With the infrastructure now in place, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo is beginning construction on 30 duplex homes in Socorro, Texas, which will provide 60 affordable housing units to income-qualified members of the tribe. In addition, the Pueblo becomes the first tribe in Texas to successfully utilize the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program.
Al Joseph, the Tribal housing director, said the Pueblo has been struggling for years to build housing for the more than 230 low income families on its housing waiting list.
“Building three or four houses a year wasn’t making a dent in the great need we have,” he said. “Now, we are able to take our vision of providing affordable housing at a significant scale to help some of the neediest families.”
Travois, Inc. acted as a consultant to YDSP and helped the Pueblo apply for and receive a $781,794 award of tax credits from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs and a $600,000 Affordable Housing Program from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco.
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