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Miami Herald
29-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Priced out of Florida? How these plans could lead to more affordable housing
South Florida Priced out of Florida? How these plans could lead to more affordable housing Nonprofits like Camillus House and United Way Miami see new demands as Miami's rising costs put pressure on seniors and working professionals. In response to legal changes such as public camping bans, these groups request millions to sustain and expand services for the homeless. Meanwhile, large-scale redevelopment plans like a project in Little River aim to add thousands of affordable and workforce units in central Miami, promising few or no displacements for current residents. On Florida's Gulf Coast, partnerships between employers and developers like One Stop Housing will bring new affordable apartments to Bradenton, with rents targeted to workers' budgets and supported by county loans. Take a look at the efforts. Kendrick Moore, who had to leave the military due to an injury and became homeless, bounced back with the help of Camillus House. He posed inside one Camillus House kitchen in Miami on Friday Oct. 11, 2024. By Alexia Fodere NO. 1: THESE NONPROFITS PROVIDE HOUSING TO MIAMI'S HOMELESS. NEW PRESSURES CREATING NEW DEMANDS Miami-Dade County has many nonprofits focused on addressing homelessness. | Published October 14, 2024 | Read Full Story by Rebecca San Juan Renderings from the Swerdlow Group show a Main Street-style commercial and residential district and the entrance to a new Tri-Rail commuter station that would be built under a massive proposal that aims to transform a broad swath of Miami's Little River-Little Haiti neighborhood. NO. 2: NOW WITH MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, MASSIVE MAKEOVER PLAN FOR LITTLE RIVER WINS APPROVAL 'Everyone for 20 blocks in every direction is going to gain a lot from this. It's going to be very good for everybody,' the developer says. | Published March 28, 2025 | Read Full Story by Andres Viglucci One Stop Housing plans to build a workforce housing development at 1478 45th Ave Circle West shown here in a photograph taken on Dec. 16, 2024. By Tiffany Tompkins NO. 3: MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN FLORIDA CLEARS A BIG HURDLE. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLANS Rents are estimated to start at $926 per month. | Published April 23, 2025 | Read Full Story by Jason Dill The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Miami Herald
17-04-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
Take a look at 5 trends shaping affordable housing in South Florida
Real Estate News Take a look at 5 trends shaping affordable housing in South Florida Solving the affordable housing crisis involves a focus on accessibility, cost and design. Mixed-income developments, like a project offering 40% workforce housing near a prominent oceanfront site, aim to balance luxury and affordability by incorporating subsidies and public-private partnerships. Forgivable loan programs, such as one launched by a Black-owned bank, enhance homeownership opportunities for underserved communities by reducing down payment barriers. But challenges persist, as seen in disputes over funding for shelters. Cities are turning to creative incentives, like tax abatements or targeted units for first responders, to meet rising demand and ease rent burdens. Here's some of what's happening. The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists. Soleste Hollywood Blvd at 2001 Hollywood Blvd is pictured hovering among existing buildings on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Hollywood, Florida, as the city shores up its housing needs with development in its downtown area in an attempt to address the city's affordable housing needs. By Carl Juste NO. 1: EVEN AS HOLLYWOOD BUILDS MORE APARTMENTS DOWNTOWN, AFFORDABILITY REMAINS A CONCERN A look at what is coming and why it might not be enough to ease housing pressure | Published October 5, 2024 | Read Full Story by rhabersham@ Habersham Miami Beach police officers talk with a homeless woman in Lummus Park in South Beach on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. By PATRICK FARRELL NO. 2: AFTER SCRAPPING HOMELESS TAX VOTE, MIAMI BEACH IS GETTING A $10M BILL FROM MIAMI-DADE Miami Beach halted the voting on a homeless tax, but the funding fight continues. | Published November 6, 2024 | Read Full Story by Douglas Hanks Camillus House CEO Eddie Gloria, right, tours male communal wing as Camillus House provided a tour of their facilities and a ride-along of their outreach services on Monday, November 11, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Since October, 75% of the emergency shelter beds at Camillus House, one of Miami-Dade's largest shelters, have been unavailable. The homeless service provider is in ongoing disputes with Miami-Dade County and Miami city governments regarding the nightly cost of its emergency beds. By Carl Juste NO. 3: AS MIAMI-DADE SCRAMBLES TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS, WHY IS ONE SHELTER REDUCING BEDS? Camillus House more than halved the number of its emergency shelter beds for the homeless as a statewide camping ban takes effect. | Published November 29, 2024 | Read Full Story by Max Klaver Tess Riski OneUnited Bank in West Little River is working with first-time homebuyers to make homeownership a reality. By MATIAS J. OCNER NO. 4: SAVING FOR A DOWN PAYMENT IN MIAMI? A BLACK-OWNED BANK IS OFFERING FORGIVABLE LOANS A new program offered by the Black-owned OneUnited Bank is offering certain first-time homeowners in Miami forgivable loans of up to $50,000. | Published January 27, 2025 | Read Full Story by Michael Butler The Era, Affiliated Development's latest project, is currently under construction in Fort Lauderdale. The apartment building is meant to help address the area's lack of affordable workforce housing. NO. 5: NEW FORT LAUDERDALE APARTMENT WILL OFFER 'LUXURY' AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO CITY'S WORKFORCE The ongoing development efforts come as an affordable housing crisis continues embroiling South Florida, where residents are the most rent-burdened people in the country. | Published March 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Amanda Rosa This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.
