The Henley 228-Unit Affordable Housing (26-257A)
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A public hearing to receive comments (1) regarding an application by Cohen-Esrey Development Group, LLC (Applicant), to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Henley, a 228-unit multifamily residential development for persons of low and moderate income to be located at 7535 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75241 (Project); and (2) pursuant to Section 394.9025 of the Texas Local Government Code regarding bonds to be issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to finance the Project; and, at the close of the public hearing authorize a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant related to its application to TDHCA for the development of the Project - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.
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Request Council reconsideration of Big Cedar affordable housing denial
Applies if: You are the developer or financing partner on the Cottages at Big Cedar project
Context: The Cottages at Big Cedar resolution was the sole denial among nine 9% Competitive LIHTC items voted on at the February 11 Dallas City Council meeting, and the matter remains under advisement pending return to commission.
Recommended: If you are the developer of the Cottages at Big Cedar project, pursue Council reconsideration immediately — the Texas housing agency's 9% competitive low-income housing tax credit cycle requires a local support resolution, and missing this cycle means at minimum a one-year financing delay.
Request records on sole rejection of Big Cedar housing application
Context: The Cottages at Big Cedar low-income housing tax credit resolution was the only denial among nine identical-category items at the February 11 Dallas City Council meeting, with no public explanation differentiating it from the approved projects.
Recommended: File a public records request for the February 11 Council staff report, any written objections submitted, and the individual vote record for the Cottages at Big Cedar resolution — these will reveal what distinguished it from the eight applications approved in the same session.
Meet commissioners before Big Cedar housing case returns to Council
Context: The Council held the Cottages at Big Cedar low-income housing tax credit resolution under advisement on February 11 — the only rejection among nine competitive applications — and it is scheduled to return to commission, leaving a narrow pre-vote window for influence.
Recommended: Schedule meetings with relevant commission members now to identify what specific concerns drove the sole denial and whether revised project commitments — such as deeper affordability levels or community benefits agreements — could shift the outcome when the matter returns next session.
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A public hearing to receive comments (1) regarding an application by Cohen-Esrey Development Group, LLC (Applicant), to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits for The Henley, a 228-unit multifamily residential development for persons of low and moderate income to be located at 7535 University Hills Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75241 (Project); and (2) pursuant to Section 394.9025 of the Texas Local Government Code regarding bonds to be issued by the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to finance the Project; and, at the close of the public hearing authorize a Resolution of No Objection for Applicant related to its application to TDHCA for the development of the Project - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information) *In alignment with Dallas Housing Resource Catalog.