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Our Regional Impact
ARCH is a partnership of the County and East King County Cities who have joined together to assist with preserving and increasing the supply of housing for low– and moderate-income households in the region. ARCH assists member governments in developing housing policies, strategies, programs, and development regulations; coordinates the cities' financial support to groups creating affordable housing for low– and moderate-income households; and assists people looking for affordable rental and ownership housing.
ARCH's member governments have supported a wide range of housing created and operated by local organizations and private developers that serve individuals, families, seniors, the homeless, and persons with special needs."
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The ARCH Housing Trust Fund was created to allow local cities to pool their resources to provide affordable housing that is distributed throughout the East King County. ARCH member cities have provided 34 million through the Trust Fund to assist 2,575 affordable housing units for families, seniors, homeless and persons with special needs. (This has leveraged over $300 million of other public and private resources for this housing.) (photo: Hopelink Place, Hopelink, Bellevue)
Looking for an affordable home to rent or buy? ARCH maintains a list of apartment complexes located in East King County that have units with below-market rent levels and / or HUD (federal) rental assistance. ARCH also maintains a list of available moderately-priced condominiums, townhouses and duplexes for those who are interested in homeownership. (photo: Plaza on State, Kirkland)
Housing 101 Workbook Housing 101 is a workbook to help local officials and the public better understand needs for affordable housing in East King County, how cities and other public bodies (e.g. King County, State of Washington) have supported affordable housing, and groups that build and operate affordable housing. You will find information such as income levels, demographics, housing supply, goals, housing development strategies and much more in this report.
Land use incentives are strategies that help to reduce the cost of development which is then used to include a portion of affordable housing in private development. Examples of land use incentives include increased density, impact fee waivers, short term property tax exemptions, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Incentive programs have helped create over 1,000 moderate income homes, including almost 500 ADUs and over 350 units of price-restricted homes (with resale covenants to preserve affordability). (photo: Accessory Dwelling Unit)
