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Planning staff report dozens of affordable units moving from approval to construction across Ulster County
Summary
Ulster County planning staff told a legislative committee that seven recently approved housing projects are under construction with dozens to hundreds of new units — including multiple affordable and supportive housing developments — and that the county’s existing affordable housing stock totals about 2,873 units.
Ulster County planning staff presented a housing pipeline update Feb. 6, reporting that seven projects moved from approval into construction during the previous year and that the county’s existing affordable housing stock totals approximately 2,873 units.
Senior planner Kyle Lord Farmer (introduced at the meeting as a planning specialist for housing) told the committee the seven projects currently under construction together include several hundred units, with specific affordable counts the planner read into the record: Quality Inn 83 units; Harmony Hall (senior affordable) 61 units; Washington Homes (temporary supportive housing, Family of Woodstock) 47 units; a Habitat for Humanity project 10 units; Silver Gardens 57 units; Golden Hill 64 units; Barrel Factory (city of Kingston) 10 units; and a Village in Hudson Valley project 30 units. The planner said these figures reflect what is under construction and that move-in dates vary by project.
Staff also reported there are approximately 2,873 presently existing affordable housing units across the county with staggered affordability exit years largely in the 2030s and 2040s, though a small number of properties are coming out of affordability in 2024 and 2026. The planner emphasized that an exit year does not mean a property will necessarily stop being affordable; owners may negotiate extensions or secure financing to preserve affordability.
Committee members asked about future projects that could add to the affordable total; staff replied that many pending or approved multifamily projects include only a percentage of affordable units (commonly 10–15%). Staff said those smaller shares would add incrementally to the county’s affordable inventory and that the seven projects under construction represent the bulk of new fully affordable units in the near term.
Committee members discussed scheduling site tours of completed and under-construction projects; staff said they would arrange tours to help legislators better understand current and planned housing stock.
No formal vote was required for the staff briefing; planners said they would provide additional data as projects progress.
