Friday, October 6: 1:45pm – 3:15pm
Excess to Access: Unusual Partners or Opportunities for Affordable Housing
Office vacancy rates are expected to continue to rise, and an increasing number of religious organizations and school systems are dealing with excess real estate holdings. Often, these vacant office spaces and excess holdings are ideally located for access to education, transportation, and employment. These existing structures present a unique opportunity for conversion to affordable housing, and for mission-driven organizations to partner with developers and local government agencies. This session explores this with real world examples and highlights the benefits such as also preventing underutilized/empty structures from becoming blighting influences, and to promote the post-pandemic revitalization of business districts.
Presenters:
Michelle Yarbrough Korb, Shareholder, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Ron Clewer, Illinois Market President, Gorman & Company
Friday, October 6: 3:30pm – 5:00pm
Missing Middle Family Housing: Minneapolis at the Confluence of Innovation
The Minneapolis Public Housing Authority (MPHA) recently closed the Family Housing Expansion Project, which will create 84 new construction units using modular construction techniques across 16 scattered sites. As the result of new flexibility granted under the Minneapolis 2040 Plan which eliminated single-family zoning, the project design utilizes missing-middle buildings to densify Public Housing-owned urban infill lots at scale. This session will cover considerations for the utilization of modular in a scattered site, affordable housing project and how to navigate PHA considerations like strict federal procurement rules and resident engagement.
Moderator:
Tanya Dempsey, Co-Ceo, CSG Advisors
Panelists:
Juan Torres, Development Associate, Minneapolis Public Housing Authority
Meg McMahan, Director of Planning, City of Minneapolis- Community Planning and Economic Development
Saturday, October 7: 10:15am – 11:45am
Motel Conversion: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
With escalating development costs and increasing numbers of unhoused people, Public Housing Agencies in California are turning to the acquisition of motels to provide Emergency Interim Housing (EIH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH). Four agencies from California will describe their respective acquisitions, discussing all aspects from vision to everything in between. Learn how to navigate the unique challenges and maximize the benefits of this transformational process. This session targets commissioners and staff at a PHA that are involved in policy, development, management, and services for unhoused people.
Moderator:
Preston Prince, Executive Director, Santa Clara County Housing Authority
Panelists:
Grace Ruiz-Stepter, Housing and Community Development Department Director, City of Anaheim,
Suket Dayal, Executive Vice President, Business Administration, & Chief Financial Officer, San Diego Housing Commission
La Shelle Dozier, Executive Director, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency