Commerce awards $12.6 million to create 300 units of low-income housing near public transit centers

Commerce awards $12.6 million to create 300 units of low-income housing near public transit centers

State matches Amazon Housing Equity Fund donation to support transit-oriented development of affordable housing in Seattle and Vancouver OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded $12.6 million to three affordable housing projects that will produce 300 units of low-income housing near public mass transit in Seattle and Vancouver. The grants are funded by a legislative appropriation matching a donation from Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund. “These grants are…

Commerce invests nearly $20 million to preserve affordable housing

Commerce invests nearly $20 million to preserve affordable housing

Funding will help make repairs to keep 873 units in service for vulnerable populations in 14 counties OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Department of Commerce this week announced $19.8 million in awards to 31 applicants to preserve 873 affordable housing units through the Housing Preservation Program. These projects provide critically needed housing to some of Washington’s most vulnerable populations. Nine of the awarded projects are in King County, and the other…