A special Board of Commissioners' meeting will be held on Monday, Feb. 23, at 3:00 p.m. at the KCHA Administrative Offices, 700 Andover Park West, Tukwila, WA.

The King County Housing Authority (KCHA) is taking action to preserve affordable, family-friendly housing in Kent with the acquisition of Haven Apartment Homes, a 246-unit community in the Scenic Hill neighborhood.  

The $46 million purchase will protect local families from rising rents and ensure long-term housing stability for current and future residents. Learn more.

KCHA is pleased to announce that we have received a grant of $607,615 from HUD to support the Family Self-Sufficiency program in 2026. This first round of federal funding for FSS ensures that KCHA's five staff coordinators can continue their work helping low-income residents and tenants meet their financial goals, including efforts to pay off debt and fix credit, go back to school, buy a car, or start a business. Learn more.

Section 8 Lobby Closed: KCHA's Tukwila offices are in the Level 1 evacuation area for flooding. Because of this, our Central Office, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Lobby at 700 Andover Park West in Tukwila, will remain closed from Monday, December 15 through Friday, December 19. All other locations will continue normal operations.

All offices will be closed Christmas Day, the day after Christmas, and New Years Day.

All KCHA office will be closed on:

• November 27 and 28
• December 3
• After 1:00pm on December 24
• December 25 and 26
• January 1

Please visit this page for information about the impacts of a federal government shutdown. KCHA will continue to update the page as we learn more.

KCHA’s 2026 Moving to Work (MTW) Plan is available for review and comment between September 2 and October 2, 2025. The agency welcomes participation and input.

Moving to Work is a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) demonstration program, which allows housing authorities to establish local programs and policies in order to (1) increase the housing choices of low-income families, (2) help residents achieve economic independence, and (3) increase the cost-effectiveness of federal housing programs. As an MTW participant, KCHA develops and shares an annual plan which outlines and identifies proposed changes to policies and programs that KCHA may undertake in 2026.

KCHA will hold a hybrid (in-person and virtual) Public Hearing to review and receive comments:

• Thursday, September 25, 2025, at 5:00PM
• Seola Gardens Community Center, 11215 5th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA 98146
• Virtual on Zoom: https://kcha-org.zoom.us/j/83433461318.
• Members of the public may request an interpreter or accommodation by emailing mtw@kcha.org or calling 206-574-4285 by September 18.

In addition to the public hearing, comments may be submitted by:

• Email                 mtw@kcha.org
• Voicemail        206-574-4285
• Mail to KCHA MTW Plan, 600 Andover Park W., Tukwila, WA 98188

A new issuance of municipal Revenue Refunding Bonds in the amount of $101 million will be used to provide permanent financing for four recently purchased workforce housing properties, including Sterling Ridge, Henry House, Brier Woods, and Highlander House, and to pay off existing bonds for the Village at Overlake Station. 

Read more.

Strategic acquisition of Highlander House Apartments preserves housing stability for families now and in the future.

The property, located at 1115 N. 183rd St. in Shoreline, is a single two-story wood frame, with four 1-bedroom rental homes and 19 2-bedroom rental homes that can accommodate families. All units are currently occupied by people living on lower incomes, paying rents that are below the rising market rates. The purchase price is $4.29 million, well under the cost of redevelopment. KCHA’s acquisition of the property will keep rents affordable for current and future residents.

Read more.

New manufactured homes are now for sale for people age 55 and over, starting at $210,000, at KCHA's Rainier View in Black Diamond. Learn more.

To keep our partners informed about changes to the federal budget and policy or changes at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), KCHA has a webpage focused on how these changes might affect you.