🏢 The Metropole complex is located within a National Register Historic District and a local historic district. A City of Seattle ordinance for the local district was developed initially in 1970 in recognition of Pioneer Square's unique social and architectural character, and it has since been updated several times. Specific goals of the district are noted as: ✅ to preserve, protect, and enhance the historic character of the Pioneer Square area and the buildings therein; ✅ to return unproductive structures to useful purposes; ✅ to attract visitors to the City; ✅ to avoid a proliferation of vehicular parking and vehicular-oriented uses; ✅ to provide regulations for existing on-street and off-street parking; ✅ to stabilize existing housing, and encourage a variety of new and rehabilitated housing types for all income groups; ✅ to encourage the use of transportation modes other than the private automobile; ✅ to protect existing commercial vehicle access; ✅ to improve visual and urban relationships between existing and future buildings and structures, parking spaces and public improvements within the area; and ✅ to encourage pedestrian uses 🧱 The photo shows a crowd gathering and looking at the damage done outside of the Busy Bee building after the 1949 earthquake as bricks litter the sidewalk and a car has been smashed by the bricks from the building. 💡 Learn more about our history: https://lnkd.in/gimWE7U9 #CommunityCenter #MetropoleSeattle #nonprofit
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🌪️ Devastation struck Selma, Alabama, in January 2023, when an EF-2 tornado tore through the city, leaving destruction in its wake—uprooting trees, demolishing homes, and endangering historic buildings. Already grappling with a housing crisis, Selma was dealt a harsh blow by the storm. The City had initiated the "Safe Livable Neighborhoods" initiative, rallying partners to tackle economic redevelopment. Recognizing the pivotal role housing played, efforts intensified to address this pressing challenge. Amidst the rubble, hope emerges as the City of Selma embarks on a mission to attract jobs, industries, and residents. With promising avenues like eco-tourism and heritage tourism, the city is ripe for growth, but a glaring need for housing impedes progress. 🏠💪 Click the link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/ecxs334G #SelmaStrong #CommunityResilience #AuburnUniversity #BuildingTogether
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Will this kind of trend, from both public and private funds, be the solution for #housing woes? From inner cities to suburbs, as well as outer ring communities and second home markets - can all-price-point redevelopment drive the biggest economic and social boon in a hundred years? #infill #realestate #newconstruction #zoning #hardassets https://lnkd.in/gXE2f24Y
Kansas towns get money for fixer-uppers and teardowns
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Will this kind of trend, from both public and private funds, be the solution for #housing woes? From inner cities to suburbs, as well as outer ring communities and second home markets - can all-price-point redevelopment drive the biggest economic and social boon in a hundred years? #infill #realestate #newconstruction #zoning #hardassets
Kansas towns get money for fixer-uppers and teardowns
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Did you know that the Phius Passive Building Standard has targets specific to the tiny home typology that are actually more practical and achievable than the other typologies? I understand there are significant incentives to meet Phius Passive Building Standards in CO...might want to to give this a try 🖕 #phius #tinyhome #phiuscon #passivebuilding #zeroenergy #zerocarbon #climateaction #resilience
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Leveraging Historic Assets for Inclusive Redevelopment: How historic preservation is helping to lend a hand in our affordable housing crisis. #savingplaces through targeted #historicpreservation efforts and #affordablehousing strategies.
ACHP member, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, today featured an article about the important work New England communities are doing to connect historic preservation and housing. Read it https://lnkd.in/eFpffAkd. ACHP members are working on a policy statement on housing and historic preservation that they plan to release early in 2024. See the draft policy https://lnkd.in/gNyQ-NAY #HousingSpotlight #housing #affordablehousing #achp #historicpreservation #preservation American Planning Association New Hampshire Community Loan Fund Historic New England Providence Revolving Fund
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Building affordable housing in California? Not so fast.
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Great article from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development about New England organizations harnessing #historicpreservation to support housing affordability and community revitalization. Check it out ⬇ #revolvingfunds #HistoricProperties #historic #housing #affordablehousing #historicpreservation
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Are you connected to a Vermont community impacted by flooding and other climate disturbances? Apply by March 15th for an afternoon of pro-bono design input to towns, non-profits, or community groups who have ideas for resilient community development projects, and would benefit from architects' input. Similar to the Affordable Housing Charrette held in 2022, this event expands the scope of project types to be inclusive of, but not limited to affordable housing, and will seek to help communities who have been impacted by recent flooding events to build and/or rebuild with a focus on resilience. https://lnkd.in/e6Zd4f4G
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