Strategic acquisition of Highlander House Apartments preserves housing stability for families, now and in the future King County Housing Authority (KCHA) finalized the purchase of a 23-unit multifamily apartment community in Shoreline, preserving affordable housing, preventing displacement, and ensuring that individuals and families can stay in their homes. This brings the total number of KCHA’s […]
2025 MTW Plan KCHA’s draft Moving to Work (MTW) Plan for 2025 is posted on our website and received public comment from October 7, 2024, through November 10, 2024. Every year, KCHA submits an MTW Annual Plan to HUD, outlining our MTW goals and activities for the upcoming fiscal year. At the end of the […]
The 2023 Resident Characteristics Data Book (PDF) collects available administrative data to describe the demographics, income, and use of housing assistance for KCHA’s federally-assisted households, including individuals and families living in KCHA-owned public housing or who use Housing Choice Vouchers. Presented to the KCHA Board of Directors at their regular meeting in August 2024, you […]
Housing instability has a lasting effect on individuals, families and communities, and it disproportionately affects people of color. The King County Housing Authority is both a leader and a partner in the solutions, striving to dismantle structural racism, providing high quality affordable housing, helping families achieve their goals of self-sufficiency, and supporting more than 55,000 […]
Purchase of Henry House in Richmond Beach supports long-term housing stability King County Housing Authority (KCHA) finalized the purchase of a multifamily apartment community in the Richmond Beach neighborhood of Shoreline, Wash., preserving 54 units of rental housing, 39 of which are subsidized through federal Housing and Urban Development (HUD) project-based subsidies, as an ongoing […]
The acquisition will help ensure long-term stability and affordability for current residents King County Housing Authority (KCHA) has completed the purchase of a multifamily apartment community in the East Hill neighborhood of Kent, Wash., preserving 116 units of rental housing as an ongoing affordable option for individuals and families. The 5.03-acre Sterling Ridge property, located […]
With more than 22,000 households waiting as of Nov. 1, 2023, King County Housing Authority (KCHA) has decided to temporarily close its waiting list for subsidized housing (i.e. public housing and other site-based programs) on Dec. 15. While it’s common practice among housing authorities to routinely open and close waiting lists, KCHA has historically kept […]
The King County Housing Authority, in partnership with a number of organizations across the county working to help people experiencing homelessness, has achieved a lease-up rate of 90 percent for the 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) it was awarded through the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This compares with a national lease-up […]
The King County Housing Authority is pleased to announce that it has selected Robin Walls as its new executive director/CEO. Robin brings to her new role seasoned leadership skills and a passion for providing safe, affordable housing for low-income families and individuals. “KCHA has long been an industry leader and one of the nation’s most […]
Affordable-housing organization unequivocally stands for equity and inclusion Three former employees of the King County Housing Authority (KCHA) have filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, alleging that the KCHA workplace culture perpetuates discrimination against women and people of color. KCHA takes charges of inappropriate workplace conduct very seriously, and it treated the complaints with […]
