SB2635 solves the commercial code component for 3-4 unit buildings under 5k sq ft, effective July 2024! (h/t Olivia Ranseen)
How do HPR regulations apply to vertically stacked forms? If residential code or single stair reforms or quadplex zoning unlocks other forms (e.g. two-over-two quads) does HPR continue as an unlock vs having to go the traditional condo route?
Brief was really good - not just informative but also an engaging read.
Virgin NYC: We have a 12-FAR cap for residential uses because we don't believe in bid-rent theory. The state used to make us, but now we might do 15 or 18, as a treat. Oh, you might need parking. City of Yes! Chad Nashville: Here's a 32-FAR residential building. Parking is across the street. Howdy!
30+ years ago, Tennessee accidentally created America's most powerful for-sale housing supply tool—enabling denser housing forms with the procedural & financing ease of single-unit. As missing middle reforms proliferate, Nashville gives a glimpse at their promise and pitfalls. bit.ly/Nashville-HPRs
Since the mid-2000s, Nashville, Tennessee, has undergone a housing boom that created thousands of new homeownership opportunities in established urban districts. Among the nation’s 50 largest metropol...
Well-deserved win! People in Nashville love neighborhood commercial nodes. I am lucky to live down the road from Riverside Village. Nashville's future zoning revisions should consider how we legalize more neighborhoods to have this amenity. @nashvillescene.bsky.social@urbaneastnash.bsky.social
Sandwiches. Pizza. A pharmacy. Coffee. Beer. Tacos. Sushi. Pad Thai. French food. Natural wine. Baked goods. More baked goods. A health clinic. A flower truck. Live music. Neighborhood dogs. A