Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Housing topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Staff outline timeline for transitional and affordable housing, note funding dependencies
Summary
TIDA staff provided an update on transitional housing and the pipeline of affordable units, describing completed units at Starview Court, premarketing at 490 Avenue Of The Palms (seven inclusionary units), planned senior, behavioral health and family buildings (targeting 2028), and funding and loan‑certification uncertainties affecting a DAHLIA lottery timing.
Bob, a TIDA staff member, presented the board with a status update on transitional housing and replacement commitments for legacy residents and service providers. He reported that Starview Court has provided transitional units and that 490 Avenue Of The Palms has seven inclusionary affordable units available with priority access for legacy and vested market‑rate residents. Pre‑marketing began in September, but staff said the DAHLIA lottery timing is now likely to be delayed to late summer 2026 because of recent administrative changes to Fannie Mae loan certification processes that may make mortgages harder for buyers of brand‑new buildings.
Bob outlined a pipeline of buildings in design and review: a senior building (target completion 2028) serving residents 62+ and with units affordable to households earning as low as 20% AMI, a behavioral health building developed with Mercy Housing and DPH to host transitional programs, and a family building (IC 4.3) projected as a 150‑unit building with 30 transition units. He said stage 2 construction will provide additional locations for new buildings and that, over the next several years, staff expect legacy households to be offered transition housing opportunities as the project advances.
On counts, staff gave an update of current households in Navy housing and program enrollment numbers (figures presented orally), and noted funding schedules are dynamic: some projects expect awards from state Affordable Housing programs, and the behavioral health building leverages general obligation bonds available to DPH. Directors asked for more detail and suggested a one‑page chart showing rehousing progress; staff agreed to invite MOHCD to brief the board on the Fannie Mae change at a December meeting.
Why it matters: The update outlines concrete timelines for replacement housing and identifies funding and loan‑certification issues that could affect buyer eligibility and lottery timing. Board oversight of rehousing and funding milestones will be central to meeting commitments to legacy residents.
