Documenters: Housing Solutions moves closer to start of construction on mixed-income apartments

Fort Worth Housing Solutions Board of Commissioners regular meeting

Documenter name: Ken Garlington

Agency: Fort Worth Housing Solutions

Date: May 22, 2025

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By Ken Garlington

Fort Worth Housing Solutions continues to invest in the transformation of its operations, with a new Northside apartment development moving closer to the start of construction. — Ken Garlington

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Notes

The May 22 regular meeting of the Fort Worth Housing Solutions Board of Commissioners was held in person at the FWHS Administration Building located at 1407 Texas St. in Fort Worth. The meeting agenda was published on the FWHS events calendar.

Commissioners attending were Terri Attaway (chair), Michael Ramirez and Richard Stinson. Also attending were President Mary-Margaret Lemons, chief development officer Brian Dennison and staff.

Attaway called the meeting to order at noon.

Public comments: None

Regular agenda items: (Dennison spoke from the podium to provide the information in agenda items B-D.)

A. Approval of prior meeting minutes: Stinson moved to approve the minutes from the April 17 regular meeting, and Ramirez seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

B. Real estate brokerage services contracts: Based on responses from a February request for qualifications (RFQ) and interviews, three companies have been selected to receive indefinite quantity contracts to provide real estate brokerage services: Higgenbotham Auctioneers, JLL and Northview Co. Stinson moved to approve authorizing the president to execute the contracts, with Ramirez seconding. Motion carried unanimously.

C. CVR Associates contract modification: CVR provides various types of transformation support to Fort Worth Housing Solutions in areas such as the federal Housing and Urban Development Rental Assistance Demonstration initiative, Section 18 demolition/disposition process, Section 22 voluntary conversions process, and the Stop Six Choice Neighborhood Initiative, as well as FWHS strategic planning. They are working under a one-year contract with four one-year renewals. Based on “excellent” performance to date, staff recommends that Fort Worth Housing Solutions adds $400,000 in contract funds for CVR to carry out expectations. Stinson moved to accept the recommendation, and Martinez seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

D. Northside (The Quinn) acquisition: In February, the board approved a memorandum of understanding to develop The Quinn apartments at 1500 E. Northside Drive. In this meeting, the board was considering a resolution authorizing all actions necessary or convenient to facilitate the acquisition. In his presentation, Dennison noted that the rent levels are expected to meet pending legislation in this area. StoneHawk Capital Partners of Dallas is the developer, and a StoneHawk affiliate will be one of two general contractors, along with Winters Inc. The lender is Southside Bank, and the transaction is expected to close in late June. Ramirez moved to approve the resolution, and Stinson seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

Attaway adjourned the meeting at 12:18 p.m.

Immediately after, she called to order a meeting of Fort Worth Affordability Inc. with the same members in attendance. The agenda for this meeting was included with the board meeting agenda.

Ramirez moved to approve the prior meeting minutes, and Stinson seconded. Motion passed unanimously.

Stinson then moved for Fort Worth Affordability to facilitate the acquisition of Northside (The Quinn) and execute appropriate documents. Ramirez seconded. This motion also passed unanimously.

Attaway adjourned the Fort Worth Affordability meeting at 12:20 p.m.If you believe anything in these notes is inaccurate, please email us at [email protected] with “Correction Request” in the subject line.

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