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Developers ask Hurst City Council for letter of support for 86-unit senior affordable housing project
Summary
Developers of a proposed independent senior living complex on Pipeline Road asked the Hurst City Council to consider a resolution of support to strengthen a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit application; no formal council action was taken at the meeting.
Developers seeking federal low-income housing tax credits asked the Hurst City Council to place a resolution of support on an upcoming agenda to back an 86‑unit independent senior living project on property they said sits at Pipeline Road and Precinct Road.
Wallace Reid, who identified himself during public comment as the project’s presenter, told the council the property is roughly four acres and that the team is applying in the state’s 9% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit round. Melissa Fisher of RISE Residential said the company focuses on affordable multifamily development and has built senior properties in Texas for more than two decades.
Reid said the project team is seeking only a city resolution of support so it may submit an application in the current funding round; he emphasized the resolution would not alter land-use approvals. “There’s a big bold disclaimer that that resolution of support is to astute that you guys have support independent senior living facilities. It’s not it has no characterization on what your zoning, will be,” Reid said. He said ideal sequencing would be rezoning before a resolution, but the tax-credit timeline prevents that.
Fisher said the developer intends long‑term ownership and local contracting, and estimated the project would bring roughly $25 million to $30 million of development to the area. She described the plan as lower-density for multifamily — about half the density typical for similar developments — with three-story buildings, elevators and other senior‑oriented amenities.
No council motion or vote was recorded on the request during the meeting. City staff and council members present reminded the applicants of the city’s open‑meetings rules and that any shared materials intended for the council should go through the city manager for distribution.
If the council later places a resolution of support on an agenda, subsequent zoning, site-plan and permitting steps would still be required before construction could proceed, Fisher said.
Proponents and opponents will have additional opportunities to comment during formal land‑use and permitting hearings, and the developers said they welcome community input to refine the design.
