#affordable-housing — Public Fediverse posts

Mortgage Rates Hover at 7.4%, Highest Since 2023

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/business/economy/mortgage-rates-home-buying.html

Bangkok Post – ‘Can’t sleep’: Spain’s housing crunch upends lives

Hundreds of tents occupy Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol square to demand measures to tackle Spain’s housing crisis.…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #affordablehousing #housingshortage #madridrealestate #PropertyPrices #rentalmarkettrends #socialhousing #spainhousingcrisis #Spanisheconomy
https://www.europesays.com/spain/100940/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/41349/ Affordable housing development opens its doors | News #AffordableHousing #AndRegionalEconomics #AthensCounty #housing #Housing&RealEstate #loft #Ohio #RealEstate #rural #urban

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/40940/ 3-D printed homes of the future built by robots in Texas #3DPrinting #AffordableHousing #FutureTech #housing #Housing&RealEstate #RealEstate #texas

Maslow Capital provides £238m for Southwark student scheme

Maslow Capital has provided a £238 million development finance facility to a joint venture between Arada London and…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Southwark #AffordableHousing #DevelopmentFinance #PBSA #Studentaccommodation
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/39255/

https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/39255/ Maslow Capital provides £238m for Southwark student scheme #AffordableHousing #DevelopmentFinance #London #PBSA #Southwark #StudentAccommodation #UK

https://www.alojapan.com/1553393/revolving-sushi-kingdom-opens-how-to-watch-spacex-launch/ Revolving Sushi Kingdom opens; how to watch SpaceX launch #AffordableHousing #ElNino #HerdProvisions #MountPleasant #RevolvingSushiKingdom #SouthCarolina #spacex #sushi? #weather #WestAshley SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Tuesday morning to resupply the International Space Station; the mission will be visible from South Carolina if weather permits. Forecasters predict a powerful El Niño system will bring rainy and wet w

Business leaders generally like doing business in Westminster but drawbacks remain | News

City leaders got high marks from business owners in recent survey By Monte Whaley Westminster is generally a…
#London #Britain #UnitedKingdom #UK #GB #England #Headlines #News #Europe #EU #Westminster #AffordableHousing #businesssurvey #childcareworries #CityofWestminster
https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/38833/

https://www.europesays.com/gbr/london/38833/ Business leaders generally like doing business in Westminster but drawbacks remain | News #AffordableHousing #BusinessSurvey #ChildCareWorries #CityOfWestminster #Westminster

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/ontario-teen-makes-home-for-homeless-ex1-2/

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/ontario-teen-makes-home-for-homeless-ex1-2/

https://www.europesays.com/people/264669/ Donation from Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan will advance expansion of medical respite : Kauai Now #AffordableHousing #homelessness #KauaʻiCommunityFund #MarkZuckerberg #MedicalRespite #PriscillaChan #ProjectVisionHawaiʻi #PūlamaOlaKauaʻi

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/36812/ These 10 U.S. cities, including one in the Bay Area, may make renting more affordable than buying a home – The Mercury News #AffordableHousing #BayArea #Business #california #CaliforniaNews #Economy #housing #Housing&RealEstate #HousingCrisis #Insurance #LatestHeadlines #LocalNews #MorningWire #NationalNews #News #RealEstate #rent #SanJose #SantaClaraCounty #SouthBay

Tax-increment financing works when it creates a feedback loop, tying results to goals. If property values rise, more money flows to TIF projects. What other local gov’t goals could benefit from a feedback loop? #Affordablehousing finance. Mpls shows why annual appropriations alone cannot deliver big change. https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2026/10/in-minneapolis-a-fund-to-boost-affordable-housing-faces-a-backslide/

Architects Harshit Singh Kothari and Tanvi Jain built a 19.5 sq. m tiny house in Indore for ₹4.55 lakh, blending affordability with aspiration. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/lifestyle/home-and-decor/budget-friendly-indore-house-k14zqds4?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #TinyHouse #AffordableHousing #IndoreArchitecture #IndianDesign

Revolving Sushi Kingdom opens; how to watch SpaceX launch

SpaceX is launching a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Tuesday morning to resupply the International Space Station;…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Space #Affordablehousing #elnino #herdprovisions #mountpleasant #revolvingsushikingdom #Science #SouthCarolina #spaceX #weather #westashley
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/880198/

