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SHA shall
either itself or in partnership with other
non-profit housing organizations develop a minimum
of 716 Replacement Units to replace the 716 public
housing units planned to be demolished in the
redevelopment of the High Point Site.
The 716
replacement units shall be affordable to public
housing eligible households, with a minimum of 100 percent of the units available to
households with incomes at or below 30 percent
of the Seattle median income, determined at
the time of initial occupancy by each household.
The 716
replacement units shall be available for occupancy
for a minimum of 40 years from the initial
date of occupancy, or longer if federal operating
subsidies are renewed. If in the 40-year period
federal operating subsidies are not renewed, SHA
will make its best effort to maintain the units so
they are available to households at or below
30 percent of median income.
Relocation of Existing High Point Residents
SHA will ensure that existing residents in good
standing as of the time of SHA's Hope VI award
on July 26, 2000 can return to High Point after
completion of the redevelopment. SHA will work
with the High Point Resident Council to develop
screening criteria that will apply to new
residents of the redeveloped High Point. All
existing residents as of July 26, 2000, who remain
in good standing and wish to return to the site,
will be exempted from the new screening criteria.
Type and Location
Replacement units that SHA develops either itself
or that are developed by non-profit housing
organizations must be located within the Seattle
City limits. Replacement Units may be developed
via new construction, or acquisition and
rehabilitation of existing buildings not in the
ownership of SHA; provided that 1) no displacement
of existing tenants occurs; and 2) there is a net
addition of housing units affordable to households
with incomes at or below 30 percent of Seattle's median income.
307 Additional
Housing Choice Vouchers
As part of the HOPE VI Grant, SHA has been
provided with an additional 109 Housing Choice
vouchers, which will provide rent subsidies to
households earning less than 30 percent of median income.
Households using these vouchers may use them
outside of Seattle, however, the majority (75
percent) of SHA vouchers are presently used in Seattle.
For more information about
Seattle Housing's overall replacement housing
plans,
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