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Essential Service Worker housing update North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Division of the State Industrial Commission Jolene Kline, Executive Director
Jolene Kline Executive Director
INDUSTRIAL CDMMISSHlN Jack Dalrymple Governor
Wayne Stenehjem Attorney General Doug Goehring Agriculture Commissioner
December 7, 2016
North Dakota Century Code requires that the housing finance agency maintain a register reflecting the number of housing units owned or master leased by cities, counties, school districts, or other employers of Essential Service Workers (ESW). This register must also reflect those entities that are providing rent subsidies for their essential workers. I am here to provide a quarterly report on progress being made in reducing those numbers.
North Dakota Housing Finance Agency surveyed public entities and medical facilities on the register in November. Not every ESW employer responded to our request for updated numbers. We made the assumption that the numbers previously reported stood for those entities not responding.
Type of Number of Number of Units Respondent Units Owned Master Leased
City 27 0 County 33 0 First Responder* 15 0 Medical** 107 21
School Districts 210 0
Total 392 21
*Includes law enforcement, emergency medical services and fire departments
** Includes nursing facilities, hospitals and basic care facilities
Number of Rent Subsidies Provided
233 2
14 0
0
249
The overall number of owned units decreased by eight from my last report. The number of housing units owned by school districts decreased by 14; cities decreased by two units; counties decreased one unit; first responders remained the same; and medical increased by nine housing units. While some entities are working to sell off some housing units, a large majority of housing unit owners do not plan to divest themselves of the housing and report that the housing is used to recruit and retain staff.
The number of master leased units decreased by 108. As you will notice, only medical facilities continue to master lease units on behalf of their employees. Again, it should be noted that medical facilities are largely non-profit businesses and are not public entities.
The number of rental subsidies provided to ESWs increased by 47. The City of Williston makes up all but 19 of the rental subsidies provided. Their numbers increased by 55, but they have
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reported that they plan to end these subsidies within the coming year. Currently, they provide $350 per month to employees and will decrease that amount to $150 per month starting January 2017. The North Dakota Highway Patrol makes up 13 of the 19 remaining rental subsidies (averaging $352 per month) and plan to end them by July 1, 2017, or sooner depending on funding. The City of Belfield provides two subsidies of $300 per month and plans to end them by July 1, 2017. The City of Powers Lake pays one subsidy of $500 per month and will discontinue when grant funding ends. Burke County has two subsidies of housing costs over $500 and the Burke County Sheriff's Office has one subsidy of $300 per month which is funded through oil impact grant funding.
The Housing Incentive Fund has been instrumental in helping reduce the burden on public entities that, at the height of the energy development boom, were extremely challenged in recruiting and retaining workforce due to escalated housing costs. Since the institution of the priority for Essential Service Workers in the program in 2013, it has helped develop 450 units of housing that are income- and rent-restricted to ESWs.
As you will recall, the Housing Incentive Fund was first authorized by the Legislative Assembly in 2011 and reauthorized in 2013 and 2015 to help address the housing needs of the state. In the current biennium, the program has or will help create 986 housing units and spur more than $172.5 million in housing construction. In the history of the program, more than 2,324 housing units have been created in 74 projects across North Dakota. The HIF program has leveraged more than $397. 7 million in housing construction activity. Attached to this report, please find a listing of Housing Incentive Fund projects.
I have had the great privilege over the past several years of visiting many of these projects and talking with some of the residents, as I know some of you have as well. Visiting with those workers, families and grandparents who call these apartments home is always an excellent reminder of what the Housing Incentive Fund program is all about - people. While it is easy at times to think only about the numbers I presented today as costs for our local jurisdictions, what we are actually talking about is the people who keep our communities and economy moving
forward.
