Comments on: Gray (Affordable Housing for Artists)

By: Money Ways

Money Ways — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 17:15:58 +0000

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By: John of Humdinger

John of Humdinger — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:56:49 +0000

6.1 million public dollars to provide 61 low-income rental units?
‘Hope those are really happy artists; they each got a $100,000 handout.

By: More Affordable Housing at Jackson Place | hugeasscity

More Affordable Housing at Jackson Place | hugeasscity — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 18:12:37 +0000

[...] The Pontedera will be the third affordable housing project in this little corner of Jackson Place: right next door to the south is Hiawatha Artists Lofts, and a block east on Davis Place is The Stellina, also developed by HomeSight. Adding to the eclectic mix of housing is Jackson Place Cohousing, on the east side of Hiawatha Place. [...]

By: Housing, Political Courage, and Thinking Outside the Box | hugeasscity

Housing, Political Courage, and Thinking Outside the Box | hugeasscity — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:33:07 +0000

[...] We need TIF, and we need a development authority was some, er, cohones. One of the reasons that projects such as this are able to happen is through multiple sources of funding. TIF is such a source, and having a development authority with a series of mandates that reflects the multiple layers of action needed (let’s call it the “Seattle Sustainable Development Commission”) would allow leverage of federal and state funds, city land, and other resources to really be proactive. Tools such as multifamily tax abatements, incentive zoning, etc are useful, but they pale in comparison to a fully funded, quasi-governmental development authority with TIF powers. Until then, we’re just piddling at the corners. So, yes, we need political courage and thinking outside of the box. We need to be proactive and stop with the lipstick on the pig. But Royer had another good point. Politicians need political support. Who’s going to give it to them? [...]

By: SA

SA — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:06:49 +0000

I agree. They made a pretty good balance between form and function. Lots of natural light and subdued eccentricities rather than an impractical (& shiny)sculpture with doors. btw… I’d say those were muntins more than mullions, but maybe I’m looking at something else.