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Des Moines approves project-based vouchers for Alley Landing supportive housing
Summary
The council approved project-based Section 8 vouchers for two Alley Landing partnerships, backing 40 units of housing set at roughly 30% of area median income and tied to supportive services intended for people exiting homelessness.
The Des Moines City Council on Aug. 19 approved the issuance of project-based Section 8 vouchers to two Alley Landing partnerships, a move proponents said will reserve units for people exiting homelessness and link them to supportive services.
A councilmember (Speaker 4) described the project as a 40-unit development with units at about 30% of area median income and said partners from Columbus, Ohio—identified in the record as Woda—would provide affordable-housing expertise. "They received state funding some time ago, but one of their goals was to keep a section of the first building and then a section of the second building ... to create space that serves people that are coming out of homelessness and into shelter," the councilmember said. He added the project would coordinate with the nearby Veterans Affairs facility.
The council moved and seconded the measure and recorded seven yes votes; the chair declared the motion carried. Council staff listed the item as Board communication number 24-339. The speaker for the motion also thanked the property owner and neighborhood partners for their cooperation and urged timely progress, saying ground could turn this year if schedules hold.
The vouchers are project-based Section 8 allocations, meaning the subsidy is attached to the units rather than to individual tenants, and the council discussion referenced supportive services funding previously approved by the council. The record does not include details on the total subsidy amount, the timeline for construction completion, or a finalized services contract; those items will be handled in subsequent staff reports and site-plan approvals.
The council’s vote came during the meeting’s consent/regular agenda process and there was no additional roll-call breakdown of individual council member votes beyond the board’s announcement of "seven yes." Officials said follow-up on site plans, financing layers, and condition agreements would continue with staff and developers.
