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May 26, 2026
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004-3003
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-352.02, I have enclosed, for consideration by the Council of the District of
Columbia, the (a) Council Contract Summary to provide an increased amount in Local Rent Supplement Program
(“LRSP”) funds to be disbursed pursuant to that Agreement to Enter into a Long-Term Subsidy Contract (“ALTSC”)
between the District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) and Flats at South Capitol LLC that was previously
approved by the DC Council on March 4, 2025 as Resolution Number 26-47 (see attached), and (b) proposed Local
Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2025-LRSP-02A with Flats at South Capitol LLC LRSP Funding Increase
Approval Resolution of 2026. DCHA requests an increase in the currently DC Council approved initial annual LRSP
housing subsidy from $486,960 to an increased initial annual amount of $845,490.67 for a multi-year term of twenty
(20) years, in support of the District’s Local Rent Supplement Program (“LRSP”) to provide twenty-two (22)
affordable housing units at Flats at South Capitol Apartments located at 3838 South Capitol Street, SE.
As always, I am available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed LTSC. In order to facilitate a
response to any questions concerning this ALTSC, please have your staff contact Hammere Gebreyes, Director of
External Affairs and Senior Advisor, at (202) 207-4694.
I look forward to your favorable consideration of this proposed ALTSC agreement.
Sincerely,
Nicole Wickliffe
Interim Executive Director, District of Columbia Housing Authority
Enclosures
KP/hg
cc: Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council
Date: May 26, 2026
Pursuant to s
ection 202(c) of the Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, as amended, D.C.
Official Code § 2-532.02(c), the following contract summary is provided:
COUNCIL CONTRACT SUMMARY
(A) Contract Number: 2024-ALRSP-02A
Proposed Contractor: Flats at South Capitol, LLC (the “Owner”)
Contract Amount (Base Period): $845,490.67 Annually
Unit and Method of C
ompensation: Housing Assistance Payments, paid monthly
Term of Contract: 20 Years
Type of Contract: Agreement to Enter into a
Long-Term Subsidy
Source Selection Method:
See “D” below
(B) For a contract containing option periods, the contract amount for the base period
and for each option period. If the contract amount for one or more of the option
periods differs from the amount for the base period, provide an explanation of the
reason for the difference:
This is a multi
-year contract that was originally approved by the District of Columbia
Council on March 4, 2025 as Resolution 26-47 (see attached)
. The contract’s original
initial annual amount of the LRSP funds approved was $486,960. The parties to this
transaction have agreed to increase the LRSP amount from $486,960 to $845,490.67 and
ar
e seeking approval from the DC Council for the increased LRSP amount.
(C) The goods or services to b e provided, the methods of delivering goods or services,
and any significant pr
ogram changes reflected in the proposed contract:
Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 2-352.02, DCHA proposes to provide a housing subsidy
to the Owner in the initial amount of $845,490.67 annually for a multi-year term of
twenty years, in support of the District’s Local Rent Supplement Program (“LRSP”) to
provide affordable housing at Flats at South Capitol Apartments located 3848 South
Capitol Street SE.
(D) The amount and date of any expenditure of fund by the District pursuant to the
contract prior
to its submission to the Council for approval:
None.
(E) A certific ation that the proposed contract is within the appropriated budget
authority for the agency for the fiscal year and is consistent with the financial plan
and budget adopted i
n accordance with D.C. Official Code §§ 47-392.01 and
47-392.02:
CFO Certifications are attached.
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(F) A certification that Citywide Clean Hands database indicates th at the proposed
contractor is current with its District taxes. If the citywide clean hands database
indicates that the proposed contractor is not current with District taxes, either: (1) a
certification that the contractor has worked out and is current with a payment
schedule approved by the District; or (2) a certification that the contractor will be
current w
ith its District taxes after the District recovers any outstanding debt as
provided under
D.C. Official Code § 2-353.01(b):
Clean Hands certification is attached
(G) A certification from the proposed contractor that it is current with its federal taxes,
or has
worked out and is current with a payment schedule approved by the federal
government:
Federal Tax Certification is attached.
