ARPA Housing Solutions Proposals – November 2022
BASE Inc. 1: an application requesting $250,000 to support down-payment assistance and financial counseling for first-time homebuyers. Not recommended for funding by committee because it did not focus on the production or preservation of housing units.
BASE Inc. 2: an application requesting $250,000 to provide emergency rental assistance to low-income households.Not recommended for funding by committee because it did not focus on the production or preservation of housing units.
Chestnut Housing Corporation: in the amount of $550,000.00 for the construction of 8 new units; restoration & remodeling of 607-609 Rockland Ave into affordable housing.
Community Basics, Inc. in the amount of $500,000.00 for the construction of 9 new units; build transitional housing with supportive services at 759 Manor Street for homeless young adults and those aging out of foster care.
Hager Parking Properties: an application for $1,750,000 for a mixed-income, mixed-use, 150-unit development. Not recommended for funding by committee because it did not achieve desired affordability levels (below 65% AMI).
Lancaster City Housing Authority in the amount of $1,050,000.00 for the rehabilitation of 270 units; renovations including a roof replacement and new HVAC.
Lancaster/Lebanon Habitat for Humanity in the amount of $450,000.00 for the construction of 7 new units; support land development for owner-occupied housing at 913 Wheatland Ave and rehab properties on Fremont, Poplar, and St. Joeseph Streets.
Landis Communities: an application for $575,000 to subsidize three affordable units. Not recommended for funding by committee because the cost per unit ratio was higher than other applications.
Partners with Purpose in the amount of $500,000.00 for the rehabilitation of 97 units; renovation of scattered site units.
SACA Development Corporation in the amount of $850,000.00 for the rehabilitation of 30 units; renovation of housing at the General Cigar Place property at 453 S. Lime Street
SDL DEVCO, LLC in the amount of $2,000,000.00 for the construction of 45 new units; incorporating 45 affordable units to the Stockyards project.
South Ann Concerned Neighbors Inc.: an application for $850,000 for the construction of a Community Hub. Not recommended for funding by committee because project is more appropriate for Community Facilities RFP proposal (to be released in November 2022).
Tenfold in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for the rehabilitation of 46 units; renovation of the Transitional Living Center at 105 E. King Street.
YWCA Lancaster in the amount of $500,000.00 for the construction of 16 new units; renovations to add transitional living units at YWCA’s N. Lime Street headquarters
