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Office of Housing and Community Empowerment

department
125 mentions across 39 events

Also known as: OHCE

The Office of Housing and Community Empowerment (OHCE) is a City of Dallas department that coordinates affordable housing, homelessness solutions, fair housing, and community support services. It provides oversight of the city's social, human, and supportive services to advance equity and improve quality of life for residents including seniors and children.
39 eventsLast active Tracked since $505.2M city spending

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housing (47)
briefing items (30)
contract (29)
policy (25)
grant (20)
development (16)
passed (15)
financial (14)
governance (13)
consent agenda (12)

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mentioned (67)
requester (58)

Connected Matters

Legislative threads where Office of Housing and Community Empowerment is mentioned

Citizen Homelessness Commission Update (26-273A)

3 hearings since Jan 2026·Last: Feb 10, 2026·Housing·Site·Notable

Proposed Housing and Homelessness Policy Framework (26-270A)

2 hearings since Feb 2026·Last: Feb 10, 2026·Housing·Site·Notable

6950 North Stemmons Freeway (File 26-877A)

Last: Apr 8, 2026·Housing·Site

Case File 26-1163A

Last: Mar 31, 2026·Housing·Site

Trinity Basin Mixed-Income Housing (26-259A)

Last: Feb 11, 2026·Housing·Corridor

Belt Line Flats Affordable Housing (26-114A)

Last: Feb 11, 2026·Housing·Corridor

The Henley 228-Unit Affordable Housing (26-257A)

Last: Feb 11, 2026·Housing·Site

Huntington Place Affordable Housing (26-318A)

Last: Feb 11, 2026·Housing·Corridor

Location

1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX 75201·Show on Google Maps ↗
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April 2026

Items For Further Consideration
requester

Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income multifamily development at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, and enter into a 75-year lease agreement with Good Homes Communities, LLC. The item was previously deferred three times and carries an estimated General Fund revenue foregone of $16,837,803.

Authorize the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to (1) acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income, multifamily development to be located at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas Texas

$16.8M

March 2026

Briefing Items

A briefing on proposed amendments to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog, specifically updating the policy statements governing the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program.

…orporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program Statements [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerm…

Consent Agenda
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Amends a 2021 resolution to restrict home sales to buyers earning at or below 80% of Area Median Income and shortens the conditional loan agreement term to two years for both construction and sale completion.

Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 21-1809, previously approved on November 10, 2021 to (1) require all homes to be sold to eligible homebuyers earning at or below 80% of the Area Median Income;

Consent Agenda
requester

Amends a 2020 HOME Investment Partnership Program written agreement with Notre Dame Place, Inc. to incorporate current Land Transfer Program terms, update sales price limits, align affordability periods with federal HOME requirements, and refresh the remaining lot list.

Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 20-0497, previously approved on March 25, 2020 to (1) incorporate and apply the current terms and conditions of the Land Transfer Program (LTP), as amended mos

Consent Agenda
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Amends a 2020 resolution authorizing the Land Transfer Program agreement with Dallas Housing Foundation to update the lot inventory, incorporate current LTP terms, adjust sales price limits, and extend project timelines for the Jeffries-Meyers Cluster 1 and/or 3 affordable housing infill development.

…ne one-year extension for construction at the discretion of the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment (Director); and (iii) Developer may receive one additional one-year extension f…

Consent Agenda

Amendment to a prior agreement with Good Urban Development, LLC for the Mill City Lots Infill Project, updating Land Transfer Program terms, adjusting affordable home sales price limits, and extending the timeline for constructing and selling affordable housing units.

…ne one-year extension for construction at the discretion of the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment (Director); and (iii) Developer may receive one additional one-year extension f…

Consent Agenda
requester

Amendment to a prior agreement with Good Urban Development, LLC for the Mill City Lots Infill Project, updating Land Transfer Program terms, adjusting affordable home sales price limits, and extending the timeline for constructing and selling affordable housing units.

…ne one-year extension for construction at the discretion of the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment (Director); and (iii) Developer may receive one additional one-year extension f…

Consent Agenda
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Authorizes rejection of all bids received for a general contractor to renovate the property at 4150 Independence Drive for a permanent supportive housing development and operation.

Authorize the rejection of all bids received in response to the Request for Proposal and Notice of Funding Availability soliciting a general contractor to renovate the property located at 4150 Indepen

Briefing Items

A briefing update on the City's homeless services programs, presented by the Director of the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment.

City Homeless Services Update [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]

Briefing Items

Briefing on a proposed amendment to the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog covering policy statements for the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and the Housing Tax Credit Program.

…orporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program Statements [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of Housing and Community Empowerm…