Executive Jen Metzger Recommends Five Housing Projects for Funding through New Housing Action Fund

$2 Million Proposed for Affordable, Emergency Housing

Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger has recommended $2 million in support from the newly-created Ulster County Housing Action Fund for five affordable housing and emergency housing projects in Ulster County.

The Housing Action Fund closed the Year 1 application window on May 10, 2024. In June, the Housing Policy and Oversight Committee (HPOC), the body established to oversee the implementation of the Housing Action Fund, reviewed applications and made recommendations to the County Executive for consideration. Based on the HPOC’s review, County Executive Metzger is recommending that the County Legislature release $2 million from the Housing Action Fund to support five projects, all of which meet the Fund’s affordability and sustainability requirements:

  • $300,000 to the Affordable Housing Conservancy for the development of Harmony Hall, a 51 Unit Permanent Senior (62+) Affordable Rental Housing development in the Town of New Paltz.
  • $500,000 to RUPCO for the Quality Inn Conversion Project in the Town of Ulster, an 83 unit permanently affordable and supportive housing development for homeless individuals or families with unmet housing needs.
  • $400,000 to the Affordable Housing Conservancy for eight new affordable manufactured homes at the Gallis Hill Manufactured Home Park in the Town of Hurley.
  • $400,000 to Ulster County Habitat for Humanity for the development of the Jeffrey Court project in the Town of Saugerties, a subdivision with 10 new affordable homes developed for homeownership.
  • $400,000 to the Kingston City Land Bank for the Third Avenue Housing Development in the City of Kingston, an approximately 50 unit new, affordable housing development on a vacant infill site in the city.

The Legislature will take up the County Executive’s recommendations at the September 17 legislative session.

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