DEPARTMENT: Department of Planning & Community Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Bridgett White, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 2
SUBJECT:
Resolution of No Objection for Lord Road Apartments
SUMMARY:
A Resolution of No Objection for NRP Lone Star Development, LLC’s application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for non-competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits program for the development of Lord Road Apartments, a 324 unit multi-family rental housing development located at Lord Road and W.W. White Road in Council District 2.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs’ (TDHCA) Housing Tax Credit (HTC) program is one of the primary means of directing private capital toward the development and preservation of affordable rental housing for low-income households in the state of Texas. HTC are awarded to eligible participants to offset a portion of their federal tax liability in exchange for the production or preservation of affordable rental housing. There are two types of HTC: competitive 9% and non-competitive 4%. NRP Lone Star Development, LLC is applying for non-competitive 4% HTC. The non-competitive 4% HTC program is available year round unlike the competitive 9% HTC program which has a single annual application period. As opposed to the competitive 9% HTC, which assign points based on the type of resolution provided by a municipality (Resolution of Support versus a Resolution of No Objection), the non-competitive 4% HTC require that a Resolution of No Objection be submitted to satisfy requirements of §10.204(4)(C) of the TDHCA’s Uniform Multifamily Rules.
The City previously awarded this project $1,250,000 in FY 2016 HOME Investment Partnership funding on September 29, 2016.
ISSUE:
NRP Lone Star Development LLC is submitting an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for non-competitive 4% Housing Tax Credits (HTC) for the development of Lord Road Apartments, a 324 unit multi-family rental housing development located at Lord Road and W.W. White Road in Council District 2. TDHCA requires a Resolution of No Objection from the local governing body for a 4% HTC project.
The value of the TDHCA tax credit award to Lord Road Apartments will be approximately $16,295,464. The total development cost for this project will be approximately $43,095,681. All 324 units will be restricted to 60% of area median income (e.g., a family of four will have a maximum income of $37,260). While the TDHCA Governing Board considers 4% applications year round, it is anticipated this application will be evaluated in the Spring of 2017. If approved, the project will commence in April 2017 and be completed by April 2019.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council may elect not to provide a Resolution of No Objection which would adversely impact the ability of the developer to proceed with the project.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the City’s Budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends forwarding to the full City Council approval of a Resolution of No Objection for the development of NRP Lone Star Development, LLC’s Lord Road Apartments, a 324 unit affordable multi-family rental housing development located at Lord Road and W.W. White Road in Council District 2.