Our Mission

Support strong, sustainable and thriving communities through quality affordable housing, community development, human services, and economic opportunities. We are committed to ensuring fair housing laws are followed.

Oakland County's Neighborhood & Housing Development (NHD) Division has helped residents with their housing needs. And they have supported community development projects for more than 40 years. We are committed to ensuring fair and equal housing opportunities for all.

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NHD is available by telephone. The office is accessible to the public by appointment only.

Projects

Oakland County needs 11,582 additional units of affordable housing over the next decade. Through the Oakland Together Housing Trust Fund (HTF) and County funds, millions of dollars of investment have been dedicated to affordable, attainable, and mixed-income housing. The following housing projects below are in development or completed.

Westwood South

Westwood South is a 72-unit mixed-income, multifamily housing development located in Pontiac. The HTF approved gap funding of $2.5 million. Eighteen units will be reserved for voucher holders through the Pontiac Housing Commission (PHC) with the remainder of the units being targeted for workforce housing (60%-120% Area Median Income (AMI)) but not income restricted. While the PHC vouchers will be project-based, the community will also accept any voucher holder for the remaining units.

Walton Oaks & Auburn Oaks

The HTF approved gap financing of $1.5 million for Auburn Oaks and $500,000 for Walton Oaks, both of which will provide 76 units of mixed-income, for-sale, neuro-inclusive housing in Rochester Hills. Auburn Oaks and Walton Oaks will be the second and third neuro-inclusive communities in Michigan and provide long-term housing stability to I/DD residents while alleviating housing uncertainty concerns for their families and loved ones.

Auburn Oaks will provide 26 affordable, for-sale homes for residents who are intellectually and developmentally disabled (I/DD) and 31 market rate homes for neurotypical homebuyers.

Walton Oaks will provide 11 affordable, for-sale homes for I/DD residents and 8 market rate homes for neurotypical homebuyers. 

Raymond E. Shepard House

The Raymond E. Shephard House includes 53 units of permanent, supportive housing and 27 project-based vouchers being 100% affordable. There was a $21.5 million total investment including $1 million in NHD Home Investment Partnership Funds.

Wellspring

Wellspring is a 72-unit permanent supportive housing development in Southfield. The HTF and Board of Commissioners approved gap financing of $2.6 million. The units will be reserved for residents in recovery - particularly opioid addiction recovery - and income restricted for residents earning 30% AMI and 60% AMI.

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