Item Coversheet

CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/24/2024
District A, District D, District K
Item Creation Date: 8/30/2024

HCD24-88 HHA PFC Resolution of Approval

Agenda Item#: 18.


 
                               
Summary:

RESOLUTION confirming approval of proposed Affordable Multifamily Residential Developments seeking exemption from taxation, with each development being owned by a Public Facility Corporation created and existing under Chapter 303 of the Texas Local Government Code and located in the City of Houston, Texas - DISTRICTS A - PECK; D - EVANS-SHABAZZ and K - CASTEX-TATUM

Background:

The Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) recommends Council approve a Resolution of Approval for three Houston Housing Authority Public Facility Corporations (PFC's) seeking tax exemptions for the multifamily mixed-income housing developments listed below:

 

Development Name

Development Address

Council District

Construction Type

Target Population

Allora Med Center

10201 Main St, 77025

K

New

General Population

Ariza Park Row

1100 Blackhaw St, 77079

A

New

General Population

Orem Circle

12781 Martin Luther King Blvd, 77048

D

New

General Population

 

Chapter 303 of the Texas Local Government Code provides an exemption from property taxation for multifamily residential developments that meet certain requirements, including that the development be approved by the governing body of the municipality in which the development is located.

 

HCD has performed a threshold review and recommends a Resolution of Approval for the following reasons:

 

  • Allora Med Center – High Opportunity Area
  • Ariza Park Row – High Opportunity Area
  • Orem Circle – Gulfgate TIRZ

 

The Houston Housing Authority will hold a public hearing for the PFCs listed above on October 15, 2024.

 

This item was reviewed by the Housing and Affordability Committee on September 17, 2024.

 

 

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Michael Nichols, Director

Contact Information:

Roxanne Lawson

(832) 394-6307

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