PUBLIC WORKS | AFFORDABLE HOUSING

HIDDEN PALACE

For the last seven years, the City of Tyler has worked toward adding 3,000 mixed-income households to the north side of town and the downtown area. The long-term goal is to have all 3,000 homes completed by 2041. The City achieves this goal through capital improvement projects, providing assistance to residents and by providing incentive programs to home builders and developers who choose to build homes in the North End Revitalization area.

Since the adoption of the Tyler 1st Comprehensive Plan in 2007, roughly 586 homes have been added to benefit the community.

What once was an empty piece of property is becoming a showpiece neighborhood on the north side of the City. Located behind Tyler’s new Fire Station No. 1, The Hidden Palace neighborhood addition will boast 11 affordable homes with a shared green space built to be occupied by low to moderate-income households. The project is funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), which provides grants to states and local communities. Construction for this new neighborhood is set to begin in 2021.

Rendering of houses to be built in the Hidden Palace subdivision.