League-Sponsored Bond Agency Issues $4.7 Million in Tax-Exempt Bonds for Affordable Housing in Kern County

Aug 2, 2017
This program provides a variety of public agencies and developers access to low-cost, tax-exempt financing and economic development tools. CSCDA recently issued a total of $4,700,000 in tax-exempt multi-family affordable housing bonds for Camellia Place II Apartments in Kern County.
 
About Camellia Place II Apartments
 
Camellia Place II Apartments is the new construction of 15 affordable housing units by Corporation for Better Housing. The benefits of the project for Kern County include the following:
  • 100 percent of the affordable rental housing units will be rent restricted for low-income tenants.
  • The project consists of 15 single family style buildings with attached garages, backyards and up-to-date appliances.
  • There will be four three-bedroom units and 11 four-bedroom units. 
CSCDA and Corporation for Better Housing partnered with Pacific Western Bank and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP to provide $4,700,000 in tax-exempt multi-family affordable housing bonds for the project. The financing for the project requires the affordability of units for low-income tenants to be maintained for 55 years.
 
Background
 
CSCDA is a joint powers authority created in 1988 and is sponsored by the League of California Cities® and the California State Association of Counties. It was created by cities and counties for cities and counties. More than 500 cities, counties and special districts are program participants in CSCDA, which serves as their conduit issuer and provides access to efficiently finance locally-approved projects. CSCDA has issued more than $50 billion in tax exempt bonds for projects that provide a public benefit by creating jobs, affordable housing, healthcare, infrastructure, schools and other fundamental services. Visit CSCDA’s website for additional information on the ways in which CSCDA can help your city.