DHCD Connection Newsletter - September 2018
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This month DHCD had a lot to celebrate. Read about HPAP milestone, affordable housing for grandparents, HPTF financed projects and much much more.
Celebrating 40 Years of HPAP
Forty years ago this month, a law became effective that implemented the Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP).
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development will be celebrating this milestone at a special reception. Join us as we recognize the individuals and families who have benefited from HPAP, and our partners.
We hope to see you there!
DC Mayor Presents: Envision Tiny Home Living, DC Style
Join Mayor Muriel Bowser, the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), government officials and the Ward 7 community as we celebrate the unveiling of a tiny home demonstration project, in partnership with the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation and students in the Academy of Construction and Design at IDEA Public Charter School.
Learn how this housing trend can fit into the DC housing landscape.
Plaza West Groundbreaking Celebration
Come Celebrate the Plaza West Groundbreaking. A new construction of an affordable development for individuals, families and “Grandfamilies” – seniors raising their grandchildren.
This was a partnership with Golden Rule Plaza Inc. (GRP), a nonprofit subsidiary of Bible Way Church, and the Henson Development Company, Mission First to build the Plaza West project at the northeast corner of 4th and K Streets NW.
The two main components of the development are:
HPTF Financing Will Help Preserve Affordable Housing for Over 80 Residents in Wards 7 and 8
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The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently closed on two loans totaling more than $3.5 million that will preserve 36 units of affordable housing in Wards 7 and 8 for two tenant associations. Most units will be set-aside for households making no more than $59,000 a year (50 percent of the 2018 Median Family Income [MFI] for a family of four). Financing was provided through the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).
Plaza West Welcome Home Celebration
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Join Mayor Muriel Bowser, and other city officials to celebrate the grand opening and ribbon cutting of PLAZA WEST the first grandfamily affordable housing development in the District of Columbia.
This community in the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood has 223 affordable units including 173 affordable units for individuals and families and 50 grandfamily units.
Ceremonial Groundbreaking of Capitol Vista
Groundbreaking Ceremony of Capitol Vista
Rental Housing Commission Notice of Scheduled Meeting
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development, Rental Housing Commission (“Commission”) has scheduled a meeting for Friday, September 28, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in the Commission’s hearing room at 441 4th Street, Suite 1140B-North NW, Washington, DC 20001. The Commission will vote to adopt draft decision and order. See notice below.
HPTF Financing Will Help Preserve Affordable Housing for Over 140 Residents in Wards 4 and 7
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The DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently closed on three loans totaling more than $6.9 million that will preserve 64 units of affordable housing in Wards 4 and 7. In two cases, tenant associations exercised the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act (TOPA) to purchase the properties and financing was provided through the Housing Production Trust Fund (HPTF).
Pre-Bid meeting for Anacostia “Scattered Sites”
The Pre-Bid meeting will cover information on the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) release of Solicitations for Offers (SFOs) to transform several sites in the Ward 8 neighborhoods of Anacostia and Congress Heights into affordable housing for District residents.