Affordable Housing Strategy

Community Services has created a brand new mailing list so that residents can stay informed of affordable housing initiatives on City Council agenda. If you want to receive an alert any time an affordable housing project or initiative is on the agenda for City Council consideration, sign up with the link below!

In 2023, Texas' 88th Legislative Session passed significant reform for Public Facility Corporations. These reforms increased transparency & accountability while setting higher standards for the affordability offered by PFC deals.

What do you think? How could Denton benefit from establishing a Public Facility Corporation?

NPR: Housing is Unaffordable for a record half of all U.S. Renters

In Denton, cost burden affects 55% of all renting households across income levels. Of those, 31% experience severe cost burden, meaning each month their household spends more than half of their income on rent. For these reasons, City of Denton is committed to ensuring a balanced mix of housing types and opportunities are available to community members at different income levels.

You can use Inclusionary Housing's online development calculator to envision your own Mixed-Income housing. Link Below!

Two abandoned 19th-century landmark apartment buildings were renovated and a new building inserted between them to create 18 one-bedroom and 20 two-bedroom lofts for working artists (60% AMI) in Pullman, a planned community that was the home of the Pullman Car Company in the late 1800s; it was named a National Monument in 2015. Stantec (architect) captained the team of Pepper Construction (CM/GC) and Brown & Momen (CM) for owner/developer Pullman Artspace LLC and co-developers PullmanArts and Chicago Neighborhood Initiatives.

Join us once every month to appreciate a beautiful affordable housing development in America. If you like this project and want to see something similar in Denton, comment below!

A household that spends more than 30% of their income on housing costs is considered 'Cost Burdened'. Households that spend more than 50% of their income on housing are considered 'Severely Cost Burdened'. So who in Denton is Cost Burdened?

Our new Cost Burden by Income tool shows what percentage of Denton residents are Cost Burdened. You can use this tool to view cost burden among different income brackets (Area Median Income) or among renters and homeowners. Click the link below to explore!

As our community continues to grow, the City of Denton is committed to ensuring a balanced mix of housing types and opportunities are available to community members at different income levels. So which community members can afford to pay rent in Denton now?

Our new Housing Affordability & Occupation Tool allows you to explore 100+ common occupations in Denton, what 30% of their monthly income is, and whether they can afford the average costs of rent. Click the link below to explore!

City of Denton's Affordable Housing Strategic Toolkit now has its own Strategic Dashboard!

Bruner/Cott Architects inserted a three-story structure amid four restored single-family edifices to form a transit-friendly complex with 40 100% affordable (30-60% AMI) studio and one-, two-, and three-bedroom units. Eight of the apartments have been set aside for Section 8 vouchers. The developers, Capstone Communities and Hope Real Estate Enterprises, used the Commonwealth’s Chapter 40B speedy permit process to get all approvals in one step. They are targeting LEED Multifamily Midrise Gold.

Join us once every month to appreciate a beautiful affordable housing development in America. If you like this project and want to see something similar in Denton, comment below!

In 2012, the Housing Authority of the City of El Paso (HACEP) developed the first NetZero, fossil fuels free, LEED Platinum affordable housing community in the U.S. The property, Paisano Green Communities, consists of 73 units for low-income senior renters, along with 18 Single Room Occupancy (SRO) units, a community center, a rooftop terrace and garden trails. HACEP solicited the project through a design competition, selecting WORKSHOP8 and Pavilion Construction as developer and builder, respectively. The project was built in compliance with the Buy America Act, with materials sourced from U.S. companies, and was completed and fully occupied within 18 months. The total development cost was $14.8 million or $203,000 per unit.

Join us once every month to appreciate a beautiful affordable housing development in America. If you like this project and want to see something similar in Denton, comment below!