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Arvada Housing Authority reports improved outlook, council approves 2027 PHA plan
Summary
The Arvada Housing Authority presented its 2025–26 annual report showing the voucher program served about 522 households, an average household income of roughly $17,000, and $9.1 million in rental assistance; council approved the 2027 PHA annual plan and HUD‑mandated administrative updates.
The Arvada Housing Authority presented its annual report for July 2025–June 2026 on July 21, reporting that the Housing Choice Voucher program served about 522 households out of 562 vouchers funded by HUD and that the average household income for program participants is just over $17,000.
Housing Authority staff member Carrie Espinosa said the agency spent just over $9,100,000 on rental assistance in the 12‑month period and that the average monthly subsidy per unit is about $1,500. She also reported a wait list of roughly 3,095 families and said funding limitations prevent the authority from immediately reassigning vouchers as families leave the program.
Espinosa highlighted recent development and preservation work, saying project‑based vouchers were placed at Vance Street Flats, Ralston Gardens and Legacy Senior Residences; the authority provided a $200,000 grant to Marshall Street Landing (85 permanent supportive housing units) and an $840,000 loan plus 8 project‑based vouchers to Legacy Senior Residences. She said Marshall Pointe Apartments (72 units) received an $850,000 loan and 8 project‑based vouchers and is projected to open in October 2027, and that Griffith Station Townhomes (20 affordable homeownership units) will count toward the city’s Prop 123 unit commitment after a land donation.
The presentation included program supports: eviction prevention resources, budgeting and job placement assistance, security deposit assistance (about $13,000 disbursed to date, with a year‑end goal of $25,000), and a temporary housing case manager position funded in part by DOLA to help residents stabilize after placement. Espinosa said HUD has notified the authority it will be able to offer new vouchers in the coming months, improving the authority’s ability to turn over vouchers when households exit the program.
Following the presentation, Councilmember Davis moved to approve the Arvada Housing Authority 2027 PHA annual plan; the motion passed 6–0. Davis later moved approval of the Housing Choice Voucher Program 2026 administrative plan updates—changes Espinosa said are mandated by HUD—and that motion also passed 6–0.
The approvals allow staff to submit the annual plan and implement HUD‑mandated operational updates, including a new inspection protocol with a February 2027 compliance deadline.
