Developer Zoom Rooms

On Monday, October 5th at designated times, selected developers will host their own Zoom Rooms. Each developer will present and discuss existing communities or affordable communities in the development phase now. Attendees can join in to listen and learn about these communities, have the opportunity to ask questions and connect with developers "face-to-face" in the Developer Zoom Rooms.

When & Where to Find Developer Zoom Rooms

Developer Zoom Rooms can be found beneath the public chat room in the Networking Chat Room area of the Virtual Conference Portal.

Schedule: Monday, October 5, 2020

• 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm - The NRP Group
  The Markson- 9% 2019 Award
  Partnership with San Antonio Housing Trust PFC
  Under Construction and will be Placed in Service by Dec 2021
  69 units – Rents from 30% AMI to Market Rate
  Revitalization of an underutilized deteriorating car lot along a transit rich corridor along San Antonio’s midtown regional center.

• 12:45 pm - 1:15 pm - ITEX Group & The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso
  Sun Plaza in El Paso, Texas. Completed with Housing Authority of the City of El Paso
  Built in 1966 as 330 units of Public Housing
  2017 4% LIHTC Bond Award, Historic Tax Credits
  Rehabilitation of General Population - 128 studio, 201 1-bedroom, and 1 3-bedroom
  330 units 60% AMI, 100% PH conversion to RAD
  One 9-story building with 209 units, and 22 Cottages with 121 units
  Closed March 2018
  Amenities: Full Perimeter Fence, Gazebo with sitting area, Community Laundry, Learning Center, Furnished Community Room, Library with Seating, Service Coordinator Office, Senior Activity Room, Healthy Screening Room, Community Dining Room, Common Area wi-fi, Green building Features

• 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - The NRP Group
  The Beckett - 4% 2017 Bond/Tax Credit Development
  Partnership with Strategic Housing Finance Corporation of Travis County
  Placed in Service June of 2019
  302 Units – Rents from 30 to 60% AMI
  Located in Austin ETJ within the Del Valle ISD which is now near the site of the proposed Tesla Gigafactory.

• 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm - DMA Companies
  Travis Flats - 2018 9% deal coupled with a county office building on the same site, mixed use.

How to Join a Zoom Room

From Your Browser
To join directly from your browser, simply visit the Networking Chat Room, scroll down until you see the Zoom Rooms. Select the Zoom Room you would like to join, enter your name where indicated and click the "join" button.

Note: You can not utilize Zoom's virtual background feature when joining on your browser. You can however, utilize 3rd party software such as Snap Cam, Chroma Cam and ManyCam. Once installed, simply select the 3rd party virtual background software as your webcam when prompted (as shown in the video tutorial below).

From the Zoom App
If you prefer, you may join the Zoom Room via the Zoom App - simply select to join via the app or download the app using the links provided above the embedded zoom room on the Networking Chat Room page (as shown in the video tutorial below).

How to Join a Zoom Room from the Networking Chat Room Demonstration Video