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Oakwood Homes IV Portfolio
Department of Housing and Community Development
Director Rosalyn Clemens (x3647)
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Authorizing the Mayor to execute the Modification and Amendment HOME Loan Agreement ("Agreement") with TCCN Homes IV Limited Partnership with respect to the thirty-five (35) scattered site, single family housing units located within the Oakwood Homes IV Project upon certain terms and conditions; and declaring an emergency.
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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
The Low-Income Housing Tax Credits program (LIHTC) is a public tool used to provide funding for the development of affordable housing. The federal government allows developers of particular affordable-housing projects to sell tax credits to investors to provide the capital necessary to build the project. Locally, community development corporations have used LIHTC as a financing tool to build many units of affordable housing and promote homeownership in Toledo.
The 35- unit scatter site Oakwood IV portfolio was developed by TCCN Homes IV Limited Partnership as General Partner and Ohio Equity fund for Housing Limited Partnership XIV as the Limited Partner. In 2005 the City of Toledo invested $363,000 of HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) gap financing in the project at an interest rate of 4.84% per annum, compounded annually. To prevent failure of the project prior to the end of the 16-year LIHTC compliance period, Neighborworks Toledo Region (NTR) was recruited by the City and the original investors to join the partnership and stabilize the portfolio. NTR continues to operate the Oakwood IV portfolio and through the Year 16 LIHTC, works to convert existing tenants to homeowners through the Financial Opportunity Center (FOC). NTR has refurbished or completed new construction of units that were vacant or demolished. NTR has requested forgiveness of the HOME debt including outstanding accrued interest and principal to allow for the sale of the units and setting the interest on the HOME loan...
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