"City Council voted 8-3 on Thursday to purchase a commercial property on South Interstate 35 to serve as the city's first housing navigation center for people experiencing homelessness, following hours of debate and neighborhood opposition. The votes against the purchase came from Council members Marc Duchen, Zo Qadri, and José Velásquez. The 1.39-acre site at 2401 S. I35, currently home to an auto sales business, will cost the city about $4.4 million."
"The navigation center will act as a central intake and referral facility, connecting unhoused residents or those at risk of losing housing to case management, health and behavioral services and housing programs. The facility had been expected to replace and expand on the functions currently provided by the Sunrise Navigation Center in South Austin, though Council member Ryan Alter backed away from that certainty in recent news coverage."
City Council voted 8-3 to buy a 1.39-acre commercial property at 2401 S. I-35 to establish a housing navigation center for people experiencing homelessness. The site, currently an auto sales business, will cost about $4.4 million, was appraised at $4.35 million, and will continue generating rent until the current lease expires in March 2026. Purchase funding will come from the Austin Housing Capital Budget. The navigation center will provide central intake, referrals, case management, health and behavioral services, and housing program connections. Dozens of residents and advocates offered sharply opposing views, with neighbors citing safety and notice concerns and supporters citing a safe, controlled indoor setting.
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