The Planning Commission voted to endorse five townhouses just south of Manor Road despite a recommendation from city staff against the development. The property at 2107 Alamo St. is currently occupied by an aging duplex. The owner, Anmol Mehra, wants to demolish the existing structure and replace it with five townhouses. He has promised to […]
Blackland Community Development Corporation
The Blackland Community Development Corporation (BCDC) has provided housing to low-income households since 1983 and hosts a neighborhood-created program for homeless families in Texas. Historically, funding for the housing comes from city-administered HUD and, in addition, neighborhood received 16 houses and eight vacant lots as a result of a 1992 agreement with the University of Texas. The boundaries of the Blackland Neighborhood are Comal Street on the west, Chestnut Avenue on the east, MLK Boulevard on the south, and Manor Road on the north.
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Affordable housing manuever loses at City Hall
Though it earned the respect of some Planning commissioners, an attempt to leverage a site plan extension for more affordable housing on the near-east side didn’t pay off last week. At last week’s Planning Commission meeting, Nikki Hoelter, who works in the city’s Development Services Department, detailed the appeal of an administrative extension at 2015 […]