The Housing Incentive Fund is having an impact in the lives of people across the state. It has been a very effective tool in reducing the number of housing units owned by public entities. It has also been critical in providing affordable options for seniors, people with disabilities, people who are homeless, and workers in all different professions whether Essential Service Workers or in jobs on Main Street - which are also crucial in keeping our communities operating. To help give you a sense of this impact, I'm attaching two of our "Faces of Home" stories on Essential Service Workers in Dickinson and Williston.
The North Dakota Housing Finance Agency remains committed to working with our communities and housing providers to ensure that affordable rental options are available for those who need them.
-Arrowhead Estates Arneoard Bio Mountain Oevelooment
Belfield Law Enforcement Housina Belfield HA for Citv of Belfield
Greenfield Heiohts Belfield LSS Housino Belfield LLC
New Eneroy Apartments Beulah LSS Housino, Inc.
100 W Main LP (Metro 100 West Main Bismarck Plains)
Boulevard Ave Community Ruth Meiers Hospitality Center Bismarck House
COG Bismarck Housing, I, FiveSouth 1 Bismarck LLC
lndeoendence Livino Bismarck lndeoendence Livino LLC
lndeoendence Pointe Bismarck lndeoendence Pointe, LP
Community Homes of North 19th Street 5-Plex Bismarck Bismarck, Inc
Sierra Court Bismarck Sierra Court, LLP <MPEGl
The Landina Bowman LSS Housina Bowman, LLC
The Willows Burlinaton Beyond Shelter, Inc.
Divide Vista Aoartments Crosby DCEDC
Northern Liohts Aoartments Crosbv Loretto Bav Six, LLC
Aoassiz Circle Phase 2 Part 1 Devils Lake ~noooiz Prooerties LLLP
Aaassiz Circle Phase II Devils Lake Aaassiz Properties LLLP
Mauve Estates I Devils Lake SW Desion Build, Inc.
Heritaae Hills Dickinson Heritaae Hills I LLLP
Heritaae Hills II Dickinson Bevond Shelter, Inc.
G.A. Haan Development, Lincoln Park Townhomes II Dickinson L.L.C.
Northern Place LLLP Northern Place Dickinson llHousina Solutions)
Patterson Heiohts Dickinson Beyond Shelter, Inc.
Prairie Winds (Phase 1l Dickinson Roers, Inc.
Prairie Winds Apartments 2 Prairie Winds <Phase 2) Dickinson LLC
South Main Aoartments Dickinson AK Investments LLP
Sullivan Aoartments Dickinson Sullivan Prooerties Jeremiah Program of Fargo-
Jeremiah Proaram Aoartments Fama Moorhead
North Sky I Faroe Beyond Shelter, Inc.
North Sky II Faroe Beyond Shelter, Inc.
North Sky 111 Farao Bevond Shelter, Inc.
Che~od Villaoe Grand Forks Vallev Homes and Services
Universitv Flats Grand Forks Dakota Commercial Region V Community
Prairie Pointe Gwinner Develooment Coro
Hazen Community Pioneer Homes Apartments Hazen Development Group
Courtside Villaoe Hettinoer LSS Housino, Inc.