Revolving Sushi Kingdom opens; how to watch SpaceX launch https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/39207/ #AffordableHousing #ElNino #HerdProvisions #MountPleasant #RevolvingSushiKingdom #SouthCarolina #spacex #SushiBar #SushiBars #SushiRestaurant #SushiRestaurants #weather #WestAshley

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/32032/ Oklahoma Housing Providers Say Housing-First Is Working. The Federal Government Is Done With It. #AffordableHousing #AssociatedPress #DonaldTrump #FederalPolicy #Homelessness #HousingFirst #HUD #JakeRamsey #KeyToHome #OklahomaNews #OklahomaWatch #Policy

State housing agency regularly exceeds benchmark for construction costs

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://lincolnchronicle.org/state-housing-agency-regularly-exceeds-benchmark-for-construction-costs/

State housing agency regularly exceeds benchmark for construction costs

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://lincolnchronicle.org/state-housing-agency-regularly-exceeds-benchmark-for-construction-costs/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/31704/ Phil Weiser points to record as AG to show approach as Colorado governor #AffordableHousing #colorado #ColoradoGovernor'sRace #ColoradoNews #ColoradoPolitics #ColoradoVoterGuide2026 #Democrats #election #Election2026 #HealthCare #JaredPolis #LatestHeadlines #LocalGovernment #News #PhilWeiser #Politics #StateGovernment #Transportation #VictorMarx

A Utah couple began cycling across America on their 40th wedding anniversary; 87 days and 3,634 miles later, they reached the Atlantic coast and raised about $23,000 for two community charities https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/49254/ #40thWeddingAnniversary #AffordableHousing #CoastToCoastCycling #CyclingAcrossAmerica #FoodAssistance #FundraisingForCharities #HopeAcrossTheUSA #LongDistanceCyclingChallenge #Utah #UtahCouple #UtahDining #UtahFood #UtahGroceryStores #UtahRestaurants

Salt Lake’s Shifting Demographic – Utah Stories https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/49134/ #AffordableHousing #CommunityIssues #CostOfLiving #DowntownSaltLakeCity #GovernmentSpending #LocalBusinesses #PopulationGrowth #PropertyTaxes #SaltLakeCity #SaltLakeCityDevelopment #SaltLakeCityGrowth #SaltLakeCityPolitics #SaltLakeCounty #SeniorHousing #UrbanDevelopment #Utah #UtahDemographics #UtahDining #UtahEconomy #UtahFood #UtahGroceryStores #UtahRestaurants #UtahSeniors #UtahStories

https://www.laviezine.com/1659102/four-lessons-from-the-marina-safeway-housing-battle/ Four lessons from the Marina Safeway housing battle #AffordableHousing #AI #DanielLurie #Housing&Development #HousingMarket #RealEstate #SanFrancisco

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/28882/ Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy runs for Congress in Pennsylvania #AffordableHousing #BeaverCounty #CertainCollegeDegree #ChrisDeluzio #Congress #deluzio #DonaldTrump #guy #HouseAndSenate #HouseOfRepresentatives #InvestmentCompany #LawEnforcementTraining #OftentimeLack #Pennsylvania #people #Property #RepublicanParty #Senate #tax #TonyGuy #USCongress #USSenate #WellReturn #YoungPeople

Spain’s Protesters See ‘Madness’ of Rising Rent and a ‘Martyr’ in Maricarmen

Thousands of people marched in Madrid on Thursday in memory of María del Carmen Abascal, the 87-year-old whose…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #Abascal #affordablehousing #Demonstrations #MadridSpain #MariadelCarmen(Maricarmen)(d2026) #Pedro(1972-) #PoliticsandGovernment #ProtestsandRiots #RealEstateandHousing(Residential) #RentingandLeasing(RealEstate) #SanchezPerez-Castejon
https://www.europesays.com/spain/98306/

Housing crisis drives voters to streets – and radical solutions | DW News #HousingCrisis #AffordableHousing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=e0VqWe-1pIo&is=bKMHFozHQn7LSa5f

Iconic LA diner could be demolished to make room for new high-rise https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/47618/ #AffordableHousing #California #CaliforniaCuisine #CaliforniaDining #CaliforniaFood #CaliforniaRestaurants #CaliforniaWine #ChainRestaurants #CommercialRealEstate #diners #lifestyle #LosAngeles #ResidentialRealEstate #restaurants #SantaMonica

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/25792/ 99 affordable housing units for formerly homeless residents open in Dorchester #AffordableHousing #Boston #BostonCityHall #BostonHousingAuthority #BostonMayor #Business #homeless #Homelessness #housing #Housing&RealEstate #LatestHeadlines #LocalNews #Massachusetts #masshousing #MichelleWu #News #PineStreetInn #Politics #RealEstate #SuffolkCounty

if the government would just get the FUCK OUT OF THE WAY, #homeless people are capable of organizing their own lives. this is how a #community is built.

not by dumping millions of dollars into developer's bank accounts for unaffordable, subsidized housing projects.

not by massive over-payments to landlords.

not by making it to be illegal to be alive and not paying wealthy people for the privilege.

