A developer that plans to renovate a 150-unit apartment complex for older, lower-income tenants at 4645 Dolphin Road needs a formal statement from the Dallas City Council that it does not object, and the council takes up that request at its meeting today.
The item is a public hearing, and the agenda says hearings will not be heard before 1 p.m. At the close, council members will be asked to approve a Resolution of No Objection for EC Carpenter's Point, LLC.
The state housing agency, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, requires one from the local governing body before it will consider an application for 4% housing tax credits, and it also requires a public hearing. City staff note that once the resolution is adopted and sent to the state, it cannot be changed or withdrawn.
Who would live there
Every one of the 150 units at the project, called Carpenter's Point, would be reserved for seniors in households earning no more than 60% of the area median income. The mix is 126 one-bedroom and 24 two-bedroom apartments. The site is in Council District 7.
The agenda describes the work as a rehabilitation. Promised resident services include monthly rides to community and social events, at least four hours a week of on-site adult classes, access to a food pantry, an annual health fair, case management, contracted occupational or physical therapy, and weekly chore help plus quarterly preventive maintenance for elderly or disabled tenants.
Listed amenities include a fitness center, library, clubhouse, beauty and barber salon, shuffleboard, a community garden and controlled access.
