Disaster Recovery 2016 (DR16)

Houston saw two storms in 2016 that were classified as major disasters. The City received $23 million to help residents recover from these floods. These funds will be used by the Multifamily Voluntary Buyout Program, which will remove multifamily homes from areas at severe risk of flooding to prevent future flood impacts to families.

Key Documents

Document Name	View
DR-16 Citizen Participation Plan	View
Multifamily Voluntary Buyout Program Guidelines	View
2016 Flooding Events Action Plan	View | Ordinance of Submission
Ordinance with Texas General Land Office (Ordinance 2019-109)	View

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For information regarding procurement, please refer to the Procurement Policy and Procedures section.

Budget Breakdowns

Awarded Contracts

Solicitation / Contract ID	Contractor / Subrecipient Name	Description	Program Area	Contract End Date	Status	Contract Documents
P.O. 4500342094	Monticello Square LLC	5312 Clarewood DR16	Multifamily	03/12/2024	Open	View Contract
P.O. 4500332588	Houston 11810 Chimney Rock LLC	11810 Chimney Rock Acq	Multifamily	11/25/2023	Open	View Contract
P.O. 4500307561	Bre Apartment Holdings LLC	Purchase 9100 Fondren	Multifamily	08/26/2023	Open	View Contract
P.O. 4500304736	BBG INC	Appraisal for 9100 Fondren - Boardwalk	Multifamily	06/25/2020	Closed	View Contract
P.O. 4500304673	QC Laboratories Inc.	Phase I ESA - 9100 Fondren Rd	Multifamily	06/21/2020	Closed	View Contract
P.O. 4500304645	Lupher LLC	Land Survey / 9100 Fondren Rd	Multifamily	06/21/2020	Closed	View Contract
P.O. 4500423511	Lee Construction & Maintenance LLC	Spring Village Emergency - Beryl Damage	Multifamily	12/5/2024	Closed	View Contract
P.O. 4500420067	Lee Construction & Maintenance LLC	Spring Valley - Buyout	Multifamily	07/31/2024	Closed	View Contract

Opportunities for Resident Input

Recovery programs in response to the 2016 floods were designed using resident input through open comment periods and public hearings. All major projects and environmental review must be made available for the public. Those public notices are included in the table below.

Date of Publication	Public Notice Name	View
04/30/2021	5312 Clarewood Dr. Environmental Notice	English
04/15/2021	11810 Chimney Rock Environmental Notice	English
06/04/2020	11810 Chimney Rock Buyout Announcement	English
11/14/2020	Boardwalk Flood Detention Basin Environmental Notice	English
07/03/2019	Announcement of Boardwalk Apartments Purchase	English | Español
06/06/2019	Announcement of Draft Buyout Program Guidelines	English | Español
08/21/2018	Announcement of Application for Housing Buyout Program	English | Español | Draft 8/15 Version

Program Results

Status Updates

The Multifamily Voluntary Buyout Program has purchased 3 properties so far and in some cases, has combined funding from this disaster with funding from the Harvey Buyout Program. In the map below, you can learn a bit about each of our purchases and what will be done with these properties.

Please note that if a purchase results in residents being displaced, HCD will follow the guidance of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Act (URA).

Please note that this map combines both DR-16 (Multifamily Voluntary Buyout Program) and DR-17 (Harvey Buyout Program) properties .

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To learn more, please contact Estrella Colon at Estrella.Colon@houstontx.gov or see the relevant Federal Register Notices .

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