#homeless #affordablehousing #community

https://www.kptv.com/2026/10/08/look-inside-dignity-village-self-governed-homeless-community-ne-portland/

https://www.laviezine.com/1657719/iconic-la-diner-could-be-demolished-to-make-room-for-new-high-rise/ Iconic LA diner could be demolished to make room for new high-rise #AffordableHousing #California #ChainRestaurants #CommercialRealEstate #diners #lifestyle #LosAngeles #ResidentialRealEstate #restaurants #SantaMonica

Spain to tax tourist rentals and raise property charges from 2026

Tourist rentals in Spain will be subject to 10% VAT from 1 December 2026 under a new housing…
#Spain #ES #Europe #Europa #EU #affordablehousing #Holidayrentals #Latestheadlines #Mallorcahousingcrisis #MallorcaTouristRentals #Spainholidayrentals #SpanishPMPedroSanchez
https://www.europesays.com/spain/97653/

Proving the lasting value of Britain’s social and affordable housing ambitions

Image: iStock | © georgeclerk Cleo Folkes, lead consultant – real assets at Thrive, discusses the social impact…
#EuropeSays #Britain #Europe #EU #affordablehousing #Exclusive #SocialHousing #Socialvalue
https://www.europesays.com/britain/139842/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/24158/ New Delaware laws aim to speed up housing development, lower costs | Latest News #AffordableHousing #community #construction #developments #Hb450 #housing #Housing&RealEstate #LocalGovernment #PermittingProcess #RealEstate #Sb23 #StreamlineDevelopment #SussexCounty #Transportation

She sparked a mini-revolution but now she won't see if something positive would come.out of it. Noe there's a general #strike planned for November #spain #AffordableHousing #gentrification

Spanish woman whose eviction ignited housing protests dies at 87 | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/world/evicted-spanish-octogenarian-maricarmen-abascal-heart-spains-housing-protests-2026-10-07/

No raise? No problem: House members expense DC hotels, meals on taxpayers’ dime https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/46238/ #AffordableHousing #hotels #NewYorkCity #NYC #NYCHotels #politics #salaries #UsHouseOfRepresentatives #USNews

https://www.laviezine.com/1656474/s-f-exempted-1900-parcels-from-a-housing-law-yimbys-are-suing/ S.F. exempted 1,900 parcels from a housing law. YIMBYs are suing #AffordableHousing #California #housing #SanFrancisco

Raleigh News and Notes You May Have Missed From Last Week

Raleigh’s latest news includes restaurant and hotel openings, major business investments, housing developments and important fall deadlines. This DoRaleigh roundup brings together highlights from the week ending October 4, 2026, with updates through October 6 and several recent regional stories worth following.

Raleigh Restaurants, Coffee Shops and Nightlife

Michael’s English Muffins Plans a Larger Location

Michael’s English Muffins plans to triple its space near Capital Boulevard. According to the supplied Triangle Business Journal summary, the bakery is investing $750,000 in a 4,848-square-foot location expected to open in 2027. The expansion follows growing demand for the Raleigh business.

Read Triangle Business Journal’s expansion report.

Café Royale Opens at The Exchange

Café Royale opened October 5 at The Exchange, adding a Parisian-inspired, all-day destination to Raleigh’s dining scene. The team behind Capulet Cocktail Club and Rosebud is offering a concept that moves from morning espresso and pastries to evening Champagne, cocktails and caviar.

Read the opening coverage.

Cup A Joe Signs a Lease for Another Hillsborough Street Location

Raleigh coffee institution Cup A Joe has signed a lease at 3625 Hillsborough Street, formerly occupied by Crafty Crab Seafood. The business, which began in 1991, has not announced an opening date for the additional location.

Read the expansion coverage.

