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The Housing Operations Division of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development provides the core services necessary to operate important, federally funded, low-income housing programs and related services for the Community Development Authority (CDA). These services include the following: 1. Public Housing
The CDA owns and operates low-rent public housing in 40 locations throughout the City of Madison. There are 315 units for families and 427 units for households with people over the age of 50 or for people with disabilities.
2. Multifamily HousingAffordable apartments, centrally located in the City of Madison: Parkside Highrise Apartments
Parkside Townhomes
Karabis Apartments
3. Project-Based Voucher Section 8 at Truax Park Apartments 24 units of family housing extensively rehabbed in 2011 through federal low-income housing tax credits awarded to the CDAby the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA).
4. Section 8 Tenant-Based Rent AssistanceCDA pays a portion of the rent for about 1,600 households through the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher program; also known as Section 8. CDA pays over $11 million each year to Madison housing providers on behalf of their low income tenants. About 500 Madison landlords participate in the program.
5. General Information
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