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Addressing the Missing Middle in Housing. This attractive and much-needed multi-residential housing development was achieved in the popular suburb of Hurstville through clever and efficient design on a complicated site. INSPIRED? – Read more in “The Missing Middle” blog – https://lnkd.in/gt8hiiU4 #dicksonrothschild, #MissingMiddle, #SustainableLiving , #DiverseHousing, #UrbanDevelopment, #SmartDesign

On Monday, August 12th, Andrew Watkins and the JZMK team, alongside City Staff, presented an update on the Moraga Canyon Specific Plan with the Piedmont Planning Commission. The workshop aimed to gather support and feedback on the proposed architectural styles for the new multifamily residential development. The Planning Commission provided valuable insight and endorsed the proposed styles. Once the Administrative Draft of the Specific Plan is ready, the Commission will review the full document and offer additional feedback. Stay tuned for more Moraga Canyon updates! #CommunityUpdate #UrbanPlanning #CityDevelopment #ArchitecturalDesign #PiedmontPlanning #MoragaCanyon #SpecificPlan #ResidentialDevelopment #PlanningCommission #CityPartnership #DesignFeedback #FuturePlanning #BuildingCommunity #UrbanRenewal #NeighborhoodDevelopment #PlanningUpdates #ArchitecturalStyles #CommunityInput #CityProjects #DevelopmentPlans #PiedmontUpdates #MultiFamilyHousing #CityCollaboration #PlanningNews #DevelopmentUpdate #UrbanGrowth #ArchitecturalTrends #FutureOfPiedmont #CommunityEngagement #CityDevelopmentNews

Town Center Zoning would enable modest, mixed-use apartment buildings in low-density commercial corridors. Many existing commercial corridors are intended to be zoned to allow low-density mixed-use buildings, but today’s restrictive zoning makes it nearly impossible to construct new ones that match those built before the current zoning regulations. Current height and floor area limits are lower than what is realistically necessary for mixed-use construction, and parking requirements are excessively high. As a result, many commercial corridors are left with underutilized single-story buildings. Reintroducing modest, mixed-use apartment buildings would bring back a classic New York City building form, ensuring that new buildings resemble those constructed before the current restrictive zoning code was enacted. With many underutilized commercial sites across the city, this proposal has the potential to add significant housing capacity, while also supporting local business districts. #cityofyes #developmentsites #developmentsiteadvisors #nyc #weknowzoning

CLIENT NEWS: Miami’s Wynwood may be the hottest, hippest neighborhood in America’s hottest city: A dynamic urban fusion of repurposed industrial buildings and warehouses interspersed with new, low-rise buildings housing shops, bars and restaurants, offices and apartments, all of it steeped in artful design and curated graffiti murals. Its success is no accident. The reinvigorated Wynwood, once a derelict industrial zone, is the deliberate result of unique planning guidelines and development limits painstakingly laid out a decade ago by district property owners and city of Miami planners. The special Wynwood regulations are backed by a distinct vision — for a dense yet human-scaled alternative to the new high-rise forests of Brickell and Edgewater. But just as they begin to bear fruit, the carefully laid plans for Wynwood are threatened by a controversial new state law, the Live Local Act, which overrides local building controls and encourages developers to supersize projects in exchange for setting aside apartments as ostensibly affordable housing. READ MORE: https://bit.ly/3XDarhi

A 13-story, 110-unit residential tower overlooking Edgewater Park with commercial space and renovations to the Shoreway Apartments is moving forward. Led by J Roc Development, key steps, including transferring property for a TIF district, and advancing TIF legislation, are being taken to pave the way for construction of the $92M project, with work expected to start in 2025. 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eU23m_qQ #GreaterCLE #AllIn City of Cleveland - City Hall Cleveland City Council J Roc Development

We are through the Franklinton commission. We plan to continue on to the department of development in the city of Columbus on our proposal. We want to prioritize housing first. Franklinton commission wrote one of the most thorough opposition to our proposal I have ever seen. We plan to continue to work closely with the affordability aspect and parking reductions and maximum highest and best use development as well as property rights. I'm very confident in our position and that a version of our proposal will be approved. My own opinion is the zoning and entitlement knowledge of the commissions is far too great and the zoning and review boards should be dissolved. That's extreme but talk to any developer who's been through this tedious process. Just so everyone knows a little bit about rezoning applications, there have been projects opposed by commissions, the development commission downtown that have still gone to city council and been passed. We want to take a large scale vertical project to city council and get commentary. Continue to follow along! While this is an aggressive proposal it's exactly what we need in our city. Article below talking about our development was recently covered by NBC 4. While there are some errors in the article and they didn't ask for any comment by us, we continue to push to deliver affordability in Columbus Urban Core. Rob Ellis Pink Development and Construction LLC 614-400-8762 rob@pink-construction.com https://lnkd.in/gFhJJcjZ

Planetizen | Peter Calthorpe calls this the “grand boulevard” strategy, noting that it “could be implemented with a basic form-based code with zero parking requirements.” “A 15 percent inclusionary zoning requirement would create 300,000 affordable housing units in the Golden State.” That strategy is central to a 2023 California state law, AB 2011, which allows for more mixed-use development and higher density in certain areas. “Using UrbanFootprint software, Calthorpe analyzed a 43-mile commercial corridor between San Francisco and San Jose, the El Camino Real. Reimagining this as a grand boulevard allows 3,500 acres of infill development, with up to 250,000 dwelling units—some with ground-floor commercial space.” Infill development on Bay Area commercial corridors could create over 1 million new housing units.

The Government Architect NSW has recognised our projects positively in the recently released Good Design Housing Map. We are proud to contribute to the positive story in this state (and country). We are eager to improve the housing and choice whilst always prioritising quality in our projects. At AJH+we are committed to leaving a positive impact on communities, users and team members with integrity. link to Nine News <iframe src="https://accionvegana.org/accio/0ITbvNmLulGZltmbpxmL3d3d6MHc0/https://lnkd.in/gYNxx74W" width="560" height="314" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowFullScreen="true"></iframe> #architecture #australianarchitecture #sydneyarchitect #sydneyproperty #housingaustralia #missingmiddle

"America's best zoning reform": This week with our Kingston clients we're celebrating not only the #CNU33 Charter Award, but also the 2024 Local Government Achievement Award from the NY Conference of Mayors! https://lnkd.in/eDsRDdRD Dover, Kohl, & Partners Town Planning #urbanplanning #NewUrbanism #formbasedcodes #missingmiddlehousing #parkingreform Gridics

In Part I of this article, we discussed what zoning is, the history of zoning, and the seeds of the housing crisis that zoning produced. In Part 2 we’ll look at solutions. The relationship between zoning and the housing crisis is complex, as discussed in Part I. Many of the consequences of early zoning rules are still embedded in the urban infrastructure of cities today, and have continual effects on groups of vulnerable people. For those working in urban development, the search for solutions to these problems is a complex one.