B26-0202: Housing Development Growth Amendment Act of 2025

Legislative Summary

As introduced, Bill 26-202 would establish an Office of Social Housing Developments to administer the construction, maintenance, and growth of District-owned residential properties designed to be mixed-income housing with not less than two-thirds of a building developed as family units and not less than two-thirds of units rented as permanently affordable units for low income households. It would establish a framework for tenant governance, environmentally conscious building standards, and street-level amenities at social housing developments. It would also allow investments in District-owned social housing developments and authorize the sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer required for public purposes. It would require that the Mayor evaluate such properties for conversion into social housing developments before disposing of them among other things.