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Council authorizes transfer of South 52nd Street lot and $100,000 ARPA to DevNW for six income‑qualified townhomes
Summary
The Springfield City Council voted 6–0 to authorize the city manager to transfer a city lot on South 52nd Street and award $100,000 in ARPA funds to DevNW to develop six townhouses for sale to income‑qualified buyers via a community land trust.
The Springfield City Council on a 6–0 vote authorized the city manager to negotiate and execute documents transferring the city‑owned property on South 52nd Street and awarding $100,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to DevNW to develop six income‑qualified townhomes.
Katie Carroll, the city's housing analyst, told council the quarter‑acre site, acquired from Lane County under state rules for tax‑foreclosed properties, was offered via a request for proposals for homeownership housing targeted at households at or below 80 percent of area median income. Carroll said the city received one responsive proposal from DevNW, which proposes six three‑bedroom, two‑bath townhouses with one fully ADA‑accessible first floor unit and features intended to preserve long‑term affordability through a community land trust (CLT).
Nora Cronin, DevNW's director of real estate development, said the CLT model separates land ownership from home improvements and uses a resale formula to keep units affordable in perpetuity. Cronin said DevNW expects buyers to be income‑qualified and described a mortgage product called Amplify designed to help buyers pay down mortgages faster. DevNW told council it would pursue roughly $1.23 million in state LIFT funds in upcoming rounds and that the city's $100,000 ARPA contribution would help the project move forward.
Councilor Rodley moved to authorize the transfer and ARPA award; a second was recorded and the clerk polled the council. The mayor announced the motion passed with six yes votes and no no votes. The motion authorizes the city manager to execute all necessary documents and transfer the property identified by tax lot 17‑02‑33‑34‑00800 to DevNW, and to execute the related ARPA award and ancillary documents.
The project, if DevNW secures the state LIFT funding, will proceed to standard permitting and financing steps; council did not amend the project terms during the meeting. The city packet and the staff presentation spell out RFP scoring, minimum criteria, and a recommended form of deed restrictions and ground‑lease terms to implement the CLT model.
