IPS will give seven unused properties to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Indianapolis to build up to 16 homes as part of a broader push to make affordable homeownership possible for IPS employees.
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Over the past several months, Indianapolis leaders have been staking colorful signs into the yards of city-owned vacant properties in what amounts to a promise to neighbors that they plan to put the properties back on the tax rolls.
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Community economic development group Prosperity Indiana said the state has only 38 affordable rental homes available for every 100 extremely low-income Hoosier households.
Frozen grants, delayed allocations and terminated funds are all examples of what Indianapolis housing providers and builders face as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes federal programs and jobs.
Advocates say the legislation will help reduce the harm eviction filings can have on renters seeking housing, particularly in Marion County where the eviction rate is high.
Yvonda Bean will join IHA Feb. 17, less than a year after the IHA was placed under federal management.
Residents could have solar panels installed on their rooftops. Or a renter could subscribe to community solar “micro-grids” that can reduce their bills.
Indianapolis planners are trying to streamline the process for developers to build multi-unit affordable-housing options on vacant city-owned lots.
The local low-income housing authority has faced recent financial troubles, understaffing, and litigation from the Indiana attorney general and tenants. In late October 2022, the agency was hit by a ransomware attack.
The residential project stemmed from a desire to meet the needs of families in a new way, according to Englewood Community Development Corp. Executive Director Joe Bowling.
Cities around the country are beginning to look at container units to address homelessness and increase housing supply.
The $10 million infusion will help create a 48-unit affordable apartment complex for low-income families and homeless young adults on the near-east side called St. Lucas Lofts.
Host Mason King talks with Dr. Cameual Wright and Jack E. Turman Jr. about the Housing Equity for Infant Health Initiative, a program that will provide support for pregnant women and mothers with infants under 1 year old.
There are just 38 affordable units available to every 100 Indiana renters making 30% or less of the area media income, according to the report by the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Prosperity Indiana.
City officials say they’re focused on a “test case” nuisance lawsuit and funding a range of programs to tackle persistent challenges with habitability, affordability and legal aid for tenants.
A wide range of neighborhood organizations and residents think they’ve found an approach that could keep property affordable indefinitely.
The affordable housing complex’s owner plans to pump $23 million into major renovations, more than double the 40-year-old property’s valued worth.
Three developments have opened this fall: one just south of Indianapolis International Airport, one on the near-east side, and one in Fishers. A fourth is planned for Whitestown.
The City-County Council on Monday evening approved rezoning for a mixed-use, affordable housing project set for Fall Creek Place, overturning a Metropolitan Development Commission denial and ending months of pushback from some residents.
A recent change in leadership at Carmel-based Merchants Affordable Housing Corp. has turned the not-for-profit’s attention to creating more units, both near and far from home.
An almost 30-page policy agenda and a nearly 20-page action plan tackles the city’s diminishing stock of quality affordable rental housing.
The organization has for decades helped families secure mortgages and generally works with neighborhood development groups on a litany of development projects. It has been focused of late on transit-oriented multifamily developments near IndyGo’s Red Line. But single-family units are a newer focus.
