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 NameView
2016 Flooding Events Action PlanView | Ordinance of Submission
DR-16 Citizen Participation PlanView
Multifamily Voluntary Buyout Program GuidelinesView
Ordinance with Texas General Land Office (Ordinance 2019-109)View

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

Budget Breakdowns

TOTAL: $23,486,698

Acquisition - Buyout Program: $22,178,653 (94%)
Acquisition - Project Delivery: $838,312 (4%)
Administration: $469,733 (2%)

Awarded Contracts

Solicitation / Contract IDContractor / Subrecipient NameDescriptionProgram AreaContract End DateStatusContract Documents
P.O. 4500423511Lee Construction & MaintenanceSpring Village Emergency - Beryl DamageMultifamily07/31/2024ClosedView
P.O. 4500420067Lee Construction & MaintenanceSpring Valley Apt. 11810 Chimney RockMultifamily12/05/2024OpenView
P.O. 4500342094Monticello Square LLC5312 Clarewood DR16Multifamily03/12/2024OpenView
P.O. 4500332588Houston 11810 Chimney Rock LLC11810 Chimney Rock AcqMultifamily11/25/2023OpenView
P.O. 4500307561Bre Apartment Holdings LLCPurchase 9100 FondrenMultifamily08/26/2023OpenView
P.O. 4500304736BBG INCAppraisal for 9100 Fondren - BoardwalkMultifamily06/25/2020ClosedView
P.O. 4500304673QC Laboratories Inc.Phase I ESA - 9100 Fondren RdMultifamily06/21/2020ClosedView
P.O. 4500304645Lupher LLCLand Survey / 9100 Fondren RdMultifamily06/21/2020ClosedView

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 PublicationPublic Notice NameView
04/30/2021CDBG-DR16 Amendment #6 - Amendment extending the term of the CDBG-DR 16 contractEnglish | Español
04/30/20215312 Clarewood Dr. Environmental NoticeEnglish
04/15/202111810 Chimney Rock Environmental NoticeEnglish
11/14/2020Boardwalk Flood Detention Basin Environmental NoticeEnglish
06/04/202011810 Chimney Rock Buyout AnnouncementEnglish
07/03/2019Announcement of Boardwalk Apartments PurchaseEnglish | Español
06/06/2019Announcement of Draft Buyout Program GuidelinesEnglish | Español
08/21/2018Announcement of Application for Housing Buyout ProgramEnglish | 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 .

Quarterly reports are published by the Texas General Land Office.

Refer to the section called “2016 Floods Grant Performance Reports”

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

Resources for All Disasters

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Current Funding Opportunities

Contractors interested in receiving funding should visit our Current Funding Opportunities page  to see current information.

Procurement Policy And Procedures