built duplexes by Cornerstone (funded in part through the city's Dreams program and ARPA funds), a SENT net-zero single-family home, senior units created with 4% LIHTC, weatherization and emergency repair projects, and a privately funded eight-unit infill project in District 9. The briefing concluded with an aggregated tally: "403 properties that were touched by housing services in that time frame citywide, and then 615 new units," staff said.
Staff said they worked with the GIS department (Travis Lathrop) to build internal portals to map program activity and permit data and offered to provide council members access and walkthroughs. Council members thanked staff for the visual presentation and district detail; no formal action was required.
Ending: Staff said they will continue to update the internal mapping portal as data are refreshed and offered to meet with council members to walk through district-level results. Council members said the visual district summary helped show that investments and rehab activity are occurring across the city.
