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Houston opens 49-unit Rosemary’s Place with $18.6M in CDBG-DR funding as part of mayor’s homelessness plan
Summary
The City of Houston and partners opened Rosemary’s Place, a 49-unit efficiency building in Midtown aimed at housing families exiting homelessness. City officials said the project is part of Mayor John Whitmire’s broader strategy emphasizing rapid rehousing and on-site services.
Houston officials on a recent HTV City Pulse segment highlighted the opening of Rosemary’s Place, a 49-unit efficiency apartment building in Midtown funded with $18,600,000 in Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) money.
City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department officials and partner agencies presented the project as part of Mayor John Whitmire’s plan to reduce street homelessness by expanding rapid rehousing and providing on-site supportive services.
“The building specifically brings together the vision of Rosemary Badami, who was the founder of Magnificat House,” said Alaysia Bush, a City Pulse reporter during the segment. The program includes case management and services on-site intended to help residents stabilize and move toward permanent housing.
Chris Newport, chief of staff to Mayor John Whitmire, described homelessness in Houston as “multifaceted” and said the administration is pursuing a combination of rapid rehousing and other programs to address the problem. HTV’s coverage said the city has received national recognition for elements of its approach.
City officials and partners listed agencies that contributed to the project’s development and funding: Harris County, the Texas General Land Office, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), Magnificat House (as landowner and supportive services partner), and the City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department (HCDD). Officials said the city used CDBG-DR funding alongside contributions from those partners.
The segment described Rosemary’s Place as targeted housing for people “exiting the crisis of homelessness,” with efficiency apartments and on-site case management. The broadcast did not provide a schedule for move-ins, long-term operating budgets, or details on tenant selection criteria.
The City Pulse segment framed Rosemary’s Place as one component of a broader push by the Whitmire administration to expand rapid rehousing and supportive services for very low-income households. Officials said the city will continue to deploy similar programs but did not announce additional projects during the segment.
