Housing affordability challenges have reached critical levels throughout Austin, with striking disparities in income, cost of living and available housing among Austin’s 10 city council districts according to the City Council Housing Jobs District Analysis released by HousingWorks Austin....
What position(s) do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I serve as an Executive Director, Foundations, with the Seton Healthcare Family; and as a volunteer policy advisor for Austin Mayor Steve Adler. Previously, I was police...
When 28-year-old Mike Mancuso came to Austin in 2011, he thought he had found the perfect place to launch his music career. He does enjoy performing originals and cover tunes with his band Steady Legend. However, ever-increasing housing costs...
Austin-based DMA Development Company, the company that built the upscale Wildflower Terrace Apartments in the Mueller Development, is set to prove once again that affordable housing can be attractive. On Wednesday, March 23rd, DMA broke ground for Aldrich 51,...
We are excited about the results from Amplify Austin this year. As you may know, on March 8th and 9th, the 24-hour marathon of giving generated more than $8.5 million in donations to 611 Austin area nonprofits. HousingWorks Austin received...
What position do you hold, besides being a HousingWorks Austin board member? I am the Executive Director of Ballet Austin. Where did you grow up and attend school? I was raised all over the US as my father was...
This month, HousingWorks Austin took part in a social media campaign called #CityResolveATX sponsored by Urban Land Institute Austin (ULI). The campaign encourages individuals, businesses and organizations to pledge to do something that helps their community and to encourage...
2016 is the 10th anniversary of affordable housing bonds! The City of Austin is the first – and only – Texas municipality to use general obligation bonds for affordable housing. It all started in 2006 when voters overwhelming approved...
Whether you call them accessory dwelling units (ADUs), secondary units, granny flats or something else, these additional housing structures next to single-family homes will become more common in Austin since the City Council lessened the restrictions on their construction...
It was an incredible night (and early morning!) at City Council. Thanks to our forward-thinking policy makers, we have three additional Homestead Preservation Districts. We increased funding going into the Housing Trust Fund, representing a substantial, sustainable, and dedicated...