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PASSEDHouston City Council · 2025-12-09

The city council approved a change to an existing loan agreement with Jefferson Davis Artist Lofts, Limited Partnership that forgives the remaining loan balance for the Elder Street Artist Lofts and shortens the required period during which the units must remain affordable housing.

What it means for you

The developer of the Elder Street Artist Lofts will no longer owe the remaining debt to the city, and the building's obligation to keep units priced as affordable housing will end sooner than originally required.

Outcome

Adopted — all voting aye, nays none. Ordinance 2025-1005, official minutes of December 9, 2025.

Housing & zoning — see all →Elder Street Artist Lofts

Official sources

Meeting minutes — full record with the vote (PDF) ↗

These are the official minutes — the narrative record of what happened at the meeting, including the vote on each item.

District A — Amy PeckADistrict B — Tarsha JacksonBDistrict C — Joe PanzarellaCDistrict D — Carolyn Evans-ShabazzDDistrict E — Fred FlickingerEDistrict F — Tiffany ThomasFDistrict G — Mary Nan HuffmanGDistrict H — Mario CastilloHDistrict I — Joaquin MartinezIDistrict J — Edward PollardJDistrict K — Martha Castex-TatumK

Official council district boundaries · City of Houston GIS. Tap a district to see who represents it.

How to weigh in

Where
City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, TX 77002
When
Council meets Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. & Wednesdays 9:00 a.m. Public Session — when you can speak — is Tuesdays at 2:00 p.m. (5:00 p.m. on the last Tuesday of the month).
Speak
Register by 3:00 p.m. the Monday before: call 832.393.1100, email speakers@houstontx.gov, or go in person to the City Secretary (City Hall Annex, 900 Bagby, Room P101). Each speaker gets 1–3 minutes.
Watch
Live on HTV ↗

From the City Council meetings information page. Confirm the exact date on the official agenda before you go.

Quick answersfrom the official record
Who's paid?JEFFERSON DAVIS ARTIST LOFTS, Limited Partnershipminutes ↗
Who decides?Houston City Council — its 16 members (11 district + 5 at-large) vote; the Mayor presides and also votes. Taken up at the December 9, 2025 meeting — Adopted, all voting aye.minutes ↗
The official caption doesn't name a dollar amount or which fund pays for it — full details in the official minutes ↗

Cite this: https://plaindocket.com/item/real-cs20251209-22 — data from official records via PlainDocket.

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