Low Bar Plans an October 15 Opening

Low Bar, the new basement bar beneath Whiskey Kitchen, is scheduled to open Thursday, October 15. Raleigh Magazine reports that the concept occupies the former IMURJ space and comes from Whiskey Kitchen’s co-owners.

See Raleigh Magazine’s first look.

Downtown Development and Housing

Hotel Indigo Raleigh Opens After a $36 Million Renovation

Hotel Indigo Raleigh is open following a $36 million transformation of the distinctive round downtown tower. The hotel has 204 rooms, a design inspired by mid-century modern style, and High Ground Lounge on the 20th floor, offering skyline views.

Explore Hotel Indigo Raleigh and read the opening announcement.

New City Hall Reaches 82% Construction Progress

The City’s latest update lists Raleigh’s new City Hall construction progress at 82%. The East Civic Tower project is intended to consolidate downtown staff and provide public-facing facilities.

The City identifies late December as the target for substantial completion. That construction milestone should be distinguished from a confirmed public opening date.

Follow City Hall project updates.

Wilmington Street Tower Moves Toward Construction

Axios reports that Hotel Indigo’s developer is preparing a 20-story project at 521 S. Wilmington Street, adding another planned tower downtown.

Read the development report.

Rhyne’s Gate Redevelopment Raises Housing Questions

A seven-story, 308-unit student housing development is planned near NC State at the Rhyne’s Gate site. Reporting identifies 48 existing affordable apartments that would be replaced, making displacement and resident assistance important issues to follow as the project advances.

Read the Rhyne’s Gate report.

Wake County Highlights Investment and Housing Pressure

At the State of the County address, Wake County leaders reported $1.5 billion in committed economic development investments while discussing the demands of continued population growth.

Housing, schools and public services remain central concerns. WUNC reports that the county has created or preserved more than 2,840 affordable housing units since 2024—a broader measure than newly built units alone. The supplied news notes also identify discussion of the WakeMed–Atrium merger.

Read WUNC’s State of the County coverage.

Business, Jobs and Education

Caterpillar Announces a $1 Billion Sanford Investment

Caterpillar intends to invest approximately $1 billion to expand manufacturing capacity in North Carolina, including a new Sanford facility for compact track loaders and telehandlers.

Regional reporting connects the development to Project Paragon and approximately 1,950 jobs. The supplied Triangle Business Journal summary identifies $84 million in local incentives, making the project’s commitments and implementation important follow-up topics.

Read Caterpillar’s announcement and regional jobs coverage.

Relay Raises $36 Million

Raleigh-based Relay has raised $36 million to support its frontline communications technology business. The company has approximately 300 employees, and its own recruiting materials identify total funding above $90 million.

The supplied Axios summary also describes plans for 100 additional jobs in 2027 and investment in AI, safety tools, integrations and hardware.

Read Axios’ funding coverage and view Relay’s careers page.

NC State Opens a Battery Technology Makerspace

NC State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology Makerspace on Centennial Campus provides hands-on opportunities for students and researchers. Industry partners, including Toyota, can use the space for training and research as North Carolina’s battery workforce grows.

Read NC State’s update.

North Carolina Unemployment Falls to 3.5%

North Carolina’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 3.5% in August 2026. Employers added 10,000 nonfarm jobs during the month, with leisure and hospitality adding 3,200 and construction adding 2,100.

See the official August employment release.

Main Street Programs Report Downtown Gains

North Carolina’s Main Street and Small Town Main Street communities collectively recorded nearly $514 million in investment, 318 new businesses and nearly 2,500 jobs during fiscal year 2025–26. The combined programs have generated more than $6.6 billion in investment since 1980.

Read the Department of Commerce report.

Durham Supports Local Business Succession

Keep It Durham-Owned offers business owners free, confidential guidance on succession planning and employee ownership. The initiative’s core work runs through the end of 2027, with assistance and resources remaining available afterward.

Learn about Durham’s initiative.

North Carolina Railroad Company Begins a Leadership Search

Carl Warren is concluding his tenure as president and CEO of the North Carolina Railroad Company following a mutually agreed transition with its board. The company has engaged Korn Ferry to conduct a national search for his successor.

Read NCRR’s announcement.

Statewide Reading Challenge Begins in January

North Carolina’s 10 Million Book Challenge launches in January 2027, encouraging public school students to collectively read 10 million books during the year. The voluntary initiative focuses on reading for enjoyment.

Read the public schools update.

