Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Sometimes it can be hard to fathom that various American governing bodies are actually inflicting a housing crisis onto their people.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
This September, a new building opened in Minneapolis that, while unspectacular, represents a prototype for the future of urban American development.
Mark Fogarty • 6 min read
The rules have changed a little on getting historic preservation tax credits on multi-building projects. But it will still be possible to do such large-scale renovations. In fact, the new guidance should make some big deals easier to do.
Mark Olshaker • 10 min read
What constitutes effective leadership and how to improve it is a constant source of discussion and reflection throughout American industry in both the profit and nonprofit sectors. The affordable housing area is no exception.
Mark Fogarty • 8 min read
State affordable housing trusts provide viable supplemental funding and potential alternatives to federal housing programs, sources that can come in handy if federal budgets are cut.
Thom Amdur • 4 min read
When you think of innovation in American business you probably think of Apple, Google and the myriad of tech “unicorns” (i.e. billion dollar startups) which dominate the business news. What do all of these companies have in common? Their business models are fundamentally all based on disruption.
Emily McDonald • 4 min read
Home is where the heart is, but as society ages it’s also where people look for health and economic security. More and more, the nation’s 76 million Boomers are seeking the solutions for aging well in this unprecedented gift of health and time they’ve received.
Darryl Hicks • 11 min read
State Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits provide a valuable source of funding for developers who specialize in revitalizing older buildings. However, they also pose challenges for the uninitiated.
Mark Olshaker • 7 min read
“I grew up in Detroit in the 1950s and early 1960s, and it had a tremendous effect on me. I saw stable neighborhoods fall apart overnight. Growing up in the city was a very powerful influence.”
Holly Wiedemann • 9 min read
It was a warm, humid summer night in Lexington. More specifically, it was about to get hotter. I was on my way to the first neighborhood meeting of the infamous Meadowthorpe Neighborhood Association to introduce my proposed affordable housing infill development.
Scott Beyer • 6 min read
Denver, CO—Denver is not an old city, even by American standards. So compared, say, to Boston or Philadelphia, it doesn’t have an extensive footprint of historic buildings.
William G. MacRostie • 8 min read
The most powerful tool in the last 40 years of the historic preservation movement has been the Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit.