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Resolution to Grant $275,000.00 in FY24 and $200,000 in FY25 for Sustainable Affordable Housing Improvements in Community Climate Action Millage Funds to the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation
Memorandum
The City of Ann Arbor's Office of Sustainability and Innovation (OSI) is requesting City Council approval to grant $275,000.00 in FY24 and $200,000.00 in FY25 Community Climate Action Millage funds to the Ann Arbor Housing Development Corporation (AAHDC), a Michigan nonprofit whose sole member is the Ann Arbor Housing Commission (AAHC).
In 2019, City Council approved a resolution (R-19-514), directing the AAHC to develop 121 Catherine as affordable housing. Since then, the AAHC conducted several years of community engagement, hired co-developer, Avalon Housing, and has been working with architects, engineers, contractors, development consultants, and green design consultants to prepare the site plans, design the building and secure funding for this development. Additionally, the development team has been working with a Community Leadership Council (CLC), a group of local Black residents, both current and previous residents, as well as young artists on a portion to design a community and cultural space to honor the neighborhood's Black history and the people who worked, lived and organized here.
The project includes a 64,529 square foot L-shaped building with 63 residential units involving 62 one-bedroom and 1 two-bedroom apartments. All the residential units will be affordable to households with incomes at or below 60% of Area Median Income (AMI). Half of the apartments will be targeted as supportive housing for households with incomes at or below 30% AMI. Avalon Housing will be the on-site service provider and will collaborate with other community services providers. The remaining apartments will include a preference for low-income households who are involved in artistic or literary activities, which is specifically allowed as a preference und...
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