Alder Crest Apartments leasing in West Seattle

SEATTLE—November 29, 2006—SHA purchased the run-down Alder Crest Apartments near High Point in West Seattle and has now brought it back to life as a showpiece for the possibilities of redevelopment. Finishing touches are still being applied to the building and open houses in model apartments are starting this week. Leasing of the renovated units is underway. Click here for more information.

Appropriations for housing unlikely this year

SEATTLE—November 29, 2006—Members of Congress return to Washington, D.C. at the beginning of December to take up their work. And while there are high expectations from Democratic Party members that the new Democratic majority will deliver on a more progressive social agenda, Democratic Party leaders appear initially to be taking a fairly cautious approach. Click here to find out more.

SHA progressing on Strategic Plan

SEATTLE—November 29, 2006—SHA is steadily moving forward on a number of the goals that are central to the agency's five-year strategic plan. Redevelopments in Southeast and West Seattle, along with new partnerships, are contributing to progress toward the goals. Click here for more information.

SHA steps up efforts to issue rental vouchers

SEATTLE—November 18, 2006—As the rental market tightens, SHA staff is intensifying its efforts to get Housing Choice Vouchers into the hands of those who need them. More than 350 people from the new Section 8 waiting list created in May have attended Saturday information sessions designed to move them through the process of obtaining a voucher as quickly as possible. Click here to learn more.