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California Legislature Passes Major Reforms for "Builder's Remedy" Projects

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California law requires cities and counties to regularly plan for new housing development and to prepare and adopt housing elements that formalize these plans. For those cities and counties that fail to adopt housing elements...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: July 2024

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - S.F.’s Stonestown to become west side’s largest residential development in 50 years (SF Chronicle): The plan to convert the Stonestown...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

As San Francisco Fails to Meet Its Housing Goals, the City’s Approval Process for Housing Projects Just Got Much (Much) Faster and...

As expected, on June 28, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) determined that San Francisco has not made adequate progress toward its State-mandated housing production goal. The City’s Housing...more

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass

What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: June 2024

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - Ultra Wealthy Are Putting Money Behind Bets on San Francisco’s Comeback (Bloomberg): Big investments in City businesses and real...more

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Alabama To Offer State Tax Credit for Federal 4% LIHTC Projects

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As affordable housing has continued to be a topic of concern across the United States, states are evaluating ways to spur and support affordable housing development. In response to affordable housing needs, Alabama became the...more

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Colorado General Assembly Passes Trendsetter Affordable Housing Initiatives

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Colorado’s General Assembly passed two bills this legislative session dedicated to improving the state of affordable housing in Colorado. HB24-1316 and HB24-1434 aim to supplement the State’s oversubscribed affordable housing...more

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Boston’s Planning-Led Rezoning: New Skyline Districts

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Boston is continuing its commitment to planning-led rezoning with the recent release by the Boston Planning and Development Agency ("BPDA") of a draft zoning text amendment and zoning map to implement the PLAN: Downtown...more

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What We're Reading, Watching, and Listening To: May 2024

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - Small and Mighty: How small businesses can reinvent downtown San Francisco (SPUR Policy Brief): SPUR’s research, drawn from a...more

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Government of Ontario Proposes Suite of Changes to Land Use Planning and Development

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On April 10, 2024, Ontario’s Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing introduced Bill 185, the Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024. The bill proposes significant reforms to Ontario’s Planning Act, the Municipal...more

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Prince George’s County Council Passes 2-Year Revision Extension for Zoning Ordinance

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In March, the Prince George’s County Council acted on zoning legislation that will influence the County’s development trajectory for years to come. ...more

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Orange County's AMI Jumps to $90,400 in 2024: What It Means for Affordable Housing

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced the 2024 Area Median Income (AMI) and Rent Limits for counties statewide. These numbers are impactful on a number of levels, but are extremely important...more

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April 15, 2024: Deadline for up to 100% Property Tax Abatement—M-CORE Program

In 2023, the New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA), in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), introduced a new tax incentive program known as the Manhattan Commercial...more

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March 2024 Election: San Francisco Measures and a State Proposition to Watch

Voters in San Francisco and California will again confront a formidable ballot during the election on March 5, 2024, with an array of qualified City measures and one state proposition to consider....more

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Under the State Microscope, San Francisco Implements Its Housing Element and Avoids De-Certification

Throughout 2023, the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) loomed large in San Francisco land use policy and politics. In January 2023, the City adopted and HCD certified a new Housing Element setting...more

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Lay of the Land: Successful Real Estate Projects: Creating a Community at The Wharf in Southwest Washington, D.C.

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In this episode, hosts Alex Kaplan and Heather Horowitz speak with guest Andrew Son, President of District Wharf Properties. The Wharf is one of the largest and most successful real estate projects developed in Washington,...more

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Live Local Act 2024 vs 2023 - Everything You Need to Know

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Yesterday, the Florida Senate on the opening day of legislative session unanimously passed by a vote of 40 to 0, Senate Bill 328 also known as the “Live Local Act 2024”. SB328 is in response to a mix of reactions to the...more

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What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To: December 2023

San Francisco - Can Free Rent Jump-Start a Downtown San Francisco Revival? Pop-Up Retailers Say Maybe (SF Standard): Nearly halfway into the three-month program, called Vacant to Vibrant, stakeholders say it has breathed...more

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4 Trends That Will Shape Florida Real Estate in 2024

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As commercial real estate markets across the U.S. cope with rising costs and slowing demand, Florida has been a rare bright spot. The Sunshine State has welcomed a record number of people and businesses in recent years, and...more

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Nossaman Discusses Use of KPIs at P3 Higher Education Summit

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As higher education institutions continue to face a variety of challenges in delivering their core infrastructure needs in innovative, cost-effective ways, many have turned to alternative project delivery models, such as...more

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P3's and Educational Facilities

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P3’s are often thought of as delivery mechanisms for large infrastructure projects such as roads and bridges, but P3s are more and more frequently being utilized to deliver a wide range of social infrastructure. A recent...more

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What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To: November 2023

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - San Francisco Office Market Shows Signs of Life (Wall Street Journal): Sales slowly materialize as some sellers accept lower prices,...more

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California Releases Annual Report of Localities Subject to SB 35’s Housing Streamlining Provisions

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During the summer of 2023, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released its updated Statewide Determination Summary for Senate Bill (SB) 35. In its report, HCD determined only 7% of California...more

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What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening to: August 2023

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco San Francisco isn’t doomed. These 6 places show why (S.F. Chronicle):  The City is not without its current challenges but, for most of...more

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Texas Offers State Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) recently signed Texas House Bill (H.B.) 1058, making Texas at least the 28th state, plus the District of Columbia, to offer state low-income housing tax credits to bridge the growing affordable...more

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What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening to: July 2023

A roundup of news and multimedia from the Unfamiliar Terrain team: San Francisco - National Insight on Downtown San Francisco Recovery (Urban Land Institute): San Francisco can create a more commercially vibrant and...more

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