(H) Other aspects
of the proposed contract that the Chief Procurement Officer considers
sign
ificant:
The only changes in
the Contract, that was approved by the District of Columbia Council
on March 4, 2025 as Resolution 26-47
, is to increase the initial annual LRSP contract
amount
from $486,960 to $845,490.67, as will be reflected in the amended Contract Unit
exhibit to
the ALTSC contract.
(I) A statement indicating whether the proposed contractor is currently debarred from
providing services or goods to the District or federal government:
It was determined that the proposed contractor is not currently debarred from providing
services or goods to the District or federal government.
(J) Any determination and findings issue relating to the contract’s formation, including
any determination and findings under D.C. Official Code § 2-352.05 (privatization
contracts):
None.
(K) Where t
he contract, any amendments or modifications, if executed, will be made
available o
nline:
The contract will be made available on the DCHA website.
ENROL LED ORIGINAL
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A RESOLUTION
26-47
IN THE
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Mar
ch 4, 2025
To approve an agreement to enter into a long-term subsidy contract for 20 years in support of the
District’s Local Rent Supplement Program to fund housing costs associated with
affordable housing units for Contract No. 2025-LRSP-02A with Flats at South Capitol
LLC for program units at the Flats at South Capitol Apartments located at 3838 South
Capitol Street, SE.
RESO
LVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the “Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2025-LRSP-02A
with Flats at South Capitol LLC Approval Resolution of 2025”.
Sec.
2. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51), and section 202 of the
Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18- 371; D.C.
Official Code § 2- 352.02), the Council approves Contract No. 2025- LRSP-02A, a long- term
subsidy contract, with Flats at South Capitol LLC to provide an operating subsidy in support
of 22 affordable housing units in an i nitial amount not to exceed $ 486,960 annually.
Sec. 3. T
ransmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the District of
Columbia Housing Authority and the Mayor.
Sec.
4. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 5. E
ffective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
1101 4th Street, SW
Washington, DC 20024
Date of Notice: April 22, 2026 L0016570207Notice Number:
FEIN: **-***0177
Case ID: 18937902
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
Office of Tax and Revenue
FLATS AT SOUTH CAPITOL LLC
1121 12TH ST NW
WASHINGTON DC 20005-4632
Branch Chief, Collection and Enforcement Administration
Authorized By Melinda Jenkins
To validate this certificate, please visit MyTax.DC.gov. On the MyTax DC homepage, click the
“Validate a Certificate of Clean Hands” hyperlink under the Clean Hands section.
CERTIFICATE OF CLEAN HANDS
As reported in the Clean Hands system, the above referenced individual/entity has no outstanding
liability with the District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue or the Department of Employment
Services. As of the date above, the individual/entity has complied with DC Code § 47-2862, therefore
this Certificate of Clean Hands is issued.
TITLE 47. TAXATION, LICENSING, PERMITS, ASSESSMENTS, AND FEES
CHAPTER 28 GENERAL LICENSE
SUBCHAPTER II. CLEAN HANDS BEFORE RECEIVING A LICENSE OR PERMIT
D.C. CODE § 47-2862 (2006)
§ 47-2862 PROHIBITION AGAINST ISSUANCE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT
1101 4th Street SW, Suite W270, Washington, DC 20024/Phone: (202) 724-5045/MyTax.DC.gov
COPY
CertificateRegardingFederalTaxes
Theundersignedherebycertifiesthatitiscurrentwithitsfederaltaxes,orhasworkedoutandiscurrent
withapaymentscheduleapprovedbythefederalgovernment.
Date:__04/30/2026
{CFO CERTIFICATIONS -}
CERTIFICATIONS
Pursuant to the attached May 11, 2026 Funding Certification from the Agency Fiscal Officer
of the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development ("DHCD")
and the May 11, 2026 Letter of Commitment from DHCD, DHCD has committed sufficient
appropriated funds in the financial plan for the District of Columbia to
fund, among other
matters, the Local Rent Supplement Program
("LRSP") subsidy payments in relation to the project
known as The Flats at South Capitol Apartments located at 3838 South Capitol, SE. In sole
reliance upon DHCD's certifications and Letter of Commitment, I hereby certify that the proposed
increase in the LRSP from $486,890 to $845, 490.67 under the Agreement to Enter into a
Long Term Subsidy Contract (“ALTSC”) between District of Columbia Housing Authority
(“DCHA”) and Flats at South Capitol LLC to provide an annual subsidy for twenty-two
(22) affordable housing units, for a term of twenty (20) years, is in compliance with the
applicable Federal and District of Columbia (the “District”) regulations and the DCHA’s
policies and procedures.
