Office of Housing Briefing to Aging and Disability Services Advisory Council

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 AFFH: taking meaningful actions to overcome historic patterns of segregation, promote fair housing choice, and foster inclusive communities that are free from discrimination

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 AMI Level Income Limits Rent Limits 100% AMI $77,500 $1,937 50% AMI $38,750 $968 30% AMI $23,250 $581

What does the Office of Housing do?

Development & Preservation Image credit: Ankrom Moisan Mercy Othello Plaza: 108 affordable apartments with 1,2,3-bedroom floor plans Community center, courtyard, commercial space on ground floor Right next to Link light rail station Frye Apartments 234 studio and 1-bedroom units Homeless and low-income (30-50% AMI) Above: Mercy Othello Plaza (Othello) Right: Frye Apartments (Pioneer Square) Image credit: Low Income Housing Institute

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

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

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

Homeowner Assistance Investments to develop permanently affordable homeownership projects Downpayment assistance loans HomeSight is developing a limited-equity, residential housing cooperative at Martin Luther King Jr. Way South and South Holly Park Drive in South Seattle’s Othello Neighborhood.  All 68 units are affordable to families earning below 80% Area Median Income and below at the time of purchase. The ground floor will have one commercial unit and a central courtyard connected to interior amenity space equipped with a kitchen and a commercial size washer and drier. There will also be communal sun decks on floors two and four. The unit mix is 25 one-bedrooms, 35 two-bedrooms, and 8 three-bedrooms.

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

Affordable housing for older adults – projects in the pipeline

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 In addition to affordable senior housing, the Filipino Community Village will include an Innovation Learning Center. It will have a youth lounge, a space for a computer classes and a multi-purpose room for events like cultural dances. The learning center is set up to help promote technological literacy in the neighborhood. In addition to computer labs, the learning center will involve a robotics program and a science-technology-engineering-arts-math (STEAM) program. Image credit: Filipino Community of Seattle

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 Ground floor: space for Providence ElderPlace, which will operate their PACE (Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly) program to provide comprehensive health care and social services in the building Image credit: Northaven Senior Housing

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

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 Seattle Rainbow Housing Report: Karen Fredriksen Goldsen worked with OH to identify key housing and senior service challenges