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Title
Approve a resolution supporting the application by Austin Highland DMA Housing, LLC, or an affiliated entity, for the allocation of competitive 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits for the construction of a development to be known as The Maven, located within the City at or near 618 East Highland Mall Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
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Lead Department
Austin Housing
Fiscal Note
This item has no fiscal impact.
For More Information:
Deletta Dean, Director, Austin Housing, 512-978-1410; or Mandy DeMayo, Deputy Director, Austin Housing, 512-974-1091
Additional Backup Information:
Austin Highland DMA Housing, LLC, or an affiliated entity, has or will submit an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for competitive 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credits. During the TDHCA scoring process, the applicant will receive a certain number of points based on Council’s action. An application that receives a resolution of support will receive more points than an application that receives no resolution or a resolution of no objection.
Staff recommends that Council support the proposed development because the proposed development is located in a Displacement Risk area and is located within 0.5 miles walking distance of high-frequency transit.
This resolution also acknowledges and confirms statements related to the location of the proposed development as required by the TDHCA. Specifically, this resolution: (a) acknowledges and confirms that the City has more than twice the state average of units per capita supported by Housing Tax Credits or private activity bonds; (b) acknowledges that the proposed development will be located one linear mile or less from another development that serves the same type of household and received an allocation of Housing Tax Credits (or private activity bonds) within the last three years, (c) states that Council specifically allows the construction of the proposed development, and (d) states that Council supports the construction of the proposed development.
The proposed development will be located at or near 618 East Highland Mall Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78752, which is located in Council District 4. The target population for the proposed development, as will be presented to the TDHCA, is the general population. The proposed development currently envisions a total of 80 units, seven of which will be affordable to households earning at or below 30 percent of the Area Median Family Income (MFI), 28 of which will be affordable to households earning at or below 50 percent MFI, 35 of which will be affordable to households earning at or below 60 percent MFI, and 10 of which will be market rate.
The applicant intends to apply for $4,000,000 in gap financing from the Austin Housing Finance Corporation for the proposed development. This Council action is unrelated to and will have no impact on future funding requests.
More information on the proposed development, socioeconomic characteristics, and amenities in the surrounding area can be found at <https://www.austintexas.gov/page/9-tax-credit-resolution-requests>.