Summary
A resident and council candidate said tenants in the Warehouse at Creekside affordable housing complex pay over $2,000 a month, some without washers and dryers, and argued the city's original agreement gave the developer millions with no tenant protections.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 1
Last discussed May 12, 2026.
Impact analysis
Tenants report paying over $2,000 monthly in rent at the affordable housing complex, which received $6 million in redevelopment agency funding.
Tenants would benefit if the council adds protections or amenity standards to affordable housing agreements.
Affordable housing tenants who say they lack adequate protections against rent increases and amenity disparities.
Mentions & discussions (6)
City Council — May 12, 2026
A resident and council candidate said tenants in the Warehouse at Creekside affordable housing complex pay over $2,000 a month, some without washers and dryers, and argued the city's original agreement gave the developer millions with no tenant protections.
City Council — April 28, 2026
The council took a required legal step to turn two Uptown parcels and a Pujol Street cottage into affordable and workforce housing. The McCabe parcels will join a future Uptown housing RFP, and the cottage will likely go to a developer like Habitat for Humanity.
City Council — April 14, 2026
The city is redirecting nearly all federal public-service grant money to a four-bedroom Mission Hope home for homeless families with children, leaving several nonprofits unfunded this year. Council members promised to replace the roughly $65,000 shortfall from the general fund at the May budget workshop, with a bigger, more flexible grant program (up to $10,000 per nonprofit) and checks possibly by August.
City Council — February 24, 2026
A single mom told the council her rent at the city-subsidized Warehouse at Creekside will jump to $2,500 — half her income — and urged the city to renegotiate rent restrictions on the $6 million subsidized project.
City Council — January 27, 2026
Tenants described maintenance failures, rent increases beyond the rent cap, and flooding at the city-supported affordable housing complex, demanding city oversight and enforcement of the housing contract.
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