"Mixed-income housing" means---
a. affordable units scattered throughout a new market-rate building,
b. a single site incorporating a relatively balanced mix of affordable and market units, or
c. a range of housing types within a neighborhood.
The answer is: All of the above.
Elected officials and community members both express enthusiasm for "mixed-income housing". But successfully converting that support to an outcome requires a good understanding of both benefits and challenges and a willingness to look at a site and/or neighborhood with creative eyes.
During Affordable Housing Month last fall, the Alliance for Housing Solutions with cosponsor Columbia Pike Revitalization Organization (CPRO) hosted a panel exploring mixed-income housing.
Link below to the event's presentations, including "case studies" describing the experiences of nonprofit developers AHC, Inc. and Wesley Housing Development Corp. in putting together financing for two types of mixed-income housing development.
The event title efficiently summarizes our "findings"---
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 Link to event flyer and program with presenter bios.
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Introduction and context
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---Michelle Winters, Winters Community Strategies
Moderator
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Case Study #1: Pierce Queen
A mixed-income site
---Paul Browne, Director, Real Estate Development
Wesley Housing Development Corp.
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Case Study #2: Woodbury Park/The Frederick A hybrid site in a mixed-income micro-neighborhood
---John Welsh, Vice President, Multifamily Group
AHC, Inc.
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