Line Seven apartment community announced for Urbandale
The city of Urbandale and Hubbell Realty Co. are working together to bring affordable housing to a larger apartment community proposed for Urbandale and Dallas county.
The Urbandale City Council approved a development agreement with Hubbell Realty Co. for the Line Seven apartment community that would be at the southwest corner of 142nd Street and Waterford Road. The development would add at least 15 affordable apartments to the city's housing stock.
The site plan approved in December 2024 for the project — named after an old streetcar line — proposed five, 45-unit multifamily apartment buildings with a total of 225 rental units.
A first phase of construction would include 135 units, with 15 of those units designated as affordable for families making a maximum of 60% to 80% of the area median income. Units are expected to open in spring 2027.
Aaron DeJong, the city's economic development director, said it's important to add more multifamily housing in Urbandale's western neighborhoods and infuse affordability into new developments — though he said there's not a defined strategy on concentrating affordable units within larger complexes versus building standalone affordable complexes.
The site plan included two 22-stall garage buildings, an approximately 3,140 square-foot clubhouse, a pool and a dog park. The multifamily buildings would be three stories tall and have combinations of studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom and three-bedroom units.
Who would be eligible for affordable apartments?
Six units at Line Seven would be designated for people or families earning a maximum of 80% of the area median income: two one-bedroom units, two two-bedroom units and two three-bedroom units, according to city documents.
Five more two-bedroom apartments and four more three-bedroom apartments would be designated for people or families earning 60% of the area median income.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has not yet released area median income calculations for 2025. But using 2024's numbers, a family of four making 80% of the median income would earn $90,400 a year. At 60%, a family of four would earn $67,800. A single person making 80% of the median income would earn $63,300, and a couple at 80% would earn $72,350.
What's next for the Line Seven project?
Hubbell has closed on the 13-acre land and the $23.8 million project is expected to begin this spring, said spokesperson Claire Brehmer. Brehmer said Urbandale is prioritizing "quality, attainable housing" as part of its plans for growth.
"We're proud to be building this new community in an established city that has a plan for forward momentum."
The city will provide Hubbell with a $775,000 grant for its affordable housing commitment, to be issued when the apartments are certified to be ready for occupancy. DeJong said there were not yet any plans for the second phase of 90 apartments and whether that would include any more affordable units.
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