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Office of Housing Briefing to Aging and Disability Services Advisory Council

Learn about the Office of Housing's initiatives for affordable housing for seniors, development priorities, homeowner assistance, and additional resources.

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Office of Housing Briefing to Aging and Disability Services Advisory Council

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  1. Office of Housing Briefing to Aging and Disability Services Advisory Council

  2. Agenda What does the Office of Housing do? • Development & Preservation • Planning & Policy • Homeowner Assistance Affordable housing for older adults • Senior housing projects in the pipeline • Additional resources

  3. Defining “Affordable Housing” • Housing supported by the Office of Housing is rent- and income-restricted • Rent and income limits are based on Area Median Income (AMI) Rent and Income Limits for an Individual in 2019

  4. What does the Office of Housing do?

  5. Development & Preservation Image credit: Ankrom Moisan Above: Mercy Othello Plaza (Othello) Right: Frye Apartments (Pioneer Square) Image credit: Low Income Housing Institute

  6. Development & Preservation Resident population priorities • Homeless families, adults, and youth • Seniors and people with disabilities • Low-wage working families and individuals Image credit: Mercy Housing Northwest

  7. Development & Preservation Project location priorities • Access to transit • Access to opportunity • Equitable development & anti-displacement goals • Resident needs

  8. Planning & Policy Affordable housing incentive programs: • Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) • Incentive Zoning (IZ) • Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) Affirmative marketing and community preference(link to KUOW radio segment mentioned in the meeting) Image credit: Capitol Hill Housing

  9. Homeowner Assistance • Investments to develop permanently affordable homeownership projects • Downpayment assistance loans

  10. Homeowner Assistance Home Repair ProgramFunds critical health and safety repairs, as well as increases in habitable space Weatherization Program Funds energy conservation and indoor air quality improvements

  11. Affordable housing for older adults – projects in the pipeline

  12. Pipeline: Affordable Housing for Seniors Filipino Community Village • Located in Hillman City, next to Filipino Community Center • 95 units, including studios and 1-bedrooms for seniors aged 55 and older • Affordable at 30%, 50%, and 60% AMI • Funded by OH in 2017, completion expected in late 2020 Image credit: Filipino Community of Seattle

  13. Pipeline: Affordable Housing for Seniors Northhaven Senior Housing • Located in Northgate, adjacent to Northgate mall and less than a mile from future light rail station • 85 units, including studios and 1-bedrooms for seniors aged 55 and older • Affordable at 30%, 50%, and 60% AMI • Funded by OH in 2018 Image credit: Northaven Senior Housing

  14. Pipeline: Affordable Housing for Seniors LGBTQ-Affirming Affordable Senior Housing • Newly proposed site located on Broadway in Capitol Hill • Current concept: 100-122 affordable homes for low-income seniors 55 years or older • Capitol Hill Housing intends to submit an application for funding in 2019 (link to article in Madison Park Times) Image credit: Madison Park Times

  15. Additional Resources • Office of Housing’s website • Seattle Rainbow Housing Report: “Aging in Community: Addressing LGBTQ Inequities in Housing and Senior Services” • List of buildings with affordable senior housing, funded by City of Seattle • Seattle Housing Authority’s Senior Housing Program Please feel free to contact me with any questions! Stephanie.Velasco@seattle.gov | 206-256-5359

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