Housing Concession Initiative

Contract &

Construction 

Transparency

 

The Housing

Concession

Initiative 

addresses

housing affordability 

along major

transportation corridors 

and city-owned land 

to other

wide thoroughfares 

that

respect

each neighborhood’s

uniqueness. 

 

It aims to

revitalize the area 

with

mixed-use developments 

catering

to diverse residents.

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Address Diverse

Housing Needs:

 

Recognizing

the

needs 

of all city residents, 

the initiative

proposes 

mixed-income housing 

complexes

with

uniform layouts.

 

Unit Types

and Amenities:

 

The complexes

will include 

low-income

ground-level units 

and

upper-level 

mixed-income units 

with

standardized

uniform layouts 

and amenities.

 

Uniform Design

and Standards:

 

Emphasizing

consistency 

in design

and standards, 

the initiative

ensures quality, 

functionality, 

and adaptability

across all units.

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Housing Affordability

and Viability:

 

Financial viability

is ensured 

by placing

low-income housing 

for immediate access 

and offering

fully

operational shells 

in other units

for customization.

 

Conclusion:

 

The Housing Concession Initiative 

provides a

comprehensive approach

to housing affordability, 

emphasizing inclusivity, 

sustainability, 

and

community well-being.

 

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Transparent

Contracts &

Construction progress

centrally-posted online, 

updated,

public-private partnerships 

shall be established 

to most efficiently

leverage

resources+

proven expertise, 

while all

concession agreements 

shall provide incentives

for developers 

as they optimize

their

affordable

housing inclusion 

as standard practice 

among

all the

expedited 

Planning Department

approvals.  

 

Since

uniform standards, 

and verifiable plans

and practices 

eliminate scary tilting tower

payoffs, 

it doesn’t matter;

transparency

and income diversity 

is 

simply standard practice,

or SOP:

it’s just the

new marshal

in town,

going forward...​

 

Housing Affordability

and Financial Viability:

 

Being able to afford

Housing First

includes

Being Able

to Pay for It. 

 

Standards

and uniform

requirements, 

explained above, 

prevent

so many of the

unintended consequences, 

of

bad YIMBY practices, 

that seek to ignore 

the permanent consequences 

of any

Wild West attitude

towards building

with the

most efficient plumbing 

and electrical layout

the same in every unit,

and

each unit

occupies

the entire floor, 

so

the plumbing

and wiring

is very

efficiently

stacked

in the same place,

floor after floor. 

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