Department: Housing and Community Development
Department Head/Elected Official: Thao Costis, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): D2017-065
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Bluestem Apartments
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of a fourth amendment to an agreement with HCHA Redevelopment Authority, Inc. (a subsidiary of the Harris County Housing Authority) to add $428,933 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program Round 3 Funds to the Acquisition line item, while the CDBG-DR award amount of $23,000,000 remains unchanged for the Bluestem Apartments project.
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Background and Discussion:
On May 19, 2020, Commissioners Court approved an agreement between Harris County and HCHA Redevelopment Authority, Inc. for the Bluestem Apartments Project, utilizing $23,000,000.00 in CDBG-DR funds.
On March 9, 2021, Commissioners Court approved a First Amendment to decrease the Developer Fees budget line item by $3,602,105 and reallocating to the budget line items Acquisition by $263,080, Site Work increase by $1,274,175 and Direct Construction increase by $2,064,850, and the total amount of funding for this project staying at $40,154,512. The total amount of Round 1 CDBG-DR funds will remain $23,000,000.00 and the total amount of funding for this project is $40,154,512. The total amount of Round 1 CDBG-DR funds will remain $23,000,000.00 and the total amount of funding for this project is $40,154,512.
On November 15, 2022, Commissioners Court approved a Second Amendment to the Agreement to extend the construction completion date, such that the adjusted construction completion date is June 22, 2023, due to delays with civil and plumbing re-design, weather delays, and interruptions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
On August 8, 2023, Commissioner Court Approved a Third Amendment to (a) extend the 18-month construction completion requirement for an additional five (5) months to December 31, 2023, due to weather impact days, delays with electrical equipment, delivery of building meters due to nationwide parts and supply chain issues that affected the schedule and a CenterPoint equipment relocation that is projected to delay the project; (b) Direct Construction funding line has been established at $14,485,476 to $15,709,438, representing a total increase of $1,223,962; (c) Acquisition funding line has been reduced from $3,900,000 to $351,581, representing a total decrease of $3,548,419; (d) General Soft Costs has increased from $1,662,400 to $3,278,773, representing an increase of $1,616,373; (e) Permanent Financing funding line item has increased from $628,545 to $758,084 with a total increase of $129,539.
The Parties now desire to amend said Agreement to add $428,933 in Neighborhood Stabilization Program Round 3 (NSP-3) funds to the Acquisition line item, while the CDBG-DR of $23,000,000 remains unchanged.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact is an increase in the number of available affordable units reserved for low-income households.
Alternative Options:
The alternative option is that the developer can increase the number of market-rate units to cover any remaining costs associated with the development of the project.
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
X Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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05/19/2020 |
21-783 |
Approval of Bluestem Apartments Loan Agreement |
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03/09/2021 |
101 |
Approval of Bluestem Apartments First Amendment |
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11/15/2022 |
166 |
Approval of Bluestem Apartments Second Amendment |
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08/08/2023 |
160 |
Approval of Bluestem Apartments Third Amendment |
Location:
Address (if applicable): 12103 S Sam Houston Pkwy N., Houston, TX 77044
Precinct(s): Precinct 1
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Affordable Rental Housing |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Grant |
$23,000,000 |
$0 |
$23,000,000 |
$ |
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Grant |
$428,933 |
$0 |
$428,933 |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$23,428,933 |
$0 |
$23,428,933 |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$23,428,933 |
$ |
$23,428,933 |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 11/12/24
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Disaster Recovery related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Sam Borders; Director, Multi-Family Housing Development.
Attachments (if applicable): Fourth Amendment to Bluestem Apartments Loan Agreement