La Porte awarded $1M Ready grant for Advantix affordable housing; multiple projects planned
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Mayor Tom Dermody announced a $1,000,000 Ready grant for the Advantix affordable housing project (42 units across three sites), described Ivy Flats and other developments, and cited a city study showing a 4,000-unit housing need.
La Porte has secured a $1,000,000 Ready grant to support the Advantix affordable housing project, Mayor Tom Dermody announced during the city's State of the City address.
"We have been awarded a $1,000,000 ready grant for the Advantix affordable housing project," Dermody said, describing the plan as 42 single-family and townhome units spread across three sites and thanking partners HFL and the Unity Foundation.
The mayor cited additional projects and a broader development pipeline: Ivy Flats is "tentatively approved to start construction in 2026" with 19 affordable apartments and onsite wraparound mental-health services; Hunter Woods will include market-rate homes (10 single-family), 97 townhomes and 56 apartments. Dermody also named local developers including Steiner Homes, Jerry Fedorchek, Habitat for Humanity, Beechwood Lakes, Bela Largo and Ficus Construction as continuing to add housing options.
Dermody referenced studies attributed to HFL and the Unity Foundation that, he said, show a need for 4,000 housing units in La Porte. The figure was presented as a planning context rather than as a city policy target or a firm allocation.
What happens next: Dermody invited the public to a civic meeting at city hall to discuss housing decisions; city staff and partners will continue to seek grants and move projects through permitting and planning processes.