Affordable Housing
Our goal is for every Fayette County resident to live in safe, decent, affordable housing.
What We Do:
Single – Family Homes for Rent
The Urban League provides affordable rental homes for families with low-income. Offering from one- to four-bedrooms, our Development Corporation builds approximately four new homes annually and accepts Section 8 vouchers. For questions or to determine eligibility, please contact Tasha White.
Senior Citizen Apartments for Rent
To provide senior citizens with affordable, safe, and decent housing option, the Urban League has three apartment complexes in downtown Lexington. For seniors, age 62 or older, our 1-bedroom apartments are spacious, well cared for, and handicap accessible. For more information, please contact Kesha Willoughby at (859) 353-3856 or call Beacon Properties at 844-289-1796.
- ETL Apartments
- Elm Tree Lane Apartments
- Russell School Apartments
Lexington’s Transformational Housing Project
Lexington’s Transformational Housing Affordability Partnership is a historic collaboration between local banks, affordable housing developers and local, state, and federal officials to address Lexington’s housing challenges. Through the partnership, local banks are providing $3 million in interest-free loan capital to purchase land for affordable housing.
The banks are working with developers to create both homeownership and rental opportunities for families. The initial pilot project is the purchase of 12.5 acres on the site of the former Transylvania University baseball field. Once developers pay back land costs, the banks re-invest in other housing projects. The partnership caught the attention of the state legislature, which provided $10 million dollars in funding to be used for infrastructure on the Transy pilot project.
Kentucky General Assembly has allocated $10 million to help pay for public infrastructure
A delegation of local business leaders met with Acting Secretary Adrianne Todman of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in Washington, D.C. to discuss the recent partnership that created a $3M revolving capital investment loan fund.
