Update: What I’m doing now

I left the housing world in 2019 for a road trip with Hampton and Tegan, and have a whole different life now.

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Is New Story’s 3D-printed community the future of housing? Maybe—if they tackle climate too

Came across an article in Fast Company about how New Story is building an entire 3D-printed community in Tabasco, Mexico. The 2-bedroom, 500-square-foot units create housing for those who previously lived in shacks—and each one takes a mere “several days” to build. https://youtu.be/PbgCu0aUobE It’s not clear who’s paying for these—and how the cost savings break…… Continue reading Is New Story’s 3D-printed community the future of housing? Maybe—if they tackle climate too

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How to Fix Toronto’s “Revitalization” Program: Leveraging land value to redevelop social housing

Toronto has found in Revitalization a creative, if imperfect, way to address long-term capital financing gaps. This memo explores the program in detail, to highlight how similar agency-developer partnerships could be a means to address capital financing challenges elsewhere. It concludes with two sets of recommendations: first, for Toronto, as it looks to future Revitalization projects; and second, for policymakers, cities, and social housing agencies interested in bringing a Revitalization-like program to their jurisdictions.

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Toronto Community Housing CityPlace Block 32: A case study in affordable urban infill development

150 Dan Leckie Way, 146 Fort York Boulevard, and 125 Queen’s Wharf Road, Toronto Photo via The Globe and Mail Photo via KPMB Architects Background on Toronto Community Housing Toronto has been a forest of cranes for the past few decades, with rapid growth in its core neighbourhoods transforming both the city’s skyline and residential…… Continue reading Toronto Community Housing CityPlace Block 32: A case study in affordable urban infill development

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