HOSWWA Receives Housing Trust Fund and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to build SUNRISE VILLAGE
December 22, 2022
Longview, WA: HOSWWA is happy to announce that Sunrise Village was selected for funding in the recent Housing Trust Fund and Low Income Housing Tax Credit award round. The project now has sufficient funds to move forward. Beginning in early 2023, HOSWWA will release an RFP seeking a private investor to partner on the tax credits. Sometime in the second quarter of 2023 we anticipate reaching out to the community for input on designs for the project.
In 2021, Cowlitz County had a 1% vacancy rate for all types of housing, driving up costs while availability dwindled. Furthermore, there are more than 328 documented homeless individuals in Cowlitz County, as well as many more who are homeless and not accounted for. By developing Sunrise Village, HOSWWA seeks to provide 40 units of new permanent supportive housing.
Sunrise Village will be located at 38th Ave and Pennsylvania St. in Longview, WA, adjacent to Longview Presbyterian Church and near Mint Valley Elementary School. This project is in partnership with the Longview Presbyterian Church who donated the land for the project.
We are grateful to the following sponsors of this project: Longview Presbyterian Church, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Washington State Department of Commerce—Housing Trust Fund, The City of Longview, Cowlitz County, PeaceHealth, Enterprise Community Partners and Community Foundation of SW Washington.
We look forward to working with our partners and funders to bring this project to fruition for the community of Longview, WA.
About HOSWWA: Housing Opportunities of SW Washington is a regional Housing Authority serving Cowlitz, Lewis, Pacific, and Wahkiakum Counties. The Housing Choice Voucher Program is active in all four Counties with over 1,500 vouchers for clients to utilize in private housing. The Agency also owns or manages 379 units of affordable housing. HOSWWA serves as a regional developer of affordable housing and has an active development pipeline.