Housing Section

• Woda Cooper proposes 71 low-income units for LIHTC project

  By Reilly DixonFebruary 17, 2025

  

  Woda Cooper Companies aims to develop a three-story, low-income housing complex in Yellow Springs comprised of 71 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Monthly rents, excluding utilities, would range from $345 to $1,150.

• Home, Inc. set to award $500K home-repair grants

  By YS News StaffJanuary 18, 2025

  

  Most grants will be up to $16,500 for projects starting in February, including accessibility upgrades, health and safety repairs and weatherization.

• First steps toward 128 more apartments in Yellow Springs

  By Reilly DixonOctober 9, 2024

  

  Tentatively dubbed “Unity Village” by Columbus-based real estate developer Windsor Companies, the planned buildings will be composed of 32 two-bedroom and 96 one-bedroom units — 128 in total — ranging from 650 to 1,100 square feet.

• YS Home, Inc. breaks ground on The Cascades

  By Lauren ShowsSeptember 11, 2024

  

  Last week, local affordable housing nonprofit YS Home, Inc. broke ground on the first phase of The Cascades, a 32-unit development focused on rental housing for seniors.

• The value of a soccer field

  By Reilly DixonJuly 11, 2024

  

  If, in the coming months, all the local stakeholders agree that the Morgan Fields are, in fact, the best site to build the future housing development, then where would all the soccer players go?

• Springers 4 More Springers seeks zoning reform, more low-income housing

  By Reilly DixonJuly 2, 2024

  

  Springers 4 More Springers is a citizens action group that seeks to work with local elected bodies and residents to reform the Village zoning code, support affordable housing initiatives such as Home, Inc’s 50-unit project and serve as an advocate for tenants.

• St. Mary Development Corp. exits low-income housing talks

  By Reilly DixonJune 3, 2024

  

  St. Mary Development Corporation has “decided to end discussions” regarding the pursuit of a tax credit application that could have financed a 50-unit, low-income housing development.

• Elected bodies weigh low-income housing proposal on school land

  By Reilly DixonMay 27, 2024

  

  For the first time in public meetings, YS Home, Inc. unveiled a new, large-scale affordable housing proposal: the development of a 50-unit, low-income rental complex that may one day be sited on three acres of school district-owned land.

• Low-income housing proposed, transparency concerns raised

  By YS News StaffMay 13, 2024

  

  YS Home, Inc. and community stakeholders have, since early March, discussed a proposal to site a 50-rental-unit development for low-income families on three acres of school-owned land north of McKinney Middle and Yellow Springs High schools.

• Planning Commission | 32-unit senior housing advances

  By Reilly DixonApril 16, 2024

  

  Following unanimous approval from Yellow Springs Planning Commission members at the group’s most recent meeting, Tuesday, April 9, a 32-unit, senior-focused development is one step closer to realization.