Housing: Page 3

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    8 cities to install public art projects with Bloomberg Philanthropies grants

    The winners include Houston, which aims to “disrupt perceptions of homelessness,” and Phoenix, which will commission artists to create shading and cooling installations.

    By • Oct. 20, 2023
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    DC lost its spot as a top city for office-to-residential conversions. It wants it back.

    While the pace of adaptive reuse projects has slowed, the city is offering incentives to bring more housing to the urban core.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Oct. 18, 2023
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    Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

    From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them in 2024.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    Opinion

    Colleges can take steps to address the affordable housing crisis

    From contributing underutilized land to tapping government support, institutions can help alleviate the problem — and get a return on their investment. 

    By Eric Maribojoc • Oct. 17, 2023
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    NYC project looks to support climate law with building inspection tech

    The AI-powered technology under development uses robots and drone scans to detect structural flaws that reduce energy efficiency.

    By Nish Amarnath • Oct. 16, 2023
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    Notable 2024 conferences for smart city leaders

    Newly added events focus on building energy codes, micromobility, economic development and transportation electrification.

    By • Updated April 15, 2024
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    Will LA hotels be required to house homeless people alongside their guests?

    The Responsible Hotels Ordinance, if enacted, would require every hotel in Los Angeles to report its vacancies to the municipal government.

    By Noelle Mateer • Oct. 4, 2023
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    US Census reports shift in top reasons for moving

    Family-related moves have become more common, bouncing back from a COVID-era drop.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Sept. 29, 2023
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    Unused parking adds over $2M to typical multifamily projects: study

    New Jersey should adopt new parking ratio standards that better align with usage, a Rutgers University white paper proposes.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Boston launches pilot to help small housing owners go electric

    Two- to four-unit buildings are the city’s most common building type. Boston hopes the new grant program will yield lessons on scaling up building decarbonization.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Airbnb’s marketing touts short-term rental benefits as local restrictions tighten

    Restrictions such as New York’s Local Law 18 may have a greater impact on the city’s residents and tourism economy than on the company.

    By Aaron Baar • Sept. 20, 2023
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    To improve multifamily housing energy efficiency and resiliency, HUD offers $4.8B for retrofits

    The first round of the $4.8 billion GRRP covers upgrades for 28 rent-assisted properties.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Reforms could add 300K housing units to New York City over 10 years: report

    With the city’s housing costs surging to unprecedented levels, RAND Corp. researchers examined the most promising policy reforms.

    By Danielle McLean • Sept. 11, 2023
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    Apartment owners don’t feel impacts from Hollywood writers’ strike — yet

    Despite few effects so far, a prolonged work stoppage could exacerbate occupancy issues in Los Angeles.

    By Leslie Shaver • Aug. 21, 2023
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    Boston grants aim to lower carbon footprint of affordable housing

    Building owners can get up to $10,000 each for comprehensive energy assessments.

    By • Aug. 16, 2023
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    As rents continue to rise, legislators eye new regulations

    Ongoing affordability challenges have led lawmakers to consider rent control and fee notifications, data provider Yardi said in its most recent report.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Tiny houses for the homeless: What 2 nonprofits have learned to date

    Nonprofit leaders from Syracuse, New York, and Kansas City, Missouri, discuss the benefits and challenges of using tiny houses to provide shelter for the unhoused.

    By Amanda Loudin • Aug. 15, 2023
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    Millions in back rent due in Los Angeles

    This collective debt has raised concerns about a potential wave of evictions, despite the city’s efforts to keep residents housed while also supporting landlords.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 14, 2023
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    How ‘snob zoning’ blocks opportunity

    Exclusionary zoning policies’ problems — and possible solutions – are on the mind of Richard Kahlenberg, author of the new book “Excluded.”

    By Joan Mooney • Aug. 10, 2023
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    Office-to-residential, other adaptive reuse construction reaches record high

    Los Angeles has the largest development pipeline in the country, followed by New York City and Chicago.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 9, 2023
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    Boston mayor bans fossil fuels in new city-owned buildings

    The executive order, which also prohibits fossil fuel use in renovations of existing city-owned structures, is part of a larger push for carbon neutrality by 2050.

    By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 8, 2023
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    New housing crisis measures announced by Biden administration

    Communities that remove housing production barriers, such as through zoning reform, and encourage commercial-to-residential conversions could qualify for new federal grants.

    By Danielle McLean • Aug. 4, 2023
  • A shift to remote work has softened the demand for office space, accelerating the need for commercial-to-residential conversions.
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    Deep Dive

    Commercial-to-residential conversions could accelerate under HUD initiative

    Building industry experts say the Housing and Urban Development Department grant will give much-needed guidance on projects stalled by zoning hurdles and outdated permitting processes.

    By Nish Amarnath • Aug. 4, 2023
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    Q&A

    How to safely store e-bikes, e-scooters in apartments

    The uptick in micromobility battery fires shows electrification is "moving faster than we’re able to necessarily adapt to," a fire protection expert at an engineering consulting firm said.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 3, 2023
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    Emergency financial assistance reduces risk of homelessness

    Households were 81% less likely to become homeless within six months when they received money through one California county’s program, a new study finds. 

    By Danielle McLean • July 31, 2023
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    Regulations, building layouts impede office conversion projects

    Even as Congress faces pressure to overhaul outdated permitting processes, builders, architects and property owners cite complex zoning laws as barriers to converting existing office space to residential and other uses.

    By Nish Amarnath • July 24, 2023