______________________________
Date: May 26, 2026
__________________________________
Nicole Wickliffe
Interim Executive Director, DCHA
I have reviewed this proposed ALTSC action. I have determined, based solely upon the
May 11, 2026 Funding Certification from the Agency Fiscal Officer of DHCD, and the
May 11, 2026 Letter of
Commitment from DHCD, that upon the District’s release of the
Local Rent Subsidy Program funds and the satisfaction of all requirements of the
Long-Term Subsidy Contract, DCHA will make available an initial annual subsidy
amount of up to Eight Hundred Forty-Five Thousand Four Hundred Ninety
Thousand Dollars and Sixty-Seven Cents ($845,490.67). Based on the
certifications and
Letter of Commitment from DHCD, this action is within the
District’s Financial Plan and Budget and such funds will be available for administration by
DCHA to support the action.
____________________________________
Isra Elkhazeen
Interim Chief Financial Officer, DCHA
05/26/2026_________________________
Date: May 26, 2026
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RE:LocalRentSupplementProgram(LRSP)LetterofCommitmentforFlatsatSouthCapital
Dear Ms. Wickliffe:
[AsrequiredbyD.C.OfficialCode§6-227(b-1)(4)(A),thisletterconfirmstheDistrict'sproject-based
voucherassistancefundingallocationtotheDistrictofColumbiaHousingAuthorityfortheProject's
initial15-yeartermLong-TermSubsidyContractinaccordancewiththeproposedAgreementtoEnter
intoa Long-Term Subsidy Contract and the funding certificationrequired by D.C. OfficialCode § 2-
352.02(¢)(6).Thedetailsforthisfundingallocationare:
ProjectSponsor:FlatsatSouthCapitolLLC
ProjectName:FlatsatSouthCapitol
ProjectAddress:3838-3848SouthCapitolStreetSE,Washington,DistrictofColumbia20032
Number of LRSP Units: 22
AnnualLRSPAmountRequested:$845,490.67
Theprocessfortransferoftheproject-basedvoucherassistanceallocatedfortheProjectshallbein
accordancewiththetermsandconditionsoftheMemorandumofUnderstandingbetweentheDistrictof
ColumbiaHousingAuthorityandtheDepartmentofHousingandCommunityDeveloped,effectiveasof
February14,2024.
TheProjectfundingcertificationrequiredbyD.C.OfficialCode§2-252.02(c)(6)isenclosed.
PleasecontactChrisEarley(chris.earley@de.gov)ifyouhavefurtherquestionsorrequireadditional
information,
‘DeparirientofHousingandCommunityDevelopment|3800MatinLuterKing,Avenue,SE,Washington,DC20020| 202.442.7200|ded.degov
llGOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
DEPARTMENTOF HOUSINGAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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OfficeoftheDirector
TO: JamesBlanda
ChiefFinancialOfficerDistrictofColumbiaHousingAuthority
FROM: BethSpooner,32AgencyFiscalOfficer
DepartmentofHousingandCommunityDevelopment
DATE: May 11,2026
SUBJECT:— UpdatedCertificationofFundingAvailabilityforLocalRentSupplement—FlatsatSouthCapitol
‘ThismemorandumcertifiesthattheDepartmentofHousingandCommunityDevelopmenthas$845,490.67thefinancialplanforfisealyear2029tofundproject-basedLocalRentSupplementProgramvouchers
(inclusiveofadministrationfees)inrelationtotheFlatsatSouthCapitoldevelopmentproject.Thisamountreflectstheestimateofwhatisneededbasedontheprojectedlease-update,Thefullyearcostof
$845,490.67isalsoavailableinthefinancialplanforfiscalyear2029.
Theavailabilityoffundsissubjecttofiscalyear2029appropriationsandiscontingentuponpassageoftheFY2029andFY2030budgets.
Pleasecontactmeon202-442-7173ifyouhaveanyquestions.