Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of McKinney, Texas, Regarding the Application of the "Throckmorton Villas" to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), for 9% Tax Credits for the Construction of Multi-Family Units Within the Development
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Direction for Strategic and Economic Growth
MEETING DATE: January 17, 2017
DEPARTMENT: Housing & Community Development Department
CONTACT: Janay Tieken, Housing and Community Development
Cristel Todd, Affordable Housing Administrator
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION:
* Approve one of the Resolutions
ITEM SUMMARY:
* SDC Throckmorton Villas, LP has applied to TDHCA for 9% tax credits for the construction of Throckmorton Villas
* SDC Throckmorton Villas, LP is requesting a Resolution of Support from the City Council in order to increase the chances of the development receiving funding from TDHCA
* The project was presented to the McKinney Housing Authority (MHA) on November 29, 2016, requesting MHA in a co-developer role (attached). The project has since been restructured as a 9% tax credit deal and the East Dallas Community Development Organization has been selected as a co-development partner
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
* Sphinx Development Corporation is a Dallas based real estate development company committed to affordable housing, with specialization in LIHTC products under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code. Development experience goes back to the mid-1980s, with major and recent accomplishments of more than 1,409 housing units within ten (10) projects. SDC has collaborated/joint-ventured on more than 2,000 units in the State of Texas
* The proposed mixed income development consists of 124 units, 70% (87 units) of which will be affordable and 30% (37) of which will be market-rate.
* Of this total, there will be four (4) market rate live/work units that total 4,900 square feet and 13,600 square fee...
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