Backers say the legislation also boosts accountability for housing decisions and preserves single family neighborhoods
Kentucky has more than 5,000 homeless people, a 9.8% increase from 2023, a new federal report shows.
A celebration was held Wednesday to mark the 500th home purchased through the LMHA program.
The funding will help complete the first-floor build out of the Gateway on Broadway project. It's a restoration effort at a vacant five-story warehouse at 1405 West Broadway in the Russell neighborhood.
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg set a goal last year that the city would create or preserve 15,000 affordable housing units by 2027.
The Louisville Metro Housing Authority is responsible for providing housing for thousands of thousands of people in Louisville.
With a shortage of affordable housing options that will take Section 8 vouchers in the city, LMHA said it has a plan to help developers build new affordable housing.
The building that once served as a candy factory, tobacco warehouse, and office space for the Department of Defense will soon become affordable housing for senior citizens.
The Kentucky Housing Task Force in Frankfort is studying and reviewing policies to address accessibility and availability of housing in the state.
The six-acre parcel of land is owned by the Glen Oaks Country Club, which is not affiliated with the Glen Oaks neighborhood, and sits adjacent to the 14th hole of the course and Interstate-71.