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Advances:
Advances: Publications Employer-Assisted
Housing (pdf document - focus on university-assisted housing)
Erika Green, Graduate Student in Planning and Student Assistant, Drachman Institute February 2006 University
Employer Assisted Housing: Models of University-Community Partnership
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Start Date: July 2005 End Date: July 2006
News Ole
Miss will relocate old faculty homes "There are very few homes in the Oxford-Lafayette County market available for less than $100,000," said Fred Laurenzo, president of LOU-Home Inc., the group that will move and rehabilitate 21 homes on faculty row. Laurenzo expects the houses to sell for between $70,000 and just over $100,000. Helping make the project possible, the city of Oxford has donated 5 acres of land, and seven Oxford-area banks will provide $1.8 million in funding ... University
joins city task force on housing One option the University is considering is to buy some of the housing around the University and sell it to University employees, Phillips said. "The task force has a multitude of different options to solve the problem, from essentially subsidizing housing to awarding grants," Phillips said. "It's just a question of what the final picture will look like." ... Apartments
to be Converted to Affordable Housing The Santa Barbara County Redevelopment Agency voted last month to provide a $3.76 million loan from the county’s Housing Authority to purchase the Parkview Apartments at 6682 and 6688 Picasso Rd. The two properties were appraised in April 2007 at $1.88 million each and 6688 Picasso had been on the market since 2006 at a price of $2.1 million. The Housing Authority and Peikert Group Architects will be renovating the units. Upon completion of the renovations, the Housing Authority — which will own and manage the units — will rent them as low-income affordable apartments. “We are very pleased to provide more affordable housing in Isla Vista,” Supervisor Brooks Firestone said in a statement. “We are continuing to see positive improvements in Isla Vista and there are more to come.” Last fall, Conquest Student Housing, Inc. forced 55 families out of the Cedarwood Apartments at 6626 Picasso Rd. in order to create high-end student housing. The move created an uproar from UCSB students and Isla Vista residents, who held rallies and protests in support of the tenants. The actions didn’t save the resident’s spots in Cedarwood, but the circumstances did alert students and community members about laws related to landlords’ ability to remove tenants ... West
Village challenge dropped The university continues its planning efforts and groundbreaking for utilities construction is possible in late summer. More than 1,000 people have added their names to an interest list to receive information on the development. This is not a waiting list for homes, which will be distributed by lottery. West Village is planned for 224 acres of university ag research land south of Russell Boulevard and west of Highway 113. The neighborhood’s approximately 1,600 housing units ultimately could house 4,350 residents, including 3,000 students and 500 faculty and staff members and their families, when the final phase of construction is completed by 2015... University
to build affordable homes for staff The university fears that its world-class reputation is threatened by the difficulty it faces recruiting staff due to spiralling property prices in the area... UB helping employees buy and renovate homes in University Heights (University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY) Improving Housing and Home Ownership (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA) University of Pennsylvania, Fannie Mae, Trammell Crow, University of Sciences in Philadelphia and First Union National Bank Announce New Partnership to Develop Rental Housing Opportunities in University City (University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA) Employer Assisted Housing Program (Miami University, Oxford, OH) Howard University LeDroit Park Neighborhood Initiative (Washington, DC) The Ohio State University Faculty and Staff Homeownership Incentives Program (Columbus, OH) Housing
Information by City Ames, IA Housing for Sustainable Neighborhoods, Ames,
IA Single family homes converted to rental property have had a negative impact on Ames neighborhoods, said Pat Brown, president of Housing for Sustainable Neighborhoods. In order to combat that trend, she said, the group will work with sellers in university-impacted neighborhoods to find buyers who will live in the houses themselves and raise families there... Boulder, CO
Boulder grant helping to create affordable co-op home network Affordable
Homes Earn High Marks at Cal State UniDev - affordable housing developer Baltimore, MD Boston, MA Harvard University's efforts in increasing affordable housing Roxbury
Development Mixes Affordable, Student Housing Officials
dedicate Davenport Commons Within
Means in Beantown Burlington, VT Burlington
Busts the Affordable Housing Debate Burlington Community Land Trust Community Land Trusts General Information Chapel Hill, NC Employees
skeptical of ‘affordable’ housing Dwayne Pinkney, the University’s representative for the project, told the employees that plans to develop some or all of the 63 acres owned by the school are soon to be approved. Current plans for the land, owned through endowment, are to build 50 townhomes, 48 condominiums and 43 lots for homes. Staff and faculty will receive a 20-percent discount off the market value, Pinkney said, meaning a home that is normally $200,000 will be $160,000. But several employees spoke out at the meeting, claiming the prices were still too high. “What part of any of these prices do you call affordable? There is no way that the average staff at UNC will be able to afford that,” said Jill Hartman, a forum delegate and employee of the clerical and secretarial department. Other forum members echoed similar concerns about affordability. “Why do they include faculty and staff in the same category of need for affordable housing?” asked David Brannigan, a forum member and groundskeeper. “There is a world of difference between what I earn and the lowest-paid member of the faculty.”... Gist
