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Council backs Creekside at Lookout apartments; debate centers on affordability levels
Summary
San Antonio City Council approved a resolution supporting construction of Creekside at Lookout by the San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation (PFC). Some council members criticized the project’s affordability mix, saying it does not deliver deeply affordable units at lower AMI levels.
San Antonio — The City Council voted May 29 to approve a resolution supporting construction of Creekside at Lookout apartments, a project advanced by the San Antonio Housing Facility Corporation (public facility corporation, PFC).
Councilmember Courage questioned the project’s affordability thresholds during discussion before the vote, saying the mix—described in the meeting as 10% at 60% area median income (AMI), 40% at 80% AMI and the remainder market rate—“is not affordable housing” for the lowest-income residents and does not meet needs at 30% or 50% AMI. He said half the project’s units would be market rate and expressed concern the development would not sufficiently address the city’s workforce and very low-income housing shortage.
Despite those objections, the council approved the resolution. The motion to approve was seconded and recorded as passed in the meeting record (“Motion carries”). No roll-call vote totals are recorded in the transcript excerpt.
The resolution expresses the council’s support for the PFC project to proceed with development of Creekside at Lookout. Council discussion focused on target-income levels for units; Councilmember Courage said the project’s affordability tiers do not adequately serve very low-income households and referenced prior council decisions on other affordable housing projects.
The approval is a policy-level endorsement; any funding, tax-exemption, or further action required for project financing or land disposition will follow the PFC and housing authority processes and any subsequent council or administrative approvals.
