Title
Bond Issuance Approval for Aldersgate Apartments
Action
Action:
Adopt a resolution granting INLIVIAN's request to issue new multi-family housing revenue bonds in an amount not to exceed $16,500,000, to finance the development of an affordable housing development known as Aldersgate Apartments.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Shawn Heath, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Warren Wooten, Housing and Neighborhood Services
Explanation
* This action will not obligate the city financially or impact the Capital Investment Plan and is requested to satisfy Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, which requires the issuance of housing bonds to be approved by the local governmental unit with jurisdiction over the area where the development is located.
* INLIVIAN is requesting that City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of new multi-family housing revenue bonds for Aldersgate Apartments, a 136-unit new construction affordable housing development to be developed, owned, and operated by Shamrock Drive A, LLC, a North Carolina limited liability company and subsidiary of Laurel Street (Developer), or an affiliated or related entity.
* The development will be located on approximately six acres at the intersection of Shamrock Drive and Willard Farrow Drive. The six-acre development area is a portion of a larger ten-acre parcel (parcel identification number 101-02-111) located in Council District 1.
* The development will serve households earning up to 80 percent of the Area Median Income (AMI) with income averaging at 60 percent of AMI for the entire development.
* The INLIVIAN bonds, not to exceed $16,500,000, will be used to finance land acquisition and construction of the development.
* This action further supports City Council's September 27, 2021 approval of $2,992,000 Housing Trust Fund support.
* The developer anticipates closing the financing for this development and beginning construction by the end of 2023.
Background
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