Dwell
OCTOBER 17, 2023
The Federal Housing Administration has announced expanded financing options for "granny flats" that are meant to make a dent in the affordable housing crisis. But this week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced new policies that expand mortgage financing options for dwellings that have, or will include, an ADU.
BD+C
MARCH 13, 2024
financing more socially inclusive projects is often the stickiest issue—particularly if you want to take something that is classified as office and convert it. Yet in Europe, financing mixed-use buildings is bread and butter; we don’t even question how to invest in those structures. I would add zoning to the conversation.
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Dwell
JUNE 21, 2022
The city’s low-density zoning reform in August of last year opened the door to lot splits and smallplexes—and developers, homeowners, and lenders have gotten busy building. In 2015, Eric Thompson heard that his city of Portland, Oregon, was considering overhauling its low-density zoning.
Deezen
APRIL 4, 2024
New York firm RKTB Architects has completed One Sullivan Place, a mixed-income apartment building that rises 12 storeys and cantilevers in two directions over the rooftop of an adjacent structure. The building is located in the Crown Heights neighbourhood, near Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
e-architect
MAY 25, 2023
GP designed all of the towers and co-developed the master plan with UK-based design firm Benoy, who also designed the retail complex. The Qianhai district is a special economic zone designated to transform the previously undeveloped 15-square-kilometer bay area into the “Manhattan of the Pearl River Delta.”
Deezen
JULY 21, 2023
Whereas the city beautiful used steam and steel to build awe-inspiring theaters and museums, and the city efficient harnessed the power of computer and zoning codes to plan out highways and subdivisions, the city authentic uses social media and smartphones to revitalize downtowns and attract new investment.
Dwell
AUGUST 2, 2023
Rendering courtesy of Lehrer Architects and Kadre Architects The city partnered with smaller architecture firms to design plans for ADUs —emphasizing good design and affordability—that would be pre-approved for permitting ease. Those designs, however, are owned by the firms and would require homeowners to purchase them from the architect.
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