Garden Hills II Jamestown Hometown Livina LLC
Jamestown Court Rowhomes Jamestown Jamestown Rowhomes LP
Kenmare CDC Housing 12-Plex Kenmare Kenmare Develooment Coro
Kenmare Gooseneck 12·Plex :Kenmare Moure Eauioment LLP
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Disabled I Family
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North Dakota Housing Incentive Fund Assisted Projects
2011 - 2017
New Construction 16 $3,673,093 $1,021,000
New Construction 4 $744,484 $96,000
New Construction 12 $1,551,650 $225,000
New Construction 24 $3,830,475 $1,149,143
New Construction 30 $6,546,962 $600,000
Adaotive Reuse 85 $10,752,617 $2,855,500
New Construction 96 $17,117,226 $3,000,000
New Construction 14 $1,697,003 $483,045
New Construction 24 $3,800,563 $425,000
New Construction 5 $1,205,610 $361,683
New Construction 40 $7,126,854 $600,000
New Construction I Debt Retirement 26 $3,653,747 $1,130,264
New Construction 40 $8,257,000 $3,000,000
New Construction 12 $1,200 000 $240,000
New Construction 18 $3 979,127 $1,000,000
New Construction 10 $1,434,283 $333 333
New Construction 8 $1,287,599 $385,269
New Construction 24 $3,750,000 $1,125,000
New Construction 42 $8,194,643 $200,000
New Construction 39 $7,138,819 $600,000
Debt Retirement 32 $5,783,090 $2,890,000
New Construction 36 $7,761,566 $600,000
New Construction 24 $3,440,008 $1,376,003
New Construction I Debt Retirement 36 $6,105,803 $1,512,000
Debt Retirement 36 $6,000,000 $1,512,000
Adaotive Reuse 10 $1,526,502 $410,852
New Construction 30 $4,794,132 $1,416,837
New Construction 20 $4,400,000 $2,200,000
New Construction 24 $2,855,460 $1,142,184
New Construction 30 $4,251,383 $600,000
New Construction 30 $4,475,000 $600,000
New Construction 30 $5 235,244 $454,545
New Construction 70 $11,244,299 $2.800 000
New Construction 17 $2,929,353 $976,109
Adantive Reuse 18 $4,181,237 $2,102,000
New Construction 24 $3,811,442 $1,493,663
New Construction 40 $4,995,084 $1,497,625
New Construction 24 $4,716,588 $400,000
New Construction 12 $1,350,000 $240,000
New Construction 12 $1,350,000 $240,000
Prairie Gold A artments
Bel Tow er A artments
Li nite Housin Pro·ect
Collins Place
Shoal Creek A artments
Trails West Townhomes
Cook's Court
Fieldcrest
Mainstreet Arts ace Lofts
Minot Place Rowhomes
Oakwood Court
Park South Phase 2
Rolling Ridge Estates (aka Kenwood on 5th
Sunset Rid e Phase I
Killdeer
Killdeer
Kulm
L. nite
Mandan
Mandan
Mandan
Minot
Minot
Minot
Minot
Minot
Minot
Minot
Minot
Dakota Commercial & Develo ment
Dakota Commercial
AHDI
Be end Shelter, Inc.
Be end Shelter, Inc.
Minot Arts ace Lofts LP
MetroPlains LLC
Minot Housin Authorit
Park South Holdin , LLC
SW Des n Build
Be end Shelter, Inc.
Workforce/ Famil
Fam ii
Famil
Workforce/ Famil
Famil I Senior
Fam ii
Fam ii
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Workforce/ Famil
Famil and Disabled
Fam ii
Disabled
Workforce/ Famil
Workforce/ Famil
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Meadowlark Homes New Rockford EPIC Mana ement, LLC Workforce/ Famil
Second Avenue A artments New Rockford Lesmeister Ente rises, LLC Workforce/ Fami
Meridian A artments Valle Cit
Valle Bluffs Valle Cit
McKenzie Healthcare 6-Plex Watford Cit
McKenzie Healthcare Systems Em lo ee Housin Watford Cit
McKenzie Park A artments Watford Cit
Watford Cit A artments Watford Cit
Wolf Run Villa e Watford Cit
Wolf Run Villa e II Watford Cit
Prairie Hei hts Phase I Watford Cit
Prairie Hei hts Phase II Watford Cit
714 Place Williston
Mere He hts Williston
Park Rid e T ownhomes
Renaissance on Main
WSC Foundation Housing Phase 1
WSC Foundation Housing Phase II
Williston
Williston
Williston
Williston
Gear e Gaukler
SW Desi n Build, Inc.
