@NYCMayor released his Block by Block housing plan to build 200k new affordable units in 10 years, relying mostly on subsidy to meet spiraling costs. Good to see, though, that prefabricated solutions are part of the cost-containment strategy.
CT is >110,000 homes short of a balanced market and yet they fight every developer trying to help. They have the land, the development community and the capital to solve the problem. But do they have the will to shut down the NIMBYS? #housingcrisis#yimby
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I cooked a ton this weekend on a code required 36” kitchen countertop. Per GROK, that height was set in 1940 based on the average American woman, who was 5’3”. Women still average about that but cooking has become co-ed and guys average 5’9. Now what to do? #housing #architecture #changethecode
I just learned that a Vessel’s newest project in Cheshire, CT has a waiting list of over 300 for just 70 available homes. That makes me very happy and very sad that we’ll have to turn away 230 people looking for quality housing. #HousingCrisis#yimby
Spending tons of time trying to decipher the International Building Code. Most of the people who wrote it never built anything and most who try to interpret it have no idea why it says what it says. The code=higher costs and crap buildings. It’s time to Kill The Code! #housing #affordablehousingwins #HousingCrisis #killthecode
@CTMirror reporting that House Bill 5002 has passed the Assembly and is headed to @GovNedLamont for signature. Connecticut has a VERY serious housing shortage and a government that’s clearly devoted to tackling it. Other states should follow its lead. #affordablehousing #HousingCrisis #yimby