Parks, Community Programs and Fall Activities

Raleigh Parks Introduces Wellness Pilot Classes

Raleigh Parks has launched a fall pilot series for adults 18 and older, with classes priced at $10 each. Offerings include:

● Burnout Prevention & Nervous System Reset: Tuesdays, 6–7 p.m., Jaycee Community Center.

● Reiki for Relaxation: Thursdays, noon–1 p.m., Jaycee Community Center.

● WARRIOR Rhythm ROOTS: Fridays, 9:30–10:30 a.m., Glen Eden Pilot Park.

Check registration listings for specific session dates and availability.

View the City’s pilot program announcement.

Moore Square Playground Ideas Remain Under Discussion

Raleigh leaders are considering three playground concepts for Moore Square, with the aim of attracting more families downtown and strengthening the connection to nearby Marbles Kids Museum. A final design and implementation schedule remain items to watch.

Read coverage of the proposals.

NCModernist Brings a Book Sale to Boxyard RTP

NCModernist’s event calendar lists its Boxyard RTP bookstore for Fridays and Saturdays, October 16–November 20. The supplied announcement describes approximately 2,000 donated books on architecture, art, design and culture, with discounts of 50%–75% and an opening on October 16 at 5 p.m. Confirm sale hours with the organizer.

Check NCModernist’s event calendar.

Pullen Park Holiday Tickets: Two Dates to Know

Pullen Park After Dark: Merry & Bright is scheduled for Saturday, November 21, 6:30–9 p.m. The event is for ages 21 and older, with $20 tickets sold through RecLink. Ticket sales began October 2; check remaining availability.

For families, Holiday Express tickets go on sale Thursday, October 15, at 9 a.m. through Ticketmaster. The event runs December 1–17, with tickets listed at $21 plus tax and fees.

View After Dark details and Holiday Express ticket information.

October Adoption Promotion

The supplied roundup reports $25 adoption fees during October at Wake County Animal Center, including spay or neuter services, microchipping and vaccines. Check with the center for eligible animals and current promotion terms before visiting.

Browse the official adoption gallery.

Sports and Public Safety

Hurricanes Reveal Championship Rings

The Hurricanes unveiled championship rings featuring nearly 900 stones, including 9.80 carats of diamonds and 1.40 carats of rubies.

See the team’s ring announcement.

Ashley Sanchez Earns a USWNT Call-Up

The North Carolina Courage announced Ashley Sanchez’s selection for October friendlies against Spain. At the time of the September 29 announcement, her 20 goals tied the NWSL single-season scoring record. That is a dated milestone, rather than a claim about her current total after the October 2 match.

The Courage’s next listed home match is October 17.

Read the Courage’s call-up announcement and WRAL’s October 1 coverage.

Underwater Drones Join Wildlife Enforcement Tools

The supplied news notes report that North Carolina’s Wildlife Law Enforcement Division has added underwater drone capabilities for search and recovery work. Recent coverage describes officers completing training with remotely operated underwater vehicles.

Read the report on underwater drone training.

Election and Driver Reminders

Prepare for North Carolina’s November Election

The North Carolina State Board of Elections lists these 2026 general election dates:

● October 9, 5 p.m.: Standard voter registration deadline.

● October 15: In-person early voting begins, with same-day registration available for eligible voters.

● October 20, 5 p.m.: Standard absentee ballot request deadline.

● October 31, 3 p.m.: In-person early voting ends.

● November 3: Election Day; polls open 6:30 a.m.–7:30 p.m.

Check registration, sample ballots and voting locations through the Board’s official tools. Military and overseas voters have different deadlines.

View official election information and early voting guidance.

North Carolina Moves to Digital Vehicle Registration

Effective October 1, 2026, NCDMV stopped issuing license plate stickers and automatically providing printed registration cards as part of its digital registration transition. Drivers must still complete applicable inspections, renew registration and pay required fees and vehicle property taxes.

Read NCDMV’s announcement.

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Who Broke Texas? Follow Republican Power, Corporate Profits, and the Public Cost

Who governs Texas, and who pays the price? Follow the GOP record on Medicaid, vouchers, utility costs, and abortion restrictions. Working families deserve answers, not another scapegoat.

Rahm Emanuel Attacks DSA With GOP Talking Points—and Undermines His Own Coalition

Rahm Emanuel attacks DSA while preaching coalition politics. This analysis exposes the contradiction and makes the case for healthcare, housing, and working-class power.