McKenzie County Healthcare S stems
McKenzie County Healthcare S stems
Famil
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Workforce/ Famil
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G.A. Haan Develo ment Workforce/ Famil
LSS Housin , Inc. Workforce/ Famil
Wolf Run Villa e, Inc Workforce/ Famil
Wolf Run Villa e, Inc. Workforce/ Famil
LSS Housing Watford City LLC Workforce/ Famil
LSS Housing Watford City LLC Workforce/ Famil
Envision Land & Develo ment Workforce/ Famil
CHI Housin Initiatives Famil
ParkR' e Townhomes LLC Workforce/ Famil
Renaissance Station LLC Workforce/ Famil
Williston State Foundation Housin , LLC Famil
Dakota Commercial & Develo men! Workforce/ Famil
New Construction
New Construction
Ada tive Reuse
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
Rehabilitation Rehabilitation of Habitable
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
Retirement of Debt
New Construction
New Construction I Debt Retirement
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
Retirement of Debt
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction
New Construction I Debt Retirement
New Construction
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$1,090,904 $326,072
$3,300,000 $1,000,000
$527,473 $120,198
$4,564,060 $1,265,000
$3,885,000 $1, 100,000
$6,990,462 $2,085,000
$2,542,000 $762,000
$6,830,000 $600,000
$8,110,069 $2,310,000
$7,480,422 $200,000
$6,525,150 $200,000
$389,000 $155 600
$7,329,729 $2,015,974
$7,613,000 $2,250,000
$8,012,724 $600,000
$1,497,379 $430,000
$800,000 $240,000
$4,772,000 $1,431,600
$6,200,000 $1,660,000
$550,000 $136,950
$6,098,517 $1,830,000
$11,650, 173 $3,490,000
$13,775,000 $3,000,000
$6,721,699 $1,483,231
$3,721,544 $909,374
$8,277,730 $1,000,000
$8,878,413 $1,000,000
$1,125,000 $315,000
$10 959,000 $1 000,000
$6,827,414 $2,048,224
$10,014,069 $3,000,000
$10,102,762 $3,000,000
$10,000,000 $3,000,000
A pink rocking chair sways in the
breeze on Miriam Shaw's front
porch at ParkRidge Town homes in
Williston's new Harvest Hi lls
subdivision as she stands at her
stove tending to boiling pots. The
spacious ki tchen is the Jamaican
native's favorite place in her new
home and the comfort of knowing it
will be affordable for years to come
makes everything taste a little sweeter.
Shaw moved into her town home with her
two children shortly after the complex
opened in October 2015. " It reminds us of
our home back in Georgia," she said. "It is
really nice. We really like it."
A nurse at Mercy Medical Center's
occupational health clinic in Williston,
Shaw moved to town in 2014 following
her daughter who had come, like many
others, in search of opportunity. She
appreciates what the community and
state have to offer. "I like Williston . It is
small, but I like the open spaces, places to
walk and the scenery," she said. "And I
love living here. It is really comfy and just
cozy like our [previous] home was."
Shaw struggled to find a place to live
when she first arrived in Williston and
lived in several other apartment units ' which had space and cost challenges
before moving into the townhouse
Promise of Affordability The units must
remain at
affordable levels
for at least 15
years.
Shaw's town home
has an open
concept with all
the amenities she
was looking for
including a heated
attached garage.
"That is so nice, to
be able to pull in
and throw the In addition to medical staff, there are also
law enforcement personnel, school grocery bags out," she said. "The layout is
nice. We have so much storage; they
utilized every inch." employees and county workers who call
ParkRidge home.
Shaw said while
market rate rents in
Williston have
fluctuated due to
changes in the oil
industry, the
assurance that her
rent will remain
affordable was a
huge bonus.
Housing Incentive Fund (HIF)
Administered by North Dakota Housing Finance Agency (NDHFA), HIF supports the development of affordable units for low- and moderate-income households.
The program was created during the 2011 Legislative Session. It was reauthorized during the 2013 and 2015 sessions.
Since HIF's inception, NDHFA has allocated over $80 million to projects, leveraging nearly $380 million in construction financing.
