Follow-up: Sacramento Approves Updated Railyards Financing Plan, Raising Affordable Housing Share to 25 Percent
The Sacramento City Council, in California's capital in Sacramento County, voted on November 10 to approve an updated financing plan for the Railyards district, expanding its Enhanced Infrastructure Financing District (EIFD) to about 238 acres across the Railyards East and Railyards West areas. After infrastructure and city land costs are reimbursed, 25 percent of district revenue will go to affordable housing, five percentage points more than the previous plan, worth roughly $36 million in additional funding and about $180 million over the life of the plan.
The vote followed a community-benefits petition signed by more than 1,000 people demanding that at least 25 percent of the district be affordable housing; a council vote originally set for October 27 had been postponed. The updated plan now sets the affordable housing share at 25 percent.
Under the updated plan, stadium developer Indomitable Ventures can be reimbursed about $45 million in infrastructure costs, master developer Downtown Railyard Venture up to $50 million, and about $14 million covers city land acquisition. The district already has 495 homes built, including 219 affordable units, with more than 730 additional homes under construction. The agreement also covers digital billboards: three inside the district and five elsewhere in the city. The expansion is not yet final; the Railyards Public Financing Authority will hold a hearing on December 1.
Mayor Kevin McCarty said the plan directs more of the Railyards' growth value into affordable housing. City Manager Maraskeshia Smith and Councilmember Phil Pluckebaum also spoke in support. The Railyards, a former rail yard just north of downtown, is one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in Sacramento. (Source: City of Sacramento)
Source: City of Sacramento
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