Affordable Housing Question & Answer Meetings

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The Community Development Department’s Housing Division will host three informational meetings about affordable housing. 

Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions following a presentation that will cover many topics, including:

• How to qualify for affordable housing
• the housing lottery process
• future affordable housing projects/opportunities, and
• Section 8 waiting list

Successor Agency Completes Final Task

Recently, the Glendale Successor Agency completed a major milestone having submitted the last report required by the Department of Finance (DOF) to complete the dissolution of redevelopment in Glendale. The Agency has been undergoing numerous reviews of its funds and assets, the final one required being a review of its real property assets. The Agency submitted its Long Range Property Management Plan to the DOF, which provides a detailed inventory of its properties and its plan for disposing of those properties. In some cases the Agency will transfer property to the City of Glendale for government use. In others the Agency will retain the property to fulfill its existing contractual obligations. The Long Range Property Management Plan proposes only one property for sale, a group of storefronts on Maryland Avenue. The Agency is now waiting for DOF to review and approve the Plan. Initial word on the review is not expected until early-2014 at which time DOF is expected to release guidelines for how the one property should be sold.

Moving forward, Agency efforts will focus on the completion of all existing contractual obligations. The Agency will undergo funding review every 6 months by DOF for those obligations, but there are no other significant deadlines.

Elevé Offers Affordable Housing Opportunities

Several new apartment buildings have been approved in Glendale that will provide 5 to 10% of their total units as affordable housing through density bonus agreements with the City of Glendale. Elevé Lofts and Skydeck at 200 E. Broadway is the first of these buildings to complete construction and is now leasing. Elevé has 208 apartment units with 14 being offered as affordable units to very low income households.

An affordable housing lottery was held on November 18, 2013 at Elevé to select potential future very low income tenants from the over 6,000 applications received from households interested in renting an affordable unit. Approximately 4,400 applications were determined eligible and two hundred applications were selected in the lottery. The property management company is currently contacting the selected applicants in the order their application was selected. If, following a review of a complete application, the applicants are considered income and property eligible, they will be offered one of the affordable units. The remaining selected applications will be kept on a waiting list for future vacancies at Elevé.

The affordable unit mix at Elevé includes 5 studios, 5 one-bedrooms, 5 one-bedrooms plus loft and 1 two-bedroom unit. Rents will range from $567 to $729 per month in 2013. Rents may increase annually based upon an affordable rent schedule published by the State of California.

Elevé affordable apartments have the same finish materials as the market rate units and share the same amenities. The building has a a 26,000 Skydeck offering 24/7 sky and star gazing space that comes free with the apartments. The Skydeck also features large screen televisions, free hi-speed wi-fi in common spaces, a high-tech gym, a dog park and an event & party space. Elevé Apartments in Glendale are brand new, green (Silver LEED) and within walking distance to great shopping, dining and entertainment destinations.

For more information about Elevé, please visit their webpage.

CDD Employee Recognized

2013 Rosie Award Recipients
Antonio Ligon, Mansour Qwaider & Julio Hernandez 

Each year Glendale City Employees have the opportunity to nominate a fellow employee for the prestigious Rosie Award. This award was named after Rosie Flores Gritzewsky, a City employee who was devoted to serving others. She was proud to be a Glendale Employee and was an example of professionalism, respect, kindness and humor. The Rosie Award is the highest recognition that can be given to a City employee for outstanding dedication and commitment to professional customer service and compassionate human relations. The City's Human Relations Committee reviews all nominations and makes their selection each fall.

This year, the Community Development Departments very own Julio Hernandez was one of three City employees honored with the Rosie Award. Julio is in charge of supervising the City’s Court-Ordered Community Service Program, overseeing workers as they perform right-of-way beautification and community improvement projects. He also supervises workers in clean up and maintenance projects on private property through the Property Clean Up Program (PCUP). His co-workers and clients regularly commend him on his excellent leadership and customer service skills. We congratulate Julio on this well deserved recognition!

Award Presentation Video.