Department: Community Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Adrienne M. Holloway, Ph.D., Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Contract - Award
Project ID (if applicable): D2017-090
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): HCHA Redevelopment Authority, Inc. and First Met Apartments, LP
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 contract between Harris County, HCHA Redevelopment Authority, Inc. and First Met Apartments, LP for the First Met Senior Apartments, in Precinct 1, CDBG-DR and NSP1 funding in the amount of $23,368,381 and $1,631,618, respectively.
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Background and Discussion:
Attached for Commissioners Court review and approval is a request for funding for the new construction of First Met Senior Apartments, a new, four-story elevator-served building consisting of 157 units for low to moderate-income for seniors of Harris County, of which 81 units will be set aside as Community Development Block Grant-Disaster (CDBG-DR) assisted units through the Continuum of Care's (CoC) Coordinated Access System. First Met Apartments, LP will maintain ownership at project completion. The total Harris County funding will be $24,999,999. The total project cost is $43,495,649.
On August 11, 2020, Harris County Commissioners Court approved funding for and submission of the project (Project Number D2017-090). On November 6, 2020, the GLO notified Harris County it conditionally approved the First Met Senior Apartment project, including the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing review. The project was selected to receive CDBG-DR funds via a project application process that opened on November 6, 2019, and closed on January 22, 2020.
Expected Impact:
The expected impact will be for HCHA Redevelopment Authority, Inc. and...
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