She also appreciates
its convenient location
just blocks from the
new Williston High
School, where her son
will attend. "I'm
excited to be closer to
the school. .. probably
more than he is," she
said. " I'm going to be
so happy to have a
shorter drive to his
school events."
"The promise that
the price would
remain affordable
for 15 years is very ---------------... Shaw who lived and
worked as a nurse in New York and nice," she said . "It just gives you comfort
Georgia before coming to North Dakota in your mind that it will remain . That really
sees herself enjoying more evenings is a nice promise because we don't know
rocking in her pink chair which she hopes what lies around the corner."
to make even more colorful or in her
community. ParkRidge Town homes, The stability of the rent in Shaw's unit at kitchen cooking unique Jamaican fare like
developed by Mountain Plains Equity ParkRidge comes from its funding through jerked chicken and pork, rice and beans in
Group, includes 36 units with half of them the Housing Incentive Fund. The $7.2 coconut milk, curried goat and spicy fried
targeted to Essential Service Workers like million project received just over $2
Shaw. Rent for the ESWs are restricted million from HIF, administered by the
id tenants must be below income limits. North Dakota Housing Finance Agency.
fish dishes. " It is such a nice place," she
said . "I feel like we are going to be here a
while."
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'Godsend To Our Police Department'
A year and a half ago, Hunter Easterling completed law enforcement training and moved from California to Dickinson, ND, to pursue a career as a police officer.
While settling in , Easterling found that finding a home in a growing oil boom town wasn't easy. He lived in an RV park, a hotel and an apartment that
Heights and the development has truly been a Godsend to our police department."
Patterson Heights is supported by North Dakota Housing Finance Agency's Housing Incentive Fund (HIF) and a Law Enforcement Pilot
_ ___ ... _,,, .... Program (LEPP). The
_, • ..,,,'"=• programs are a means to create affordable rental units for essential services
was not quite ideal before Patterson state workers are hired because they Heights Apartments, a new affordable are good candidates looking for a job
workers and households of limited means.
housing development, became available.
Patterson Heights is one of the first developments in North Dakota to set.:iside rental units specifically for law enforcement personnel.
"The place is outstanding; everything is new," said Easterling. "It was such a relief to find a place to live, truly a weight off my shoulders."
In recent years, Dickinson has experienced an influx of energy industry workers and, while new housing units are being added , finding affordable housing is a challenge.
Recruiting and retaining the personnel that provide essential public services is difficult due to increased housing costs and shortages.
Dave Wilkie, administrative captain at the Dickinson Police Department, has noticed significant growth in his home town. "Our department has grown over the last few years and we are adding more and more officers as rieeded," said Wilkie. "Many out-of-
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and their own local police departments are slowing down. "
Created during North Dakota's 2011 legislative session, HIF provides developers of affordable rental units The Dickinson Police Department is
constantly in touch with real estate with low-cost financing . It is agents and apartment managers about potential listings, rental openings or even basements for rent to aid their staff in finding places to live. The city of Dickinson also has FEMA
The Law Enforcement Pilot Program was created to address the challenge of providing affordable rental housing for law enforcement personnel in energy-impacted areas of North Dakota. The program was funded by the approximately $3 million that the State received through the Mortgage Servicer Settlement Fund which originated from a landmark settlement reached
capitalized by contributions from state taxpayers. Contributors to the fund received a dollarfor-dollar state income tax credit for their support.
The North Dakota Industrial Commission asked NDHFA to
with the nation's five major mortgage develop LEPP. The servicers. program is targeted to -------------- creating housing for
trailers law enforcement personnel in
available for officers just until they can communities in energy-impacted find something more permanent.
areas. "Having affordable housing is really
"I like Dickinson," said Easterling. important to our community. There are "The city is growing, 1 like my new many people who don't work in the oil d elo m nt and 1 real! apprec·ate ev p e y 1 fields and they can't afford the high
the housing I'm living in." rents ," said Wilkie. "We currently have
(Original article published in Oct. 201 3.) three officers living in Patterson
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