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10/02/24 • 30 min
Cities that want to add hundreds of housing units at a time are embracing the addition of large-scale apartments alongside other types of housing. These big multifamily housing projects are on track to break national records this year and add an estimated 2-million units by 2028. But will the current economic climate allow the building boom to continue and do communities want large-scale apartments in their neighborhoods?
Interview guests: Yardi Matrix Manager of Business Intelligence Doug Ressler, Vice President of the Greater Cincinnati Northern Kentucky Apartment Association Justin Seger, and Assistant Anderson Township Administrator Steve Sievers
Will Reducing Parking Mandates Increase Housing?
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06/07/24 • 34 min
Vehicles spend most of their time parked. And because of that, for years cities have dictated how many parking spots developers should include based on sometimes arbitrary numbers. But do those numbers still make sense and could reducing them allow for more housing and development? An increasing number of cities are getting rid of those so-called parking mandates or parking minimums, including Cincinnati.
Interview guests: Author of The High Cost of Free Parking Donald Shoup, President of the Parking Reform Network Tony Jordan, Cincinnati Councilmember Jeff Cramerding and City Officials from Buffalo, Minneapolis and Tulsa.
A Note from the Host
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06/05/24 • 0 min
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Tenants, Landlords, Evictions and Right to Counsel
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05/22/24 • 33 min
Cincinnati and Dayton have some of the highest rates of eviction filings in the nation. And with rents continuing to rise, it’s unclear when those evictions will start slowing down. On this episode of Brick by Brick we examine one possible solution that could even the playing field in eviction court. It’s called Right to Counsel, or the right of a tenant to be represented in court. Dayton is starting a pilot program to either help keep people in their homes or at least avoid an eviction on their record. Does Right to Counsel work and is it worth it? Some landlords are open to the idea.
Interview guests: National eviction researcher Tim Thomas, officials from Cleveland and Philadelphia: cities seeing success from Right to Counsel
A Blueprint for Neighborhood Equity
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05/08/24 • 39 min
In this special episode, known as a Solutions Sidebar, Brick by Brick interviews authors Richard and Leah Rothstein on what role the government played to segregate society and how to undo it. We get their insights on everything from barriers to home ownership and rent equity to how communities can level the playing field. In the interview and in their book Just Action, the Rothsteins explain how to beat NIMBYism and establish land trusts. They also say for every example of a strategy, there is a group or a local community that is implementing that change. According to the Rothsteins “It’s all very achievable.”
How Zoning Reform Could Increase Housing
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04/24/24 • 39 min
Zoning dictates how our communities are designed. For decades Cincinnati’s zoning has favored detached single-family homes. But with rising home prices and skyrocketing rents, the city looks to house more people through “missing middle” housing. On this episode of Brick by Brick we look at Cincinnati’s bold new zoning reform plan called Connected Communities and its potential impact. Brick by Brick Journalist Hernz Laguerre Jr. also investigates other cities which have tried similar zoning proposals to see what we can learn.
Interview guest: Cincinnati Councilmember Reggie Harris
Turning old office buildings into housing
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04/10/24 • 41 min
Cincinnati is number two nationally converting office space into apartments. Dayton is also doing it. On this episode of Brick by Brick we look at how this possible solution can create more housing and whether this mode of up-cycling has any constraints. Brick by Brick Journalist Hernz Laguerre Jr. tours both luxury apartments in Dayton and the first new affordable apartments in Cincinnati’s downtown business district in thirty years.
Interview guest: Doug Ressler, Manager Business Intelligence, Yardi Matrix
03/27/24 • 38 min
Is a Cincinnati response to out-of-town investors now a national model for preserving local affordable housing? On this episode of Brick by Brick, we’re diving into a solution created by The Port (short for Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority), in which an agency or non-profit effectively buys up affordable housing – competing against institutional or Wall Street investors – in order to maintain local control and preserve housing stock. Brick by Brick journalist Hernz Laguerre Jr. follows along on the homebuying journey with residents interested in buying some of The Port’s properties – known as the CARE portfolio.
Interview Guest: Laura Brunner, CEO of The Port.
Solutions Sidebar: Fifty-four ways to make or keep housing affordable with Shane Phillips
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09/04/24 • 28 min
Shane Phillips says we’re not building as much housing as we did in the 1960s when we had 120 million fewer people. He says the scarcity has caught up with us and offers up 54 ideas to tackle the housing crisis. In The Affordable City Phillips suggests everything from letting renters decide what they value to prioritizing the three S’s: Supply, Stability and Subsidy.
Interview guest: Shane Phillips, urban planner, policy expert, podcast host and author of The Affordable City.
09/18/24 • 28 min
Housing Choice Vouchers are portable subsidies that low-income families can use to lower their rents in the private market. But is this 50-year old solution to the housing crisis working as well as it should? The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and local entities like the Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority and Greater Dayton Premier Management, which receive the federal funds from HUD to issue the vouchers, are trying to make changes but budgetary constraints are hampering their efforts.
Interview guests:
HUD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing Rich Monocchio, Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority CEO Greg Johnson and Greater Dayton Premier Management CEO Jennifer Heapy.
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How many episodes does Brick by Brick have?
Brick by Brick currently has 15 episodes available.
What topics does Brick by Brick cover?
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What is the most popular episode on Brick by Brick?
The episode title 'Will Reducing Parking Mandates Increase Housing?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Brick by Brick?
The average episode length on Brick by Brick is 31 minutes.
How often are episodes of Brick by Brick released?
Episodes of Brick by Brick are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Brick by Brick?
The first episode of Brick by Brick was released on Mar 27, 2024.
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