2025 Affordable Housing Strategy

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You're a contributor to the Affordable Housing Strategy!

This is our online engagement hub. Here you can find opportunities to share stories, ideas, and feedback. You can also download documents, presentations, and other key information.

Overview

The Affordable Housing Strategy is a short-term action plan that identifies and sequences steps the city can take to continue to address the need for affordable housing in the community. The City of Bellevue is updating its existing 2017 Affordable Housing Strategy to implement new policy direction, reflect changing market conditions, and support the development and preservation of additional affordable housing units.

Updating the Affordable Housing Strategy will identify the next set of near- and mid- term actions to help the city achieve the new affordable housing target and meet other affordable housing priorities. Council launched the update to the Affordable Housing Strategy in November 2024. Planning and engagement will occur over the course of a year.

Get Involved

We want to hear from you! Contribute your voice to the 2025 Affordable Housing Strategy by asking a question, sharing your story, or participating in the quick poll below.

We published the results of what we heard in our first phase of engagement in the Phase 1 Engagement Report.

Learn More

For more information on the project background and focus areas, see Important Links and Documents in the right column.

Want to learn more about the basics of affordable housing? Check out the Affordable Housing 101 explainer videos below.


You're a contributor to the Affordable Housing Strategy!

This is our online engagement hub. Here you can find opportunities to share stories, ideas, and feedback. You can also download documents, presentations, and other key information.

Overview

The Affordable Housing Strategy is a short-term action plan that identifies and sequences steps the city can take to continue to address the need for affordable housing in the community. The City of Bellevue is updating its existing 2017 Affordable Housing Strategy to implement new policy direction, reflect changing market conditions, and support the development and preservation of additional affordable housing units.

Updating the Affordable Housing Strategy will identify the next set of near- and mid- term actions to help the city achieve the new affordable housing target and meet other affordable housing priorities. Council launched the update to the Affordable Housing Strategy in November 2024. Planning and engagement will occur over the course of a year.

Get Involved

We want to hear from you! Contribute your voice to the 2025 Affordable Housing Strategy by asking a question, sharing your story, or participating in the quick poll below.

We published the results of what we heard in our first phase of engagement in the Phase 1 Engagement Report.

Learn More

For more information on the project background and focus areas, see Important Links and Documents in the right column.

Want to learn more about the basics of affordable housing? Check out the Affordable Housing 101 explainer videos below.


Ask A Project Question

Have a question about the 2025 Affordable Housing Strategy? Leave your question here to be answered by City staff. 

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    How do I find out how many unit units I can put on my quarter acre lot in Enitai.

    587 asked 4 months ago

    Hello, if you have questions about current City development regulations, please contact our land use review staff at landusereview@bellevuewa.gov. If you have questions or would like to learn more about the City's ongoing Middle Housing code amendments, visit Middle Housing Code Amendments | City of Bellevue or contact kmandt@bellevuewa.gov.  

  • Share What steps are being considered to stop builders from tearing down the smaller homes that represent first time buyer and affordable entry point and replacing them with 4000 sqft homes that cost $3 million. We are losing our affordable housing supply and these smaller homes from our housing supply everyday. on Facebook Share What steps are being considered to stop builders from tearing down the smaller homes that represent first time buyer and affordable entry point and replacing them with 4000 sqft homes that cost $3 million. We are losing our affordable housing supply and these smaller homes from our housing supply everyday. on Twitter Share What steps are being considered to stop builders from tearing down the smaller homes that represent first time buyer and affordable entry point and replacing them with 4000 sqft homes that cost $3 million. We are losing our affordable housing supply and these smaller homes from our housing supply everyday. on Linkedin Email What steps are being considered to stop builders from tearing down the smaller homes that represent first time buyer and affordable entry point and replacing them with 4000 sqft homes that cost $3 million. We are losing our affordable housing supply and these smaller homes from our housing supply everyday. link

    What steps are being considered to stop builders from tearing down the smaller homes that represent first time buyer and affordable entry point and replacing them with 4000 sqft homes that cost $3 million. We are losing our affordable housing supply and these smaller homes from our housing supply everyday.

    Bellevue Realtor asked 4 months ago

    Hello, the City of Bellevue is exploring ways to allow and encourage more housing types (including smaller homes) within low-density residential areas. If you have questions or would like to learn more about Middle Housing as it related to smaller homes and preservation, visit Middle Housing Code Amendments | City of Bellevue or contact kmandt@bellevuewa.gov. 

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    City owned property in Wilburton developed for affordable housing. Where is this property.

    DavidC asked 5 months ago

    Hello, and thank you for your question! The city is looking into developing affordable housing on two city-owned parcels, one in Wilburton and the other in BelRed. The Wilburton property is formerly a Porsche auto dealership located at 12000 BelRed Road and was purchased by the City of Bellevue in 2014 to support a street improvement project. The BelRed site is located in the BelRed Arts District and is anticipated to support the local arts community. 

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    What will Bellevue neighborhoods look like? Will it look like this?https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/more-concrete-less-green-a-cautionary-tale-about-upzoning-from-south-park/?utm_source=marketingcloud&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TSA_012725232428+What+happened+to+more+trees_1_27_2025&utm_term=Registered%20User

    Bellevue Minority asked 5 months ago

    Hello, and thank you for your question! The article you referenced is related to middle housing code amendments, which is a current city project outside the scope of the 2025 Affordable Housing Strategy. If you have questions or would like to learn more about Middle Housing as it related to green space and tree canopy at Bellevue, visit Middle Housing Code Amendments | City of Bellevue or contact kmandt@bellevuewa.gov.

  • Share What zoning changes are you contemplating for residential neighborhoods? For example, changes to building height, set backs, etc? on Facebook Share What zoning changes are you contemplating for residential neighborhoods? For example, changes to building height, set backs, etc? on Twitter Share What zoning changes are you contemplating for residential neighborhoods? For example, changes to building height, set backs, etc? on Linkedin Email What zoning changes are you contemplating for residential neighborhoods? For example, changes to building height, set backs, etc? link

    What zoning changes are you contemplating for residential neighborhoods? For example, changes to building height, set backs, etc?

    DavidC asked 5 months ago

    Hello, and thank you for your question! The Affordable Housing Strategy is not specifically tasked will contemplating zoning changes for residential neighborhoods. If any land use code amendments are recommended in the final strategy, they will go through a subsequent Land Use Code Amendment (LUCA) process with further and specific public engagement on the proposed changes.

    Although not part of this project, there are two current City projects that are looking at zoning changes within residential neighborhoods - Middle Housing and Housing Opportunities in Mixed Use Areas (HOMA). You can find information on these projects at Middle Housing Code Amendments | City of Bellevue and Housing Opportunities in Mixed-Use Areas Land Use Code Amendment | City of Bellevue.

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    Hi, what is the best way to give feedback? 80% AMI is not affordable housing.

    Raeann asked 6 months ago

    Hello, and thank you for your question! The Affordable Housing Strategy will look at actions to build affordable housing for a range of incomes, not just at 80% AMI. If you'd like to give detailed feedback or talk more about your question, you can email the project manager directly at hbahnmille@bellevuewa.gov.

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