Resident Council of Spring Terrace Association (Planning ID #1069) is a neighborhood and tenant association founded by and for Spring Terrace residents in 2006. All residents of Spring Terrace are eligible to enroll as members of the Association. Any interested person or organization not otherwise eligible may enroll by a majority vote of those members present at an Association activity or meeting.
Resident Council of Spring Terrace empowers its members to participate in enhancing, managing, and protecting their home and the quality of life of their community through our strength in numbers. We are independent from property management and its resident services, but are open to working with them in forming a relationship to achieve the goals that started our creation.
Resident Council of Spring Terrace holds affiliations with Austin Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Austin Neighborhoods Council, and St. John Neighborhood Association, among others.
About Spring Terrace
Spring Terrace is Austin’s newest permanent supportive housing community for low-income adults who live alone. We offer 140 efficiency apartments, along with supportive services that promote individual self-sufficiency.
More Than Just a Place to Live
Spring Terrace is part of Foundation Communities’ successful model of “housing + services.” In addition to offering an affordable place to live, social services at Spring Terrace are designed to empower people with low incomes to take care of basic needs and maximize their self-sufficiency. Resident services staff help residents with housing, income, and self-care issues. As well, the Resident Services Team offers free classes ranging from health and nutrition to financial fitness.
Amenities
Each furnished apartment includes:
- a private bathroom with shower
- kitchenette, including a sink, cabinets, microwave, refrigerator & stovetop burners
- bed and mattress
- bedside table
- chest of drawers
- built-in dining area/desk and chairs
Community features include:
- Free wireless Internet
- Laundry room
- Computer lab
- Community lounges with TVs
- Exercise room
- Lush courtyard
- Individual mailboxes
- Community kitchen
- Meeting room
Green Features
Spring Terrace is built with environmentally-friendly features like solar electric power, energy-efficient air conditioners, water conservation systems including rainwater harvesting, a landscaped courtyard, and building materials that promote healthy indoor air quality. These “green” improvements make Spring Terrace more comfortable, reduce costs and protect our environment.
Accessibility
Spring Terrace has 14 accessible units.
Spring Terrace, the City of Austin, and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation do not discriminate on the basis of disability in the admission or access to, or the treatment or employment in, its programs and activities. Dolores Gonzales is the City’s Section 504/ADA Coordinator. If you have any questions or complaints regarding your Section 504/ADA rights, please call her at 512-974-3256 (voice) or 512-974-2445 (TTY).
Spring Terrace, the City of Austin and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation are committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.
About Foundation Communities
Foundation Communities creates high-quality affordable housing and empowers people with low incomes to succeed through programs that educate, support and improve financial standing. The organization provides homes for more than 1,200 families in Austin. Foundation Communities also owns and manages Garden Terrace, Austin’s first supportive housing community.