Imagine, holding elections because of #AffordableHousing crisis #Spain

Spanish prime minister calls snap election after housing protests - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6n4kwz0vkmgt

Can Spain's government survive the housing crisis? | DW News #Spain #AffordableHousing

https://youtube.com/watch?v=C2G7uzsyuLI

Earlier, some demonstrators waved posters calling for a general strike ... Valeria Racu, spokesperson for the Tenants Union, told reporters in Madrid ...

Far-right activists, some of whom performed Nazi salutes, tried to reach demonstrators camped out in the Puerta del Sol, a central square in the Spanish capital, to protest the housing crisis.#protests #migrants #Spain #police #Nazi #Diaspora #housingprices #riot #immigration #Neo-Nazi #fascism #Madrid #arrest #migrantsineurope #antisemitism #policebrutality #teargas #affordablehousing
Riot police clash with far-right agitators in explosive Spain housing protests | The Jerusalem Post

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March for #AffordableHousing #Spain

https://www.laviezine.com/1653284/chicago-housing-project-aims-to-fulfill-70-year-old-promise-to-native-people/ Chicago housing project aims to fulfill 70-year-old promise to Native people #AffordableHousing #chicago #housing #HousingProject #ICTMustRead #illinois #UrbanIndianRelocationAct #UrbanIndians #VisionaryVentures

Information about affordable housing programs and resources in Richmond, BC
https://richmond.ca/services/affordable-housing/FindingAffordableHousing.htm
#richmondbc #affordablehousing

#Mamdani wants to turn #LowerManhattan government offices into nearly 4,000 apartments

Story by Allaire Conte, September 30, 2026

" #NewYorkCity is moving ahead with a plan to replace an aging government office building in Lower Manhattan with nearly 4,000 apartments—a project that could nearly double the number of permanently affordable homes built in the neighborhood over the past decade.

"Mayor #ZohranMamdani announced on Sept. 22 that the city had begun public review for the redevelopment of 100 Gold St., a city-owned site that currently houses the Department of Housing Preservation and Development and other municipal agencies.

"The winning proposal, from GFP Real Estate, would also replace an existing older-adult center, create roughly 40,000 square feet of public-realm improvements, and add a 40,000-square-foot publicly accessible fitness center.

" 'Where better to deliver thousands of new homes than the former site of our City's housing agency?' Leila Bozorg, deputy mayor for housing and planning, said. 'The redevelopment of 100 Gold will be a major step forward in creating the housing New Yorkers need—including permanently affordable, rent-stabilized homes—in addition to new community space, with no funding from the City.'

"That last piece is central to how the project works.

"Rather than committing city capital to the development, the project will use a cross-subsidy model, with its roughly 3,000 market-rate apartments helping support approximately 1,000 permanently affordable units."

Read more:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/mamdani-wants-to-turn-lower-manhattan-government-offices-into-nearly-4000-apartments/ar-AA2diTYw

#NYC #Housing #HousingForAll #AffordableHousing #OneHundredGoldStreet

#AugustaME to get 25 units of supportive housing for chronically #homeless people

The City Council approved a financing agreement with the developer of the #Riverlands #AffordableHousing development, making possible the construction of 25 units of long-term housing for people experiencing chronic #homelessness

Ethan Horton, April 7, 2026

Excerpt: "Augusta City Council members have agreed to help finance a 25-unit supportive housing development for people experiencing chronic homelessness, a final step for a first-of-its-kind project in Maine’s capital.
Operated by #VolunteersOfAmerica Northern New England, the Riverlands affordable housing project plans to build a 24/7, year-round supportive services and affordable housing building on Oxford Street, in the Sand Hill neighborhood of Augusta.

[...]

"Only people designated as chronically homeless would be eligible to live in the three-story Riverlands development. A person who is chronically homeless, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has lived without consistent shelter for at least a year or has been homeless four times in the past three years; and has a diagnosable substance use disorder, mental illness or disability."

Read more:
https://www.centralmaine.com/2026/04/07/augusta-to-get-25-units-of-supportive-housing-for-chronically-homeless-people/

Archived version:
https://archive.li/84h5B

#Maine #Unhoused #HomelessServices #SupportiveHousing #AffordableHousing #SubstanceUseDisorder

Georgia families face affordability crisis, struggle for food and electricity – WABE https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/39224/ #AffordableHousing #Business #economy #Georgia #GeorgiaDining #GeorgiaFood #GeorgiaGroceryStores #GeorgiaRestaurants

A Madrid la crisi della casa è diventata impossibile da ignorare.

