Affordable Housing Construction Contracts

At a glance

What: Office of Community Development contracts to build and rehabilitate affordable housing: four new homes on Hollywood Street for $550,000 in HOME funds, a $250,000 Habitat for Humanity developer agreement and several contract extensions and increases.
Where it stands: Most items were approved on August 26 and September 9. One proposed UREC amendment (to $480,000) was deleted on September 9. The Hollywood Street contract is contingent on Grants and Contracts Review Committee approval.
Next: Habitat contract extension and others introduced September 9 are set for hearing September 23, 2026.

Approved

Habitat for Humanity developer agreement allocating $250,000 in HOME funds (Resolution 59605, August 26). Motion Councilwoman Coleman, second Councilwoman Amoroso, contingent on Grants Review Committee approval.
Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation (UREC): four new single-family homes in the 4700 block of Hollywood Street, $550,000 in HOME funds (Resolution 59656, September 9), contingent on the Grants and Contracts Review Committee. Motion Councilman Hurst, second Councilman Kenney, 12-0. Phillip Lillard emailed opposition.
Contract extensions and increases approved September 9 (12-0): PEN Construction plus $100,000 to $739,250, extended to July 31, 2027 (motion Councilman Hudson, second Councilman Hurst); EDR Construction plus $100,000 to $839,250 to July 31, 2027 (motion Councilwoman Amoroso, second Councilman Hurst); LSU AgCenter plus $93,943 to $187,886 to July 1, 2027 (motion Councilwoman Coleman, second Councilman Hurst); Public Construction extended to August 30, 2027 (motion Councilman Gaudet, second Councilwoman Adams); ACSI extended to June 30, 2027 (motion Councilwoman Coleman, second Councilwoman Amoroso); Franklin Associates extended to December 31, 2026 (motion Councilman Kenney, second Councilwoman Harris).
August 26: Hunt, Guillot & Associates (HGA) contract extended through December 31, 2026 (Resolution 59604).

Deleted

A proposed amendment to the UREC contract (No. 800006331), extending it to July 31, 2027 and increasing it by $100,000 to $480,000, was deleted September 9 on Councilwoman Adams's motion, seconded by Councilman Hurst, 12-0. A duplicate PEN amendment was also deleted on August 26 on Councilman Dunn's motion, seconded by Councilman Kenney.

Introduced September 9

Habitat for Humanity contract extension (to August 30, 2027), plus Office of Community Development agreements with two individual consultants ($46,000 from December 2026 to December 2027 and $65,000 from October 2026 to September 2027) and Second Chance Community Works / Louisiana Parole Project ($198,690, November 2026 to October 2027). Hearing September 23.

See Public Defender Agreement and Violence Prevention Contracts.