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Does Building Luxury Condos Create More Affordable Housing?

In this way, building more “luxury condos” frees up low-cost housing for low- and middle-income households. 4 Displacement is real, but building market-rate homes does not increase ... read more

America Needs More Luxury Housing, Not Less - The Atlantic

Updated at 9:15 a.m. ET on April 13, 2021. If you were intentionally designing a development to spark a NIMBY backlash, you might come up with something that looks a lot like the Clay Apartments ... read more

Affordable housing crisis persists amid development of luxury complexes

The Madison City Council recently rejected a development proposal that would have added upwards of 200 luxury apartments in the downtown area. The luxury apartment development was proposed by ... read more

Does Luxury Housing Trickle Down to Affordable Apartments?

Weinstein disputes Hale’s trickle-down argument that building more luxury apartments will free up the supply of affordable units. An architectural rendering of Palladium Residences, courtesy of ... read more

Today’s luxury apartments may be tomorrow’s affordable housing

As The Seattle Times reported in November, some affordable-housing advocates are troubled by new apartment construction in the city that has resulted in the demolition of more than 2,000 older ... read more

New York Targets Affluent Neighborhoods in Push for Affordable Housing

Debbie Stoller, who has lived in the neighborhood for 17 years and is part of a group fighting the plan, pointed out that the plan makes way for thousands of market-rate and luxury apartments. read more

OKC luxury apartments opening amid affordable housing crisis

As Oklahoma housing advocates stress the importance of options for affordable dwelling for more Oklahomans, another luxury apartment complex is preparing to open its doors to Oklahoma City residents. read more

L.A. agency is turning luxury apartments into affordable housing - Los ...

L.A.'s housing authority last year purchased a 335-unit luxury apartment building in Woodland Hills and is turning it into mixed-income, affordable housing. read more

Massachusetts needs more housing. How much should be affordable vs ...

According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, Massachusetts needs more than 175,000 housing units for its lowest-income residents. Activists and some local officials argue that when the ... read more

Simsbury Pushing Toward More Affordable Housing

The push toward more affordable housing in Simsbury was the crux of a Jan. 22 zoning board public hearing, in which several opinions were offered. read more