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Commission backs letter of support and fee-waiver resolutions for proposed 43-unit affordable housing at 2nd Avenue
Summary
The Leavenworth City Commission unanimously supported a letter of support and two resolutions proposing fee waivers and a nonbinding IRB intent for Commonwealth Development’s 43-unit Second Avenue Commons affordable housing project at 2604 2nd Avenue to strengthen its Kansas Housing Resource Corporation tax-credit application.
Leavenworth Mayor Nancy Bowder and city staff on Monday heard a presentation about a proposed 43‑unit affordable housing development at 2604 2nd Avenue, then voted unanimously to back a letter of support and two resolutions that would provide local incentives the developer says are needed to be competitive for state and federal low‑income housing tax credits.
Penny (city staff) introduced Commonwealth Development Corporation’s Second Avenue Commons concept and turned the presentation over to Danny DeFrancesco of Commonwealth Development, who described the project as a single‑story, 43‑unit complex with one-, two- and three‑bedroom units and an on‑site clubhouse and management office. “All we do is affordable housing,” DeFrancesco said, adding the firm has developed more than 8,300 units in over 15 states…
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