Boost for East Sixth Street Housing
Housing Development Investment:
The Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) approved a commitment of up to $1 million to support the "Pedernales Urban Digs" mixed-use condominium development on East Sixth Street.Securing Residential Units:
This funding is designed to guarantee the purchase of up to ten completed residential units within the development, aimed at increasing local housing options.Community Housing Initiative:
The project falls under the AHFC's Acquisition and Development Program, with financing contingent on funds generated by the S.M.A.R.T. Housing capital improvement initiatives.
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Board of Directors: Gustavo L. Garcia. President Jackie Goodman, Vice President Raul Alvarez, Director Danny Thomas, Director Betty Dunkerley, Director Will Wynn, Director Daryl Slusher, Director Toby Hammett Futrell, General Manager Shirley Brown, Secretary Paul Hilgers, Treasurer Sedora Jefferson, General Counsel flUSTIN HOUSING FINflNCE CORPORflTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES THURSDAY, May 15,2003 The Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) was convened on Thursday, May 15, 2003, in the Hancock Building Board Room of the Lower Colorado River Authority, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd. The following were the AHFC items considered by the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's Board of Directors. President Garcia called the meeting to order at 4:49 p.m. AHFC-1 Approve minutes of the April 24, 2003 Board meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. The minutes for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Special Called Meeting of April 24,2003 were approved on Board Member Thomas's motion, Board Member Wynn's second on a 6-0 vote. Board Member Slusher was off the dais. AHFC- 2 Authorize the negotiation and execution of an agreement with WdV Joint Venture (the Developer), in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, to guarantee the purchase of up to ten (10) completed residential condominium units in the Pedernales Urban Digs Live-Work mixed use condominium development, located at 2401 East Sixth Street, as a part of the Acquisition and Development Program. (Funding is contingent upon receipt by Austin Housing Finance Corporatation (AHFC) sales proceeds generated by S.M.A.R.T. Housing Capital Improvement Funds through homes constructed during the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 Fiscal Years.) The motion authorizing the negotiation and execution of an agreement was approved on Board Member Alvarez' motion, Board Member Wynn's second on a 6-0 vote. Mayor Pro Tern Goodman was off the dais. The motion to adjourn the meeting at 4:58 p.m. was approved on Board Member Thomas' motion, Board Member Alvarez* second on a 7-0 vote. CORPORATE OFFICES. P.O. Box 1088. Austin, TX 78767-1088 (512) 974-3100 OFFICE OF CORPORATE COUNSEL, 114 West 7th Street, Austin, TX. 78701(511) 974-2268