| Soluna Reshapes and Revitalizes Edison-Eastlake Community | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/housing/2547 | Housing | | 10/29/2022 12:30:00 AM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2547/newsroom_Housing_20.jpg | | Soluna Reshapes and Revitalizes Edison-Eastlake Community | <div class="ExternalClassEC6F6632CD244C2BB851B029C203DEE1"><html><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US" style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;">Today, the City of Phoenix celebrated the grand opening of Soluna Apartments, the first Choice Neighborhoods mixed-income housing development in the Edison-Eastlake Community. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}" style="background-color:window;color:windowtext;font-size:10pt;"> <br></span><br><div><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Soluna features 177 modern, energy-efficient units ranging from one to five bedrooms. The community is designed to provide quality living at an affordable cost, with 80 percent of units offered as affordable housing and 20 percent of units available at market rate.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></div><div><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"><br></span></div><div><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">“Ensuring affordable housing options for all who call our City home is a top priority for me,” said Mayor Kate Gallego. “One of the greatest challenges our residents face is simply housing availability, and 177 new units here at Soluna Apartments is a great step forward in addressing that. I couldn’t be more excited to see more housing options coming to South Phoenix.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></div><div><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"><br></span></div><div><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Centrally located at 19</span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"><span data-fontsize="12">th</span></span><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"> St. and Roosevelt, Soluna offers residents views of Edison Park and multiple amenities including a unique art plaza, three community rooms, playgrounds, a business center, a fitness center, and green space with plenty of shade trees. Soluna is the first phase of rental housing units developed as part of a $30 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to revitalize the Edison-Eastlake neighborhood and encourage a sense of pride in the community.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></div><div><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"><br></span></div><div><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">"I am proud the City of Phoenix is continuing to prioritize affordable housing with this grand opening of Soluna Apartments," said Councilmember Garcia. "This mixed-income housing investment will ensure that my constituents have quality affordable housing options in vibrant neighborhoods.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></div><div><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"><br></span></div><div><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"7e74a970-2599-432c-b523-713c64cb2760|7","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469775450,"Default",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"Default",201342448,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"Calibri",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Calibri",469769226,"Calibri",335551500,"0",268442635,"24",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",335559739,"0"]}">Soluna, the combination of “sol” (sun) and “</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default">luna</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default">” (moon) in Spanish, received the 2022 Brian Mickelson Housing Hero Award for Outstanding Affordable Housing Initiative. The community</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default"> was developed in partnership with Gorman and Company</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default">, capitalizing on transit-oriented development opportunities, deconcentrating poverty, and ensuring long-term housing affordability in this community. </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></div><div><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></div><div><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">“Phoenix has embarked on the Housing Phoenix Plan, which was approved by the Mayor and Council in 2020, to create and preserve 50,000 units by 2030,” said Titus Mathew, City of Phoenix Housing Department Director. “There has never been a greater need for affordable housing than the present. This new project will provide hundreds of Phoenix residents access to safe and quality affordable housing. Thanks to all our partners, Mayor Gallego, Councilman Garcia, Department of Housing and Urban Development and our wonderful residents.”</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></div><div><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":240}"> </span></div><div><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default">“Soluna is the first phase of a five-phased undertaking that will represent the single largest public housing redevelopment effort in Arizona history,” said Gorman’s CEO Brian Swanton. “What makes this project truly special is the level of intergenerational resident engagement in its design. The residents of Edison-Eastlake took a hands-on role from the very beginning, and now they are moving into their brand-new homes</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default">."</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></div><div><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Default"></span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></div><div><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US">Soluna was funded by Low Income Housing Tax Credit equity (LIHTC), private mortgage, Choice Neighborhoods funds and other sources of gap funding. Funding partners include the Arizona Department of Housing (ADOH), Phoenix Community Development & Investment Corporation (PCDIC) and HUD. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></div><div><br></div><div><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span><a href="/housing/building-affordable-housing/cni-grant" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Learn</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"> more</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"> about Choice Neighborhoods</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto" lang="EN-US"></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></div><div></div><br></html></div> | https://www.phoenix.gov/housing | News | housing |
| Landlords Invited to Housing Voucher Program Open House | https://www.phoenix.gov/newsroom/housing/2530 | Housing | | 10/17/2022 10:40:00 PM | https://www.phoenix.gov/newssite/Lists/NewsArticle/Attachments/2530/newsroom _housing_002.png | | Landlords Invited to Housing Voucher Program Open House | <div class="ExternalClassCAE9060BB63648A9BE65AD38510E8C3B"><html>
<span style="font-size:16px;">If you own a home or rental unit in Phoenix and are looking for consistent, reliable rental income, come join us for an Owner </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">Open</span><span style="font-size:16px;"> </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">House</span><span style="font-size:16px;"> to learn about the benefits of the City of Phoenix’s Housing Choice Voucher program. In order to provide housing arrangements for more people with rental subsidy, Phoenix is looking for more </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s willing to accept Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCVs).
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<strong>WHO:</strong> Current </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s and those interested in becoming </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s with the Section 8 HCV program.</span><br style="font-size:16px;"><br style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-size:16px;">
<strong>WHERE:</strong> Memorial Hall at Steele Indian School Park (300 E. Indian School Rd.)</span><br style="font-size:16px;"><br style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-size:16px;">
<strong>WHEN:</strong> Wednesday, October 19. Stop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. </span><br style="font-size:16px;"><br style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-size:16px;">
Please RSVP: </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">Open</span><span style="font-size:16px;">HouseRSVP@quadel.com </span><br style="font-size:16px;"><br style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-size:16px;">
At the </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">open</span><span style="font-size:16px;"> </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">house</span><span style="font-size:16px;">, </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s will have the chance to learn about Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts, inspections, leasing, moves, the $2,000 sign-on bonus for new HAP contracts, and more. Get your voucher questions answered in a meet-and-greet with staff from Housing, Human Services, and the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs.
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“The Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers help the </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s just as much as they help the tenants,” said Elenia Sotelo, a housing manager in the Phoenix Housing Department. “We want to make sure more property owners are aware of the benefits of accepting Housing Choice Vouchers.”
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Some of those benefits include payment consistency (</span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s will receive monthly subsidy checks from the City), renter stability (voucher holders are able to stay in their homes longer, thereby reducing turnover), and access to housing specialists who can guide </span><span data-ogsb="" data-ogsc="" data-ogab="" data-ogac="" data-markjs="true" style="font-size:16px;">landlord</span><span style="font-size:16px;">s through the process.
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Computers will be available to access files and information. Light refreshments will be served.
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