{"id":6743,"date":"2021-09-21T20:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T03:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/?p=6743"},"modified":"2023-12-06T08:35:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T16:35:12","slug":"evergreen-impact-housing-fund-announces-financing-of-first-affordable-housing-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/blog\/evergreen-impact-housing-fund-announces-financing-of-first-affordable-housing-units\/","title":{"rendered":"Evergreen Impact Housing Fund Announces Financing of First Affordable Housing Units"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SEATTLE, WA \u2013 The Evergreen Impact Housing Fund <\/a>(EIHF) has reached a milestone with the financing of its first project, Solera. This innovative fund will help develop Solera\u2019s 277 affordable housing units by filling a critical financing gap. These units will be leased to households earning, on average, 50% of King County annual median income, or approximately $54,000-$58,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking people who play critical roles in our society \u2013 elementary school teachers, grocery clerks, caregivers \u2013 cannot afford our region\u2019s skyrocketing rents,\u201d said Kris Hermanns, Chief Impact Officer at Seattle Foundation, <\/a>which manages the Fund. \u201cThis is about providing housing stability and ensuring enhanced equity and economic opportunity across our region.\u201d<\/p>\n

EIHF complements public funding with private, patient capital to boost the production of affordable housing. Five member-owned credit unions \u2014 BECU, <\/a>Salal Credit Union, <\/a>Sound Credit Union<\/a>, Verity<\/a> Credit Union, <\/a>and WSECU <\/a>\u2014 have come together to pool their resources and make the Solera project possible. Together, they are contributing $11.1 million to the Fund.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to work together to help provide affordable housing options, like the Solera Project, for\u00a0more residents in the Seattle area. Affordable housing is a dire need, so we\u2019re investing in our communities and our members to create a brighter future with financial sustainability,\u201d explained the five credit unions in a joint statement.<\/p>\n

Solera shows how private, patient capital can be used in an innovative way to stretch scarce public funding for affordable housing. EIHF partners with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission<\/a> and augments funds provided through the federal 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program. In August 2021, the Commission awarded Solera $70 million in federal tax-exempt bonds. EIHF adds to this public funding, filling a gap that allows the project to move forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis fund shows how private capital can fill critical financing gaps and allow public money to do more. We are proud to partner with EIHF and their investors,\u201d said Steve Walker, Executive Director of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.<\/p>\n

Solera is being developed by DevCo, LLC, which has already created 7,100 affordable housing units in Washington State. DevCo and their affiliates broke ground on Solera on August 31st<\/sup> and expect to welcome residents in 2024. Residents of Solera will be close to jobs, schools, commerce, and public transportation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSolera and future affordable housing projects help our hard-working neighbors remain in King County,\u201d Hermanns said. \u201cThe developments we invest in today will ensure housing stability for thousands of working-class families in the decades ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

ABOUT EIHF<\/h2>\n

EIHF provides catalytic impact capital to build more affordable housing in King County. All of EIHF\u2019s investments are designed to ensure financial feasibility of projects, counteract market distortions, complement established financing for affordable housing, and advance positive outcomes for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities.<\/p>\n

EIHF is managed by the Seattle Foundation Impact Funds Manager and partners with the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to identify and invest in 200+-unit projects. EIHF is closely aligned with Seattle Foundation\u2019s aims to advance racial and economic equity in our region through transformative capital.<\/p>\n

Learn more at evergreenimpact.org.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Solera project will provide 277 affordable housing units for Seattle area residents with funding from the Evergreen Impact Housing Fund. Learn more here. Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6745,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6745"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.soundcu.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}