This Week at City Hall: Heights Workforce Housing Application Moves Forward; February Quality of Life Meeting Cancelled; Meeting to discuss erosion control improvements for Little Thicket Park.
Heights Workforce Housing Application Moves Forward
Council passed a resolution in support of an application by developer Brinshore for affordable housing tax credits for a proposed workforce housing project, to be located at402 Columbia St in District C’s Heights community.
If awarded by the State, these tax credits will allow Brinshore to construct a high quality multi-family housing complex to allow Houstonian workers such as teachers, nurses, and police officers access to living in the Heights, which they likely would otherwise have been priced out from doing.
After meeting with local residents, the developer agreed to reduce the number of stories and units of the proposal to ensure the neighborhood’s infrastructure will accommodate the new construction. Brinshore also committed to removing street parking and including extensive landscaping and street trees in their plans.
Mayor Pro Tem Cohen strongly supports workforce housing in District C because she believes that Houstonians of all income levels deserve to access our fantastic neighborhoods, schools, and amenities.
The proposal will now compete state-wide for these 9% housing tax credits. The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs will announce which, if any, of the Houston proposals will receive these tax credits in late July 2019.
February Quality of Life Meeting Cancelled
Please note: the February meeting of the Council Committee on Quality of Life has been cancelled. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 27th at 2PM in Council Chambers at City Hall. All committee meetings are open to the public and include the opportunity for public comment.
What’s Happening in the District
On Wednesday, February 27th, Mayor Pro Tem Cohen and the Memorial/Heights Redevelopment Authority will host a public meeting to discuss erosion control improvements for Little Thicket Park in District C’s Shady Acres neighborhood. The meeting will begin at 6PM at the historic Heights Fire Station.