Houston has added 90 affordable apartments in the city’s southwest, expanding housing options for low-income renters facing rising costs.<\/p>\n
The homes are part of Boulevard 61, a 100-unit community with a mix of affordable and market-rate rentals.<\/p>\n
Here’s what to know<\/p>\n
For Houston, the move advances an effort to help residents access quality homes they can afford, KPRC 2<\/a> reported. Mayor John Whitmire attended the property’s ribbon-cutting alongside housing advocates, city officials, and development partners.<\/p>\n Boulevard 61 is a mixed-income community combining 90 affordable-housing apartment units with 10 market-rate units.<\/p>\n More background<\/p>\n Houston’s $2.5 million contribution to Boulevard 61 came from the federal HOME Investment Partnerships Program, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n According to its website, Boulevard 61<\/a> offers floorplans ranging from 716 square feet to 1,163 square feet. The community also boasts luxury-living-style amenities, such as a swimming pool, fitness center, and “sleek” interiors. It is located near the Galleria area’s jobs, shopping, health services, and public transit routes.<\/p>\n The cost of each unit is not available to the public. In June, when the community’s unit waitlist opened, the Houston Chronicle<\/a> reported on the income restrictions:<\/p>\n \u2022 38 units for households earning less than 30% of the median income in Houston or $25,000 for a two-person household<\/p>\n \u2022 8 for households earning less than 50% of the median income or $41,600 for a two-person household<\/p>\n \u2022 40 for households earning less than 60% of the median income or $49,900 for a two-person household<\/p>\n \u2022 4 for households earning less than 80% of the median income or $66,600 for a two-person household<\/p>\n Where can I learn more?<\/p>\n Boulevard 61 is one of several projects for affordable homes in communities across the country.<\/p>\n \u2022 Massachusetts directed $18.2 million toward two Cambridge projects to create 162 affordable housing units<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 A California school site vacant for 40 years moved toward 30 affordable staff apartments<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2022 Houston now requires air conditioning<\/a> in all rentals, making cooling a housing standard.<\/p>\n \u2022 A Florida nonprofit received a $600,000 supportive housing grant<\/a> for six people leaving homelessness.<\/p>\n Get TCD’s free newsletters<\/a> for easy tips, smart advice, and a chance to earn $5,000 toward home upgrades. To see more stories like this one, change your Google preferences here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston has added 90 affordable apartments in the city’s southwest, expanding housing options for low-income renters facing rising…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483142,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[56,58,57],"class_list":["post-483141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483141","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483141"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483141\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483142"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483141"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483141"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483141"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}