Where is the City Going to Put More Low Income Housing?

 

SAN ANGELO, TX -- (COSA Press Release) The public can offer thoughts on six proposed housing developments competing for state tax credits during a town hall meeting Feb. 1.

The forum will be at 6 p.m. at the McNease Convention Center, 501 Rio Concho Drive. Citizens will hear details about the proposed projects vying for funding through the state’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit program. The housing proposals are:

  • Glen Park, by VCZ Development, at 4001 S. Chadbourne St., 60 units, 2-3 bedrooms for family households.
  • Meadow Falls, by VCZ, 4665 Southland Blvd., 76 units, 2-3 bedrooms for family households.
  • Balcones Flats, by Herman & Kittle Properties, 913 W. 33rd St., 64 units, 2-3 bedrooms for family households.
  • The Trails, by Generation Housing Development, 2600 Era St., 72 units, 1-3 bedrooms for family households.
  • Cherry Trails, by Four Corners Development, on Appaloosa Trails behind The BLVD Apartments, 48-60 units, 1-2 bedrooms for the elderly.
  • Twohig Plaza, by Four Corners, 201 S. Chadbourne St., 40-60 units, 1-2 bedrooms for the elderly.

The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs makes funding available through tax credits for single- and multi-family rental construction projects. Credits are awarded through a competitive process. The state will award credits to only one project from this area, which includes Midland and Odessa. City political and financial support improves a project’s competitiveness and is often the deciding factor in which earns the tax credits.

Two local developments, each for seniors, have earned tax credits each of the last two years. Kirby Park Villas’ 72 units on MLK Drive and 29th Street is under construction. Construction on the 48-unit Oak Trails complex near Fort Concho begins in the spring.

Subscribe to the LIVE! Daily

The LIVE! Daily is the "newspaper to your email" for San Angelo. Each content-packed edition has weather, the popular Top of the Email opinion and rumor mill column, news around the state of Texas, news around west Texas, the latest news stories from San Angelo LIVE!, events, and the most recent obituaries. The bottom of the email contains the most recent rants and comments. The LIVE! daily is emailed 5 days per week. On Sundays, subscribers receive the West Texas Real Estate LIVE! email.

Required

Most Recent Videos

Comments

School District May Seek a $150 Million Bond in May Election while City contemplates more Low Income Housing/ Senior Elderly Housing for revenue. Does this make sense!!!! Does the City not understand that there is minimal income taxes coming from Senior Citizens Low Income Housing. The Government will not always be there for Senior Citizens with stipends or Medicare when the city really needs more revenue/taxes from companies/corporations. What should be happen is trying to recruit mega Million dollar Companies to San Angelo. The Citizens of San Angelo are being taxed to death thus moving away. Companies are also moving away, Just look around the city of empty stores.

Even this article states where are the Low Income Housing going to be placed....while this article provides potential sites, why not place them on the East Side of town, Near the Lake/Airport or Next to the new H-E-B, or Southland, etc.... maybe North East side of town, River Crest area....next to the brand new houses on the hill. There are now new clinics in the area.

Post a comment to this article here: