Affordable Housing
(Click below for a list of Affordable Housing Resources)
Affordable Housing Initiative
AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVE
Midtown Redevelopment Authority (MRA) contracts with Center for Civic and Public Policy Improvement (CCPPI) to implement the Midtown Affordable Housing Plan, which introduced the Southeast Houston Affordable Housing Initiative. This appellation reflects the fact that the land that MRA has purchased for the development of affordable housing is in Southeast Houston versus in Midtown. MRA-owned land is conveyed to affordable housing developers at no or nominal cost and this form of subsidy makes it possible to reduce housing costs for the low-moderate income households that are targeted by the Southeast Housing Affordable Housing Initiative.
The local shortage of affordable housing, exacerbated by storm disasters, has been well documented. The initiatives undertaken by CCPPI and MRA under auspices of the Southeast Houston Affordable Housing Initiative have already increased the supply of quality housing that is affordable for low-moderate income households by thousands of units (when cash grants are taken into consideration). And the capacity exists for a similar number of units to be constructed in the future. There is no known precedent for the Southeast Houston Affordable Housing Initiative in the nation.
Watch the short video below explaining the Affordable Housing Initiative:
Affordable Housing Plan

Program Information and Q&A:
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How Midtown Houston is closing the affordable housing gap -
Make 2022 the Year You Go from Renting to Owning -
How Can I Qualify to Buy an Affordable Home -
Midtown Redefines How Affordable Housing Needs are Met -
Homeownership is within reach even if there are credit issues -
One Emancipation Center: A Place to Gather, Do Business and Develop Affordable Housing -
Houston’s Third Ward, a Tale of Then and Now -
Midtown Houston’s 25-year Track Record of Maintaining Housing Affordability in Houston’s Inner City -
Midtown Houston Helps To Support Senior Living Affordable Housing -
500 Affordable Homes Built, 500 More Planned in Central Houston -
Nation’s Largest LGBTQ Seniors Housing Center Opens In Houston -
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Midtown Addresses Houston Affordable Housing Crisis -
Frequently Asked Questions: 100 Homes Initiative -
Midtown Houston Announces 100 Homes Initiative -
Midtown Houston Prioritizes Affordable Housing to Create Equitable Housing Opportunities -
Groundbreaking Event for Emancipation Center, A Third Ward Affordable Housing Operations Center
Videos:
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Part 6: Affordable Housing in Houston’s Greater Third Ward -
Part 5: Affordable Housing in Houston’s Greater Third Ward -
Part 4: Affordable Housing in Houston’s Greater Third Ward -
Part 3: Affordable Housing in Houston’s Greater Third Ward -
Part 2: Affordable Housing in Houston’s Greater Third Ward -
Part 1: Affordable Housing in Houston’s Greater Third Ward