Two MHP projects were selected by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to receive a total of $950,000 in restricted state revitalization funding as part of the National Capital Strategic Economic Development Fund.
MHP’s Nebel Street Apartments project, is being awarded $750,000 to support the creation of a pocket park, nature overlook, and public plaza in conjunction with the Nebel Street affordable housing development in North Bethesda, increasing equitable access to safe green spaces.
The second award will provide $200,000 in pre-development support for the Amherst Affordable Housing Development in Wheaton, enabling MHP to convert the property from 125 units into 250-350 units, more than doubling its capacity.
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Join us for the Long Branch 5K on Sunday, Nov. 20. The run/walk begins at 8am at Garland Neighborhood Park, 8601 Garland Ave., Silver Spring. Same-day registration and packet pickup will be available starting at 7am at the Long Branch Community Center.
This fun community event is co-sponsored by MHP, Discover Long Branch, Long Branch Business League, and the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Learn more here.
(Silver Spring, MD) MHP’s Nebel Street Apartments project was recently awarded 9% tax credit funds through the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development’s 2022 9% application round for federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits and state Rental Housing Funds.
Through a competitive application process, Nebel Street Apartments was selected to receive twinned 9% and 4% tax credit awards, the only project in Montgomery County to receive such funding in this application round. This will enable MHP to advance the project with greater financial stability and deeper affordability with10% of units reserved for families making no more than 30% of area median income.
The Nebel Street Apartments will be an asset to the community, providing affordable housing in a fast-growing, convenient area near transit in North Bethesda. The property in its current form is an undeveloped parcel of land. Once complete, it will contain 163 affordable units in addition to amenities such as a community center, classrooms, onsite leasing office, pocket park, and other green spaces available to residents and the community at-large.
In addition to state funding, Nebel Street Apartments received a $2.2 million grant from the Amazon Housing Equity Fund to support deeper affordability.
Governor Larry Hogan announced nearly $32 million in awards for 12 projects as part of this competitive round, including Nebel Street Apartments. Recent state awards will result in the creation or preservation of 1,340 high quality, energy-efficient, affordable rental units throughout Maryland. Read the Governor’s press release here.
Read the full media release here.
The Washington Business Journal recently announced Amazon’s commitment of $163 million in grants to affordable housing preservation and development projects in the Washington, DC, region. This includes MHP’s Nebel Street development in Rockville. The full article is here (behind a paywall).
Montgomery Housing Partnership will receive a $2.2 million grant to build new apartments in White Flint on Nebel Street at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road. All 163 units will be preserved as affordable for households earning between 30% and 80% of area median income.
Amazon launched the Housing Equity Fund — a $2 billion commitment to preserve and build 20,000 affordable homes in its three hub regions — in January 2021.
(Silver Spring, MD) MHP recently received a $2.2 million grant from the Amazon Housing Equity Fund to support the ground-up development of our Nebel Street property in North Bethesda, MD. This contribution will provide hard-to-find predevelopment costs for the project and will be reinvested into the property to write down rents so that at least 10% of the units can be affordable to families making no more than 30% of area median income.
The Nebel Street Development is a dynamic project that will be an asset to the community, providing affordable housing in a fast-growing, convenient area near transit in North Bethesda. The property in its current form is an undeveloped parcel of land. Once complete, it will contain 163 affordable units in addition to amenities such as a community center.
“We’re excited to partner with Amazon and serve as an integral part of their plan to preserve existing affordable housing and create more inclusive housing developments across the greater DC metro region,” said Robert Goldman, President of MHP. “With Amazon’s generous donation, MHP is one step closer to the completion of our Nebel Street project, which will provide critically needed quality affordable housing in Montgomery County and bring greater stability and access to opportunities for low-income members of our community.”
This is MHP’s second partnership with Amazon. MHP’s Residences at Forest Glen project was selected by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to receive $75,000 in grant funds from the new Housing Affordability Planning Program. The program is administered by COG and backed by the Amazon Housing Equity Fund to advance initiatives to build affordable housing in transit-oriented communities.
With today’s announcement, the Amazon Housing Equity Fund has committed to create or preserve more than 10,000 affordable homes across the company’s hometown communities so far. Amazon’s commitment focuses on low-to-moderate income individuals and families, representing first responders, teachers, and service industry employees whose wages haven’t kept pace with escalating rents. To learn more about the Amazon Housing Equity Fund, click here.
MHP President Robert A. Goldman talked to Greater Greater Washington about the potential impacts of the Purple Line on the availability of naturally occurring, market-rate affordable housing, particularly in communities like Long Branch and Langley Park.
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MHP was proud to host a County Executive Candidates Forum at the Long Branch Community Center on June 29. The session was co-sponsored by the Long Branch Business League, Community CHEER, and the Sligo Branview Community Association. More than 125 people attended. The session featured community resident moderators. Participating candidates were David Blair, Marc Elrich, Peter James, Hans Riemer, and Shelly Skolnick. They responded to questions from the community about quality-of-life issues, including traffic, safety, and access to affordable housing.
