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Housing - 2023-2-2 Inclusionary Housing - selected data 2016-March 2022 — File 22-0273

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Data-related question Data response Additional information/notes Homeownership units 33 Rental units 118 Total - Inclusionary units since 2016 151 Encompasses rental units leased and homeownership units closed between January 2016 and 3/22/22 Household Composition Average HH Size- Ownership 1.9 persons Of current occupied households as of 3/22/22 Average HH Size- Rental 2.4 persons Of current occupied households as of 3/22/22 Studio 11 units (7%) total (% of all units) One-bedroom 71 units (47%) Two-bedroom 64 units (39%) Three-bedrooms 12 units (6%) Four+ bedroom 1 units (1%) Studio 1 Unit One-bedrooms 4 units Two-bedrooms 3 units ADA Units and Bedroom Count for ADA Units 8 Units (6%) Total/ percentage of all ADA units Bedroom Count(s) at time of initial lease up/closing, since 2016 Inclusionary Units Created since 2016 Household Median Income Not prepared at time of 3/22/22 response, for reason noted at bottom of worksheet. SOMERVILLE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM - SELECTED DATA REQUESTS AND RESPONSES MARCH 2022 REQUEST AND RESPONSE - 3/22/22 ADA Units and Bedroom Count for ADA Units at time of initial lease/closing since 2016
Data-related question Data response Additional information/notes Number/Percentage of Applicants that are Somerville residents 1,944 (32%) Somerville live/ work preference applicants Total applications for all projects, not unique applications. Number/Percentage of Applicants that work in Somerville N/A Housing Division staff track households that qualify for the Somerville Live/Work preference as a single metric, without distinguishing between live and work. Number/Percentage of Applicants that are non- Somerville Residents 4,047 (68%) No-preference applicants Total applications for all projects, not unique applications. Number/Percentage of Applicants with Accessibility Needs 304 (6%) of all applications received have an accessibility need Prior to 2019, accessibility needs were not tracked in buildings without ADA units. Therefore, this figure excludes 'pre-2019' opportunities including: 565 Broadway, 2-8 Broadway Phase II, 315 Broadway , 290 Highland Ave., 70 Prospect, 131 Orchard St., and 353 Summer St. Average number of qualifying applicants with Accessibility Needs 22 See note immediately above. Percentage of Applicants rejected due to failure to qualify and reasons for not qualifying 17% of applications were determined to be ineligible to participate in the lottery Housing Division staff does not track specific reasons applicants were rejected. Frequent reasons are that application was incomplete, application was submitted past the deadline, and/or the applicant was over-income or did not meet the minimum income requirement (and does not have a housing voucher). Studio 167 avg. eligible applicants Only 2 projects, CALA and Miscela, contained studio units One-bedroom 166 avg. eligible applicants Two-bedroom 186 avg. eligible applicants Three-bedrooms 64 avg. eligible applicants Four+ bedroom 150 avg. eligible applicants Only Miscela has a 4-bedroom unit for total of 1 created since 2016 Tier I 50%/ 80% 236 avg. eligible applicants Tier II 80% /110% 82 avg. eligible applicants Tier III 110%/ 140% 8 avg. eligible applicants Note: As of March 2022, only 2 projects had included Tier III units ,for a total of 2 units occupied since 2016. Many more are in pipeline . Other preference/demographic information Average number of qualifying applicants per household income restrictions Average number of qualifying applicants per Bedroom Count Type SOMERVILLE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING PROGRAM - SELECTED DATA REQUESTS AND RESPONSES MARCH 2022 REQUEST AND RESPONSE - 3/22/22