Primary Department: Housing and Community Development
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a purchase agreement and to conditionally award up to $6,000,000 of Community Development Block Grant Program Income (CDBG PI) funds or CDBG funds to the Harris County Housing Finance Corporation (HCHFC) for the purchase of a real property site to be used for multi-family housing development consisting of approximate 9.55-acre tract located at 0 North Freeway, Houston, Texas 77090 in Precinct 1 with CDBG funds in an amount not to exceed $6,000,000 to be transferred, pursuant to a Subrecipient Agreement, to the HCHFC (or, at the election of the HCHFC, to the applicable title company).
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Background and Discussion:
On February 26, 2026, Commissioners Court approved for Housing and Community Development a conditional award of up to $6,000,000 of CDBG PI or CDBG funds to negotiate the acquisition to purchase of Real Property and assign the contract to Harris County Housing Finance Corporation, who would acquire the land and initiate a Request for Proposal process to develop the land for affordable housing.
After a successful acquisition, like other HCD Multi-Family ARPA SLFRF projects, HCHFC will own the land
and the projects will enter a 99-year ground lease, which will keep the project affordable for 99-years.
Expected Impact:
No additional funds are requi...
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