This is 80/20 Housing Now Transformed to 75/25… See that triangle shaped building? It has 142 units of Affordable Housing and they just added another 36. That moves this building, Via 57 West, located at 625 W. 57th St., where Bjarke Ingels was the Architect and the Durst Organization the Developers, from 80/20 to 75/25 housing, with 25% of the…
28
Jul
Update on Mayor De Blasio’s 10 Year Affordable Housing Plan
28 JulInside the article from the Wall Street Journal – “New York City Officials Say Affordable Housing Push is Working.” Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and other housing officials stated, construction has begun on 20,800 new low & moderate income housing units in NY and 4,145 new units have been completed since 2014, the start of the initiative. Though an estimated 7,500…
10
Jul
In the Home Building Industry? Interested in Becoming a Certified Aging in Place Specialist?
10 JulI was looking through information based on an article I placed in another section about “aging in place” and thought, I need to place this in a section all its’ own. The elderly population is one of the fastest growing and as everything around us continues to change, so do their needs. “The National Home Builders Association” is equipped with lots…
07
Jul
Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Study 2017 is Out!
07 Jul“The State of the Nation’s Housing 2017 report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies” is out and as far as Affordable Housing, we’re in trouble. The good news is there are solutions, namely incentivize, incentivize, incentivize. Chris Herbert, Managing Director, Joint Center for Housing Studies, Mayor Catherine E. Pugh, City of Baltimore, Maryland, Terri Ludwig, President & CEO of…
03
Jul
Want to Stay Where You Are While You Age?
03 JulThe article from the New York Times, “Planning to Age in Place? Find a Contractor Now” is great on many levels. I know some champion movers out there, but if you’re getting older and want to stay put, there are a few things you’ll want to add to your home, while you’re able. It’s almost one of those things, ‘If…
02
Jul
A Home is Not Essential to Move Forward. Really?
02 JulProposed Cuts to Housing First Some Legislators have a notion that housing is an impediment to sobriety. This was the thinking some 30+ years ago. Had we continued in that vain, many a peoples lives would be very different today. Time to get success stories together. Keep reading…