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Commission hears updates on local housing projects: low-cost rental pilot, stalled Mount Washington development and RDA priorities
Summary
Staff briefed the Housing Opportunities Commission on Jan. 8 about a developer-led low-cost rental project pending permits, a stalled Mount Washington redevelopment now subject to a construction-lien lawsuit, continued interest in the former Eau Claire Academy site, and possible RDA-targeted redevelopment to address blight.
City staff briefed the Housing Opportunities Commission on Jan. 8, 2025, about several projects and redevelopment efforts that could affect the city’s affordable-housing supply.
Held low-cost rental pilot: Staff described a developer-led project by Mark Held on the city’s north side that consists of two 12-unit structures using cost-saving design choices (surface parking, exterior stairwells, unit-level HVAC, simplified finishes) and shared that the developer’s planned rents are "around $700 a month all in," which staff said corresponds to a 50% CMI rent target in the presentation. Staff said the project’s site-plan approvals are complete and that the developer had not pulled permits before the winter…
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