Accessory Dwelling Units
One of the problems with relying on single family accessory units to address our affordable housing crisis is the fact that professional management and providing appropriate supportive services need to be considered as well.
Many homeowners and property managers are not qualified to do this.
From the piece:
“If California actually wants housing to be inexpensively produced, it must enable large-scale production of housing by private firms that have strong incentives to cut costs. Whether politicians like it or not, housing production is indeed governed by the laws of supply and demand.”
A link to the piece is found here
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Jeff Carroll is a trusted leader in workforce and affordable housing who has spent his career building communities that balance efficiency, affordability, and long term stability. He leads Allen & Associates Consulting and helped launch the Workforce Housing Development Corporation, guiding projects that use innovative construction methods and mission aligned financing. With thousands of consulting assignments completed nationwide and degrees from Clemson and Harvard, Jeff brings deep technical insight and steady strategic vision to every project he supports.
This post highlights the grand opening of Buchanan’s Crossing, a fully accessible mixed income community serving veterans and seniors in Kansas City, Kansas. Project sponsors, city leaders, lenders, investors, future residents, and the construction team gathered to celebrate the completion of the first phase. The development will ultimately include forty two and three bedroom duplex units and required a major off site sanitary sewer improvement, including a one hundred forty four foot bridge that supports utilities for the project and future growth in the area. Jeff Carroll and Bob Hughes addressed attendees before the ribbon cutting and walk through, marking an important milestone for the community.