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As well as supporting you with new builds and existing medical centres, see below for an example how we can help when your medical premises is no longer fit for purpose, from alternative use planning through to sale. #AitchisonRaffety #planning #healthcare #assetdisposal

Year in Review - and Ahead ◀️▶️ 2023 saw so much momentum on large and impactful projects! What was initially planned as just a parking garage has evolved into The Franklin at 11th Street Station. The South Shore stop will include retail and public space as well as apartments as another avenue to add housing to our community. Watch for updates! #economicdevelopment #mymichigancity #yearinreview

My latest blog: Unveiling the Blueprint: NPPF’s Quest for Beauty in Building Better and Beautiful Places Given the current consultation on making it easier to build houses on brownfield, we need to keep in mind that HOW we build and WHAT we build is as important as WHERE we build. #tldr The NPPF expects beautiful buildings, places and settings that are attractive, healthy, worth communities owning and caring for. The Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission challenged planners to refuse ugliness and seek beauty to turn anywhere into somewhere, and nowhere into home. https://lnkd.in/eZUGrkUu

Paul's latest blog - it's got to be beautiful!

This is four minutes well worth your time. This deputation by Mark Richardson and Naama Blonder of HousingNowTO lauds a new redevelopment that is finally getting closer to reality in Etobicoke. The deputation tells three important stories: 1. The power of civic action. The volunteers of HousingNowTO were instrumental in getting the number of new homes that will be built on this site INCREASED (yaay . not decreased) by 13%. By advocating for the logic of increasing density around transit hubs, another 165 households will have a home. 2. The power of density bonusing (and other government fee waivers, etc.) to make more deeply affordable housing possible. 3. The work still to be done to develop better approaches to break the logjams that all of us experience when trying to get projects through approvals ... so that projects like this don't take more than 5 years to get underway .... and relatively minor but multi-jurisdictional considerations don't relegate housing to being the last priority on the list. Bravo to HousingNowTO, City of Toronto, CreateTO and all the others who have worked so hard to push this project forward.

John Smolak - At over $606K per unit, I do hope no government funding, tax credits or other government incentives were provided for this project! And if so, at what cost to the community in exchange for a few affordable housing units which may a short affordability period. Veteran Housing Corp applauds all efforts to build affordable housing but would challenge the US Congress and every local, state, and federal housing agency or affordable housing developer to do better in 2024 and beyond. Veteran Housing Corp demands permanent affordability for all projects receiving government funding, subsidies, tax credits, or other incentives! Veteran Housing Corp demands transparency and every local, state, and federal government agency and other stakeholders MUST provide answers to questions about the housing projects that are built with government funding, subsidies, tax credits, or incentives, including the following: 1. How much funding, federal tax credits, or government benefits or incentives from all government sources did the projects receive? 2. What is the affordability period for each project? 3. What guarantees exist that tenants will not be displaced after the "affordability period expires? Every local, state, and federal housing authority and affordable or workforce housing stakeholder should adopt the State of Vermont's "permanent affordability" policy as a model for all future government funded or subsidized housing projects or developments, no exceptions!  https://lnkd.in/eFEUC8c8 Additionally, local, state and federal housing agencies should look to the Helsinki, FINLAND MODEL of ending homelessness by providing affordable housing for all 'It’s a miracle': Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness https://lnkd.in/er9HZSQU U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development AGREES THAT adopting FINLAND'S MODEL OF ERADICATING HOMELESSNESS may be of great value to resolving the affordable housing and homelessness crises in America https://lnkd.in/gkSZWYRU

Salford City Council and Onward Homes agree a deal to build 100 new homes 🤩 As someone with a background in facilities management, I’ve seen a lot of housing projects, but this one really stands out. In order to combat the housing crisis in Salford, Onward Homes and Salford Council have joined forces to create sustainable, community-focused spaces that people will be proud to call home. It’s a modern, forward-thinking approach that ticks all the right boxes. In today’s world, energy-efficient designs aren’t just a bonus, they’re a necessity. This development is not just looking at the here and now; it is considering accessibility, convenience, and how these homes will fit into the broader community. What’s also fantastic is how this project is set to rejuvenate the local area. Turning underutilised spaces into vibrant residential communities that can be used by all. They're not just building houses – they’re building communities. I’m genuinely excited to see the positive impact this will have. #housing #manchester #council #affordablehousing

New case study: mixed-use project. Phase II: The Mayfair. 69 affordable housing units for low-income families. Proposed GSF: 70,535 Sq. Ft. Cost: $2,715,035. #affordablehousing #communitydevelopment #housingforall #lowincomefamilies #MayfairProject

** THIS WEDNESDAY! REGISTER NOW for our next online CPD session on tackling damp and mould in tenanted properties. If you're searching for solutions that will help your organisation comply with #awaabslaw, you NEED to attend this session. Sign up here >> https://lnkd.in/ei5MdZ5x #socialhousing #assetmanagement #mould #housing #landlords #healthyhomes

“It benefits local authorities if one organisation has got responsibility for the management rather than the HMO model where you have a house carved up into four or five flats with poor quality living and potentially a rogue landlord,” In my opinion, it is wrong to automatically assume every HMO landlord is potentially rogue, and also, that every Co-Living operator is providing a good service to tenants. Surely we have moved on from the HMO and landlord bashing to promote BTR, PBSA or Co-Living?