The Biden Administration announced new guidance Oct. 27 allowing local municipalities and non-profit organizations to apply for TIFIA and other types of low-interest loans to adapt commercial spaces for affordable housing.
In an Executive Directive dated February 7, 2023, Mayor London Breed declared that “San Francisco needs to fundamentally change how we approve and build housing.” The Directive, titled.
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Levitt Bernstein architect honoured for her tenacious campaigning for better housing
Julia Park, Levitt Bernstein’s head of housing research, has been named Architecture Leader of the Year at the AYAs.
Park was honoured for her work campaigning for better housing and in particular against the unregulated conversion of offices into often deeply unsuitable homes.
She has worked tirelessly to raise awareness of the issue, managing to secure coverage in the Times, Guardian and BBC radio, with headlines such as ‘Will these be the worst new rabbit hutch flats in Britain?’ and ‘Developer won approval for flat tinier than taxi’.