Ethan Finlan Author Archives

Case Study

Healthcare Enters the Affordable Housing Business

Hospitals Turn to Developers to Help Alleviate Workforce Shortages

• 5 min read

Workforce housing projects have long been a priority of numerous housing financing agencies across America. One case study is unfolding in eastern South Carolina.

Multifamily Construction Faces a Power Outage

Utilities and Inspectors Stretched Thin and Opaque Bureaucracy Causes Costly Delays for Tax Credit Projects

• 9 min read

Throughout the early 2020s, costly delays have hammered multifamily projects thanks to supply chain, labor force and interest rate challenges.

Affordable Multifamily Goes Electric in the Empire State

A Major Public Housing Renovation in Buffalo Proceeds Under New York’s New All-Electric Construction Mandate

• 11 min read

In 2022, New York State announced that it would require new and rebuilt high-rise buildings to be fully electric-powered to meet emissions reduction goals.

Reconnecting Communities with Affordable Housing

How can affordable housing be integrated into improved neighborhoods as cities tear down or retrofit urban highways?

• 6 min read

Throughout the mid-20th century, transportation authorities constructed massive infrastructure projects through urban centers, particularly, but not exclusively, highways.

USDA Lending Changes Boost Multifamily Outlook in Rural America

Agency Boosts Loan-to-Cost Ratio of Key Lending Program to Make More Projects Pencil

• 5 min read

Since 1996, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided loans for affordable multifamily housing in rural areas through its Rural Development Section 538 program.

Case Study

Replacing and Preserving Affordable Housing Amidst Urban Revitalization

The Perkins Homes Redevelopment – A“Choice Neighborhood”

• 7 min read

Since 2018, the City of Baltimore, the Housing Authority of Balti-more City (HABC), planners, architects and developers have been working on a comprehensive redevelopment of a large public housing project near the city’s famous Inner Harbor.