wants to create more family housing Gist said she is proud of the fact that Carrboro has been able to persuade developers to build affordable single-occupancy units, but added that she wants to see more family housing. She also serves as the town’s liaison to the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness. Her Chapel Hill counterpart, Town Council member Sally Greene, is complimentary of Gist’s participation in the partnership. “Jacquie is compassionate, and she immediately volunteered to be Carrboro’s liaison to the partnership, which we appreciated,” Greene said. “She has been helpful.”... Carrboro
discusses affordable housing The developers working with the Jones property and Oasis Grove Court were the first to come before the aldermen to hash out the number of affordable housing units on each site — a step the aldermen added to the town’s approval process in February. “This is a carrot-and-stick proposal,” Mayor Mike Nelson said at the Feb. 1 meeting. Creating affordable housing is listed among the town’s top priorities in its Vision 2020 plan for future development. But the issue involves multiple factors, including the extent to which the town can set a minimum limit on affordable units in new neighborhoods and the effect of University expansion on the town’s housing supply... Play
nice, children Chancellor James Moeser announced during the annual State of the University address that UNC plans to build 140 affordable housing units for employees on a 63-acre, University-owned tract of land near Bolin Creek. It’s a great idea that will enable faculty and staff who otherwise can’t afford to live in Chapel Hill and Carrboro to cut back on their commute times and, one hopes, save a little money. At the same time, Carrboro residents have fair concerns regarding development near Bolin Creek stream buffers and hardwood trees. Some have called for the establishment of a nature preserve on much of the land — thereby limiting any development. As in most town-gown conflicts, the best solution here is compromise: The town must inevitably face the growth of the University and the expansion of campus. Meanwhile, the University must be mindful of the environmental and developmental concerns of area residents. In order for compromise to work, the University and town must be flexible and willing to engage in open dialogue about future plans and possible setbacks... Winning
the Housing Crisis Northside Neighborhood Focus Area Report Charlottesville, VA City
fights to keep local homeowners The problem begins as single family homes in areas near Grounds get bought up quickly by landlords, who convert them into rental property for students, Charlottesville Vice Mayor Meredith Richards said. "We have lost a lot of home ownership," Richards said. Landlords who rent apartments to students can pay more than market value for available homes -- more than middle-income residents can pay. This creates a problem for the local real estate market, City Councilman David Toscano said. The city is well aware of "the market pressure students exert on the cost of housing," Toscano said... City
seeks to increase middle-class housing "There's a lot of public spirited people in this area," Toscano said, referring to developers who would take less in profit to create a better housing project for the city. All of the homes the city hopes to make available are not necessarily new homes. The city, in a partnership with the Piedmont Housing Alliance, upgraded and renovated existing homes that were for sale or slated for demolition. The PHA is a non-profit organization that revitalizes old housing for low to moderate-income families in the Charlottesville area... Charlottesville
seeks relief from traffic woes to attract residents City Councilman Blake Caravati said several programs are being undertaken with the common goal of improving the quality of life in Charlottesville. "The city's got to be a nice place to live" in order to attract and retain residents, Caravati said... Columbus, OH The Ohio State University Faculty and Staff Homeownership Incentives Program University Neighborhoods Revitalization Plan CONCEPT DOCUMENT Homeownership Incentives News Release Durham, NCDuke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership Initiative Trustees hear community plan Monday, December 16, 1996 Trinity Heights properties go on sale Thursday, June 11, 1998 Long-time Trinity Heights residents applaud Duke's Phase I effort Thursday, June 11, 1998 INSIDE DUMC, 12/21/98: Duke Trustees Ok Plan to Build Homes Trinity Heights development moves ahead Thursday, May 27, 1999 Officials, residents clash on development proposal Monday, September 28, 1998 Duke earmarks $10M for community plan October 2, 1998 Residents approve of new housing development plan Monday, November 30, 1998 Breaking Ground December 9, 1998 Homes on market: Property to be sold to faculty and staff Neighborhood building plan moves on Wednesday, September 1, 1999 Duke hopes houses will unite students, citizens, faculty November 12, 2001 Duke Magazine-Taking the Initiative-Sep/Oct 2001 MEDIA ADVISORY: Trinity Heights Homes open house Nov. 14 Irvine, CA University of California, Irvine: Faculty and Staff Housing Ithaca, NY Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services Lawrence, KS Housing
issues key in city race It is not that way everywhere. Lawrence residents only have to look to the west and east to see differences. In Manhattan, the state's other university-oriented community, incomes also are lower than the state's average. Median household incomes there are about $34,000. But the difference is that the average selling price of a home in 2004 was $43,000 less than in Lawrence... Middlebury, VT College
