girlfreddyAug 21, 2023

Every developer has opted to pay Montreal instead of building affordable housing, under new bylaw

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Every developer has opted to pay Montreal instead of building affordable housing, under new bylaw - sh.itjust.works

Two years after Valérie Plante’s administration said a new housing bylaw would lead to the construction of 600 new social housing units per year, the city hasn’t seen a single one. The Bylaw for a Diverse Metropolis forces developers to include social, family and, in some places, affordable housing units to any new projects larger than 4,843 square feet. If they don’t, they must pay a fine or hand over land, buildings or individual units for the city to turn into affordable or social housing.

Show threadArbitraryValueAug 21, 2023
Why do governments (not just Montreal) seem intent on creating affordable housing in very expensive areas? Surely the effective price of having that housing there could buy a lot more housing somewhere where housing is less expensive. So maybe this outcome is the best one? Perhaps (and I’m making these numbers up) a developer would rather pay a tax of $500,000 than add one unit of affordable housing, and then that $500,000 can be used to buy two units of affordable housing somewhere else where property is cheaper.
Show thread9488fcea02a9Aug 21, 2023
Becauae if you concentrate all your social housing in one “cheap” area, you end up with a ghetto
Show threadThrowawayPermanenteAug 21, 2023
It doesn’t have to be concentrated in one area, it just has to be anywhere but the expensive city center.
Show threadgonzo0815
Who do you think cleans the toilets in the city centre?
Aug 21, 2023 at 10:16pmWeb