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714 Turtle Creek Boulevard (File 26-1778)

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Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by South First Affordable Partners LP, or an affiliated entity, for 4% Non-Competitive Housing Tax Credits for the rehabilitation of a scattered-site multifamily housing development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as South First Affordable Apartments, located at or near 714 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78745 and 5609 Cougar Drive, Austin, TX 78745. This item has no fiscal impact. Approving this resolution does not constitute any obligation of the City with respect to funding. This resolution will support the applicant's application for federal Housing Tax Credits.

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South First Affordable Partners LP, or an affiliated entity, seeks 4% non-competitive housing tax credits to rehabilitate a scattered-site multifamily housing development.
1 eventFirst seen May 28, 2026Last activity May 28, 2026File #: 26-1778
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Attorney
As of May 2026

Verify final ownership entity for Turtle Creek Boulevard apartments

Context: The May 28, 2026 item identifies the applicant as "South First Affordable Partners LP, or an affiliated entity," leaving the final owner of the 714 Turtle Creek Boulevard and 5609 Cougar Drive properties unresolved in the public record.

Recommended: Obtain the adopted resolution text and the tax credit application to confirm which entity ultimately holds the deal, because the Council item names South First Affordable Partners LP "or an affiliated entity." Ask whether the resolution's support language expressly runs to an assignee affiliate, or whether a substituted borrower at bond closing would require the City to act again.

Source: City Council — May 28, 2026 →
Developer
As of May 2026

Confirm city support resolution carries no funding for apartment rehabilitation

Context: The May 28, 2026 Council item for South First Affordable Partners LP states the item has no fiscal impact and that approving the resolution does not constitute any obligation of the City with respect to funding.

Recommended: Treat this resolution strictly as application support for the federal 4 percent non-competitive Housing Tax Credits and private activity bond financing — the item expressly states it creates no City funding obligation. If your rehabilitation pro forma for the two scattered sites assumed local gap dollars, file that separate request now, before the tax credit application locks in the sources.

Source: City Council — May 28, 2026 →
Journalist
As of May 2026

Ask why South First name covers Turtle Creek apartments

Context: The May 28, 2026 item describes a scattered-site development branded South First Affordable Apartments but lists only 714 Turtle Creek Boulevard and 5609 Cougar Drive, both 78745, with no unit count disclosed.

Recommended: Request the full scattered-site property list, unit counts, and current rent and income levels behind "South First Affordable Apartments" — the two addresses named in the Council item are on Turtle Creek Boulevard and Cougar Drive, not South First Street. Ask staff whether additional properties are folded into the same bond issuance and whether any units currently rent at market rate.

Source: City Council — May 28, 2026 →
Resident
As of May 2026

Ask about tenant relocation during Turtle Creek apartment rehabilitation

Applies if: You live at or near either named address

Context: The May 28, 2026 Council item describes rehabilitation of an existing scattered-site multifamily development at 714 Turtle Creek Boulevard and 5609 Cougar Drive financed through the private activity bond program.

Recommended: If you rent at 714 Turtle Creek Boulevard or 5609 Cougar Drive, ask the owner and City housing staff for the written relocation and construction phasing plan — this is a rehabilitation of occupied buildings, not new construction, so units will be worked on around existing tenants. Get in writing whether your rent and income eligibility change after the tax credit financing closes.

Source: City Council — May 28, 2026 →

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Conduct a public hearing and consider a resolution related to an application by South First Affordable Partners LP, or an affiliated entity, for 4% Non-Competitive Housing Tax Credits for the rehabilitation of a scattered-site multifamily housing development to be financed through the private activity bond program and to be known as South First Affordable Apartments, located at or near 714 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Austin, TX 78745 and 5609 Cougar Drive, Austin, TX 78745. This item has no fiscal impact. Approving this resolution does not constitute any obligation of the City with respect to funding. This resolution will support the applicant's application for federal Housing Tax Credits.