sells land for low-cost housing Missoula, MT The North Missoula Community Development Corporation New Haven, CTMartson faces challenger in Ward 2 P-H-D links Chapel, Broadway areas Frats earn mixed Lynwood reviews City figures create off-campus dorms Mayor to keep up Yale relationship Destefano gives plan for future Why Both Yale and New Haven are Losing the Urban Renewal Game Urban developer Bruce Alexander `65 selected as head of Yale's New Haven Initiative 8/28/99: City, Yale Announce Major Retail Expansion for Broadway Yale's retail redevelopment incites controversy Oneonta, NYOxford, OH Employer Assisted Housing Program (Miami University, Oxford, OH) Web page (cached April 11 2004 at web.archive.org)
Miami homeowner program a national model
Current brochure (Effective 7/1/2005)
Palo Alto, CA College Terrace Residents' Association home page Our
Town: To the highest bidder This first piece is provided as
information on an unrelated development issue in the Palo Alto area. Stanford Campus Response to article on faculty housing: 5/27/98 StanfordCIA - Stanford Community Information Access Questions for the SCRL Town Hall Meeting Campus homeowners speak out: 2/3/99 NEWS: Faculty housing awaits approval Observations of 25 year campus resident OPINIONS: Letters: Faculty housing needs better forum Housing proposal polarizes faculty River Falls, WINew study reveals shortage of affordable housing in River Falls Saint Paul, MNU
gets grant to design St. Paul affordable housing Private companies will build the houses, which will be sold to people who qualify for affordable housing. The University will offer more courses on constructing lower-cost housing because of Minnesota’s need for more affordable urban housing, Guzowski said. Students will learn how different building materials can lower heating and electricity bills, she said... State College, PA Community land trust may allow more families to move into area Washington, DC Howard University LeDroit Park Neighborhood Initiative Declines: .Rentals in college towns can potentially generate more than a 30 percent return on investment. House sales prices tend to be set at approximately 10 times the yearly rent. The higher the number of renters allowed to share a property, the higher the price of the property. This has the largest impact on existing housing in established near-campus neighborhoods, although the overall effect is to raise prices throughout the community. Also see: Studentification The
gown can stifle a town In St Andrews, students represent almost 7,000 of the population of 17,000, and occupy one sixth of the town’s housing stock. Many houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) are converted from former social housing. There is a critical shortage of family housing in the town and young people have to move away to raise families. Students keep different hours from families and older people and noise can be a particular problem. Young people living away from home for the first time are often new to the responsibility of relationships with neighbours. Gardens can be neglected or are converted to hard landscaping to avoid maintenance costs, reducing the visual appeal of the area. Car parking can also be a concern. “Studentification” occurs when whole neighbourhoods are composed primarily of these young, transient and seasonal residents, Students bring life, fun, interest and many economic benefits to their host communities. When the ratio of student numbers is modest compared with that of the permanent population the problems remain small and manageable. But a tipping point is reached when students make up more than 10 per cent of the local population. These problems have now affected almost every university town in the country. DR ANGELA MONTFORD University
dorm shortage has affects on all The University, as the largest employer in the county, was asked to join the effort for numerous reasons: the great minds to work with the community to find answers, students to get involved through volunteer work and its academic resources to come up with long-term poverty solutions... Recently, the Athens Banner-Herald published two articles that bring to light one interesting point: a pathetic lack of planning by University administration is a significant component of the affordable housing predicament in Athens. There is a shortage of housing for lower-income families in Athens because University students, forced to live off campus due to the lack of availability of on-campus quarters, are taking over the apartments and rental homes... Parents
of students price new buyers out of market A survey of Britain’s 2.6 million second properties, published today, indicates that 83,000 of them were bought by parents for their children while at university, an increase of nearly a third since 2000... Student
homes boom A study found there are 83,000 properties that have been specifically bought for students by their parents, a rise of 32% from 2000. The number is expected to hit the 100,000 mark by 2010. Experts say parents are choosing to buy rather than 'wasting' money on rent... City,
campus share housing interests Providing student housing is a legitimate part of UM's overall mandate to educate students. The university also has extraordinary ability to finance housing construction through revenue bonds, repaid through rent. As an institution of higher education, UM doesn't have to turn a profit, so it can provide housing to students essentially at cost. Were UM to increase its housing to a mere one-half of its enrollment - a modest level compared to many universities - that doubling of campus housing could have a tremendously positive affect on housing affordability and UM competitiveness. This is something the city of Missoula should encourage. The city could help in several ways. For one thing, UM has limited space on campus for housing. Could the city help integrate student housing in logical places around the city? Doing so would fulfill the goal of using “infill” development to reduce sprawl. It could cut down on traffic and also help bring new vitality to neighborhoods...
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