“In an effort to encourage denser development, Gov. Jared Polis signed a new bill into law on Tuesday to allow smaller apartment buildings in Colorado to be built with a single staircase, instead of the two previously required by building codes.”
#UrbanPlanning #DensityDesign #Cities #MultifamilyHousing #BuildingCodes #SingleStarcaseBuildings #FireSafety #MissingMiddleHousing
https://denverite.com/2025/05/13/denver-colorado-single-stair-apartment-law-passed/
Really cool, interesting, and informative presentation tonight by Teass\Warren architects for NJ SFx about Missing Middle residential design. Made me think a lot. And that's always a good thing.
Really makes me regretful for not being in a firm like that anymore, and doing interesting and beneficial work.
And, at the same time, thinking about how to connect with firms like that, who aren't on big recruiting platforms.
A circuit court judge has overturned Arlington's Missing Middle zoning changes. Judge David Schell ruled against the county on four counts this morning (Friday), finding that the county failed to adequately consider stormwater impacts, failed to follow proper procedure and violated state tree canopy requirements when adopting the amendments. As of today, the county cannot
Cost per unit for housing types - Payton Chung, a photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/paytonc/53977898610/. Payton Chung posted a photo:
Combination of lower land cost and smaller units, hence lower hard cost per unit #MissingMiddleHousing
The New Orleans
A Guy Named Brian (he/him)
Philip Proefrock, architect
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