Topeka Mayor Pushes Reform of Federal Housing Tax Credits as Two Affordable Projects Totaling 426 Homes Rise
TOPEKA, Kan. — Topeka Mayor Spencer Duncan on November 9, 2026, publicly called for reform of the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program and said the Shawnee County city will lobby the state legislature to adjust the rules.
The tax credit is a federal incentive for developers and investors who build or renovate affordable rental housing. In Kansas it is administered by the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, which accepts applications, allocates funding and updates its rules each year. Topeka currently has two credit-supported affordable projects under construction: Johnson-Betts Meadows in the Crestview neighborhood, which will add 176 affordable rental homes at a cost of about $46 million, and Union at Tower District downtown, a roughly $69.7 million project with 250 homes.
Duncan said the current credit rules have practical problems and need changes at the state and federal levels. City staff have submitted public comments to the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation asking it to begin a rule-revision process.
Source: Topeka Capital-Journal
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