Local Housing Assistance Plan Amendment
Summary
The city committed $640,000 toward a 9% housing tax credit application (selecting Pinnacle Communities), approved ~$6 million for the Dixie Highway workforce housing project, and sold five vacant parcels to a community land trust for affordable housing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $6.6 million in city/CRA commitments plus a $151,000 land sale, with the Dixie project projected to return roughly $18 million over 30 years.
Workforce and low-income households seeking housing in Hollywood; local workers get first-look leasing priority.
Taxpayer watchdogs like Ralston and Seltzer argued the incentive packages give away too much public value.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Planning and Development Board - Sep 8, 2026
The 394-unit Jackson Street project includes 197 moderate-income units with a hometown-heroes leasing preference; the board added a condition urging a Hollywood-resident preference where fair-housing law allows.
City Commission (Regular) - Aug 26, 2026
An amendment to the city's housing assistance plan would add a manufactured housing strategy as required by new state law, affecting mobile home residents and affordable housing programs from 2025 through 2028.
City Commission (Regular) - Jul 7, 2026
The city committed $640,000 toward a 9% housing tax credit application (selecting Pinnacle Communities), approved ~$6 million for the Dixie Highway workforce housing project, and sold five vacant parcels to a community land trust for affordable housing.
Related development
2455 Polk Street Multi-Family Development
Adds 30 units downtown; sparks a broader board push for a traffic study at 28th and Hollywood Blvd.
2200 Jackson Street / 400 South Dixie Highway Multi-Family Development
A major housing addition near downtown; the setback variance would let the building extend closer to the corner than code normally allows.
Hollywood Vista Affordable Housing Development
89 net new affordable homes for the city, with the abandoned building finally redeveloped and federal compliance issues resolved.
Bridge Asset Management Multifamily Development
Nearly 200 affordable units with hometown-heroes and (by condition) Hollywood-resident leasing preference on a former warehouse block near the RAC core.
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