Housing Tax Credit Support Resolutions

At a glance

What: Council resolutions of support or no objection to affordable rental housing developments seeking state housing tax credits. See also Hays Street Apartments 4% housing tax credit no-objection resolution for a later one.
Votes: All adopted unanimously.
September 2: Motion 2026-0501 set a public hearing for 9:00 a.m. on September 9 on a Resolution of No Objection for Reserve at Ella (4% credits), moved by Council Member Castex-Tatum.
September 16: Resolution 2026-0031 confirmed no objection to developments applying for non-competitive 4% credits (District B, Council Member Jackson).
September 23: Resolution 2026-0032 supported the 6420 Hillcroft Avenue development by Connect Hillcroft, LLC, which won 2025 competitive 9% credits, despite an ownership change to admit an entity owned solely by Harris County Housing Finance Corporation, expected to produce a 100% property tax exemption (District J, Council Member Pollard).

City Council regular meeting minutes, September 22-23, 2026 (No. 2026-524-1): https://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda/2026/20260922.pdf
City Council regular meeting minutes, September 15-16, 2026 (No. 2026-0512-1): https://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda/2026/20260915.pdf
City Council regular meeting minutes, September 1-2, 2026 (No. 2026-0493-1): https://www.houstontx.gov/citysec/agenda/2026/20260901.pdf

Item 4 on the agenda is a "No Objection" resolution for a District H housing tax credit development.

Hillcroft resolution adopted (2026-0032).

No-objection resolution adopted (2026-0031). Evans-Shabazz absent.

Hearing date set for Reserve at Ella.