City Council Votes to Buy Building for Future Housing Navigation Center

Council OKs purchase of site for new homeless navigation center - Austin Monitor

​​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 […] The post Council OKs purchase of site for new homeless navigation center appeared…

City council votes to buy building for future housing navigation center

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After a lengthy public comment period, the Austin city council voted Thursday afternoon to purchase a vacant property near East Oltorf Street and Interstate 35, with plans to convert it into a housing navigation center. Previous: Austin city council will decide whether to buy new building for housing navigation Thursday The specific site is at 2401 S I-35 in District Three. It's near multiple schools and shares a fence with…

Austin green lights new homeless navigation center amid community concerns

The council voted 8-3 to approve the measure, with Council Members Zo Qadri, José Velásquez and Marc Duchen voting against the plan.

Council approves buying $4.3M property for new homeless navigation center

The Austin City Council voted 8-3 to buy a $4 million property on I-35 near Oltorf for a controversial new homeless center. Who will run the center hasn't been decided yet.

City Council OK's $4.38M property purchase for new Austin homeless services center off I-35

The city's new homeless navigation is now primed to open off I-35 south of Oltorf Street next year, despite some local opposition to the project.

Austin City Council OKs purchase of new homeless services center

The center's location near I-35 and Oltorf Street is raising concern among neighbors.