Dopo lo sfratto di Maricarmen Abascal, 87 anni, dalla casa in cui viveva da oltre settant’anni, migliaia di persone sono scese in piazza e centinaia si sono accampate a Puerta del Sol. Pochi giorni dopo, il governo Sánchez ha approvato due decreti con nuove tutele contro gli sfratti, regole per gli affitti stagionali e delle singole stanze e limiti agli acquisti speculativi; ora dovranno passare dal Parlamento. Maricarmen, intanto, ha ottenuto un accordo per tornare a casa.

In Italia, invece, il governo ha già aperto lo scontro con Bruxelles: Tommaso Foti contesta la parte dell’Affordable Housing Act sugli affitti brevi e chiede che non sia prescrittiva.

Per noi il problema è l’opposto: sulla casa servono più strumenti pubblici europei, non meno. Più abitazioni accessibili, più investimenti e più possibilità per città e territori di intervenire dove affitti e speculazione rendono sempre più difficile vivere.

Per questo abbiamo lanciato Right to Housing! Now and Forever, l’Iniziativa dei cittadini europei sul diritto alla casa.
Serve 1 milione di firme. E serve anche la tua: firma ora su dirittoallacasa.eu 💜

#DirittoAllaCasa #CrisiAbitativa #Affitti #Housing #AffordableHousing #EuropaFederale #Volt #VoltItalia #VoltEuropa

#DirittoAllaCasa #CrisiAbitativa #Affitti #Housing #AffordableHousing #EuropaFederale #Volt #VoltItalia #VoltEuropa

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A Madrid la crisi della casa è diventata impossibile da ignorare.

Dopo lo sfratto di Maricarmen Abascal, 87 anni, dalla casa in cui viveva da oltre settant’anni, migliaia di persone sono scese in piazza e centinaia si sono accampate a Puerta del Sol. Pochi giorni dopo, il governo Sánchez ha approvato due decreti con nuove tutele contro gli sfratti, regole per gli affitti stagionali e delle singole stanze e limiti agli acquisti speculativi; ora dovranno passare dal Parlamento. Maricarmen, intanto, ha ottenuto un accordo per tornare a casa.

In Italia, invece, il governo ha già aperto lo scontro con Bruxelles: Tommaso Foti contesta la parte dell’Affordable Housing Act sugli affitti brevi e chiede che non sia prescrittiva.

Per noi il problema è l’opposto: sulla casa servono più strumenti pubblici europei, non meno. Più abitazioni accessibili, più investimenti e più possibilità per città e territori di intervenire dove affitti e speculazione rendono sempre più difficile vivere.

Per questo abbiamo lanciato Right to Housing! Now and Forever, l’Iniziativa dei cittadini europei sul diritto alla casa.
Serve 1 milione di firme. E serve anche la tua: firma ora su dirittoallacasa.eu 💜

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St. Vincent de Paul adds 10 HOPE homes to its Cottage Grove mobile home park, each costing less than $100,000

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://lincolnchronicle.org/st-vincent-de-paul-adds-10-hope-homes-to-its-cottage-grove-mobile-home-park-each-costing-less-than-100000/

European cities seek ways of boosting affordable housing.

In many major urban centres of Europe, the housing shortage has become an explosive social issue.

DW looks into various models that have been put in place across the continent.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260927-european-cities-seek-ways-of-boosting-affordable-housing?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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The Mamdani Administration Needs to Take a Second Look at the Plan for Bergen Green

The builder chosen in 2024 by the Eric Adams administration to develop the Bergen Green affordable housing project has a well-documented history of unlawful conduct that puts both workers and residents at risk.

In September of 2023, the US Department of Justice in the Southern District of New York brought a complaint against Apex Building Company (also operating as Apex Building Group) for violations of Section 409 of the Toxic Substances Control Act. The ensuing case – United States of America v. Apex Building Company Inc. – resulted in a massive penalty of $606,706 for unsafe practices at five New York City affordable housing sites.

From 2015 to 2021, in “at least five distinct renovation projects, involving 21 apartment buildings and approximately 823 apartments, in New York City,” the company failed to contain lead dust, in violation of EPA rules. The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene first found Apex was out of compliance at 76 Grove Street in Brooklyn. Workers were untrained and inadequately protected, and the company “failed to inform the building owner and occupants of the risks of lead poisoning.” And this was not a single, unfortunate lapse. Over the next few years, investigators documented a pattern of willful negligence at Apex projects in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and the Bronx – all affordable housing projects, “low-income residential properties, where tenants are already disproportionately burdened by other environmental hazards.”

