The townhouses, almost all of which were built in the 1990s, consist of three- and four-bedroom units designed for families.  The original owners marketed them primarily to Housing Choice Voucher holders and the units represented a significant portion of the affordable rental housing stock of larger units in the central part of Seattle.  In the last year or two, however, more and more higher income tenants began renting these apartments.  

SHA's purchase of these properties accomplishes several goals. It preserves affordable, large rental units, increases SHA's housing resources in a neighborhood currently under-represented in SHA's portfolio of small properties (under 20 units per location), and helps meet a variety of replacement housing goals.