-
Gardens: Avenir can pay $10 million instead of including workforce housing
By Sarah Peters Posted at 6:09 PMUpdated at 6:30 PM Palm Beach Gardens will spend $5 million on a workforce housing program and $5 million on renovating the Burns Road Recreation Center. PALM BEACH GARDENS — The Avenir builders will pay the city $10 million for a pass on the commitment to include 250 homes priced for working-class families. It’s…
-
Housing Leadership Council receives $100K grant
Staff report JP Morgan Chase & Co. has given a $100,000 grant to the Housing Leadership Council of Palm Beach County. The purpose of the grant is to reduce the cost of housing for educators throughout the county and allow the HLC to explore opportunities that will provide Palm Beach County School District employees with…
-
JPMorgan Chase Invests $100,000 in Housing Leadership Council for Affordable Housing Feasibility Study
November 28, 2018For Immediate Release JPMorgan Chase Invests $100,000 in Housing Leadership Council for Affordable Housing Feasibility Study West Palm Beach, FL – Palm Beach County may soon be able to attract and retain more teachers with the help of a feasibility grant awarded to the Housing Leadership Council (HLC) of Palm Beach County, Inc.…
-
Jupiter officials: Apartment still failing to comply with affordable housing rule
By Charles Elmore Posted Oct 29, 2018 at 4:05 PM Updated Nov 2, 2018 at 8:57 PM JUPITER – Builders in Palm Beach County increasingly promise affordable “workforce housing” for teachers, police and other employees to get projects approved or building limits eased. But Jupiter’s first extended whirl with the concept has produced continuing clashes over how to set rents, with town officials maintaining residents have…
-
MerryPlace Groundbreaking
MERRYPLACE GROUNDBREAKING By Suzanne Cabrera I had the honor of attending the MerryPlace Groundbreaking on Wednesday where the Housing Center of the Palm Beaches and Pulte will be building two (2) single-family and 34 townhomes. The new housing will be in the Pleasant City neighborhood and will target those residents for those making 50-120% of…
-
Affordable housing is not impossible to build. We just need the political will.
BY LOUIS WOLFSON III pinnaclehousing.com October 08, 2018 04:06 PM Housing is typically residents’ largest expenditure and, for many, the cost is growing out of control. Whether someone owns or rents, it is an ever-increasing challenge for most South Floridians to afford even modest housing that is accessible to employment, good schools, shopping, entertainment, recreation…