Instead of owning up to its failures and taking steps to correct the problems, Apex made misrepresentations about its compliance with federal rules, according to the Justice Department complaint. The company submitted a certification that “purported to be issued [by EPA] in 2006, four years before EPA first issued RRP [or lead rule] certifications.” The certification was “not genuine.” Apex also “submitted a cover letter purportedly authored by EPA… .But this letter, too, was not genuine”; one sure sign was that “the cover letter included the name of an EPA employee whose employment with EPA did not commence until over six years after the date of the letter.” This was brazen fraud.

The facts are not in dispute. Apex itself admitted them and took responsibility for them in the 2023 consent decree that resolved the lawsuit. The adjudicated penalty was “the second largest civil penalty ever imposed under the RRP Rule,” and it might well have been the largest, had Apex been in a stronger financial position. Instead, the civil penalty was negotiated down because Apex’s books showed it was unable to pay the full penalty that the charges merited. According to the consent decree’s proposed payment schedule (page 43), Apex will not make its final payment against this judgment until 2027.

This is obviously a red flag for the Bergen Green project, a legitimate concern for those hired to work at the site, anyone who lives near the project (as I do), and for those who will eventually live in the 12-story affordable housing complex Apex builds.

Lead dust will be just one issue at the site. Developers have already acknowledged that the building at 516 Bergen Street will require asbestos removal and remediation before it can be knocked down to make way for the tower. There are no doubt other toxins on site as well. In the 1940s, for example, there was a Gulf Dealer at that location, as Tax Photographs from the period show.

The Gulf garage was still in use decades later, long after the city had taken over the property. Today, the building sits directly across the street from a playground. Neighbors and future residents both need assurances that environmental review and environmental remediation at this site will be done responsibly.

There are also serious, unanswered questions about how Apex managed to win the contract to develop Bergen Green less than one year after the consent decree and well before Apex had finished paying off the penalty imposed by the federal court. How and why did the city give Apex a pass after this judgment? How did the 2023 SDNY complaint, injunction, and civil penalty against Apex factor into the decision-making on Bergen Green? Was Apex’s documented history of irresponsible and fraudulent business conduct at affordable housing sites taken into account when the Adams administration evaluated its Bergen Green bid? It should have been, as the city’s own Procurement Policy Board Rules require. 

To help answer these and other questions, I’ve filed three Freedom of Information requests: one with the Department of Housing and Preservation Development (FOIL-2026-806-01745); another with the Mayor’s Office of Contracts (FOIL-2026-002-01521); and a third with the Department of Investigation (FOIL-2026-032-00312). I will put these documents online as they arrive.

DOI has already responded, with two documents from the city’s PASSPort system. One, a vendor disclosure form, includes a section assessing “Vendor Integrity.” It makes no mention at all of the 2023 findings or consent decree. Question 3 on this form asks whether over the past five years the vendor has had “any sanction imposed as a result of judicial or administrative disciplinary proceedings with respect to any professional license held.” The answer given is “No.” The Contract History section asks whether Apex has ever received an unsatisfactory performance rating from any government agency (which surely includes the EPA and The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene). Again, the one word answer is “No.” The section dealing with Vendor Financial History makes no mention of the $606,000 penalty or payments against it; and in response to the question whether there are any “judgments, injunctions, or liens” against Apex, the answer is “No.” This is blatantly false.

Hopefully, records from HPD and the Mayor’s Office of Contracting will show how seriously the Adams administration took Apex’s environmental record into account when making its selection for Bergen Green. The Mamdani administration should be able to answer this question without equivocation and reassure New Yorkers that this affordable housing project is not putting workers, neighbors, and future residents at risk.

After all, affordable housing, environmental concerns, and protections for New York City workers are all among Mayor Mamdani’s core commitments. Having already failed to push for unionized labor at Bergen Green, the city now appears to be disregarding the risks of doing business with a company that repeatedly cut corners, broke the law, and committed fraud to cover it up.

The Bergen Green project could qualify for Green Fast Track environmental review, and Mamdani has pledged to speed up the permitting process for building new housing. In this case, however, the prudent thing would be to slow down, take a second look at the award process, and decide whether the current course at Bergen Green is the right one.

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