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April 24 Infill and Small Development Public Presentation by Incremental Development Alliance
The Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability is pleased to continue the conversation around housing in our community with this public event. The Incremental Development Alliance’s Bernice Radle will share her experience in real estate development, dig into ways that Tompkins County residents can develop projects in their own neighborhoods and show local leaders and advocates how they can encourage better buildings in our communities. Radle is the Vice Chair of the City of Buffalo Zoning Board of Appeals, a leader in Buffalo’s Young Preservations, a founding member of the Rust Belt Coalition of Young Preservationists, and the Founder/CEO of Buffalove Development.
What: Public Presentation on Infill and Small Scale Development
Presenter: Bernice Radle, of the Incremental Development Alliance (https://www.incrementaldevelopment.org/events) and Buffalove Development
When: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 6:00 PM (doors open at 5:30 PM)
Where: Tompkins County Public Library’s Borg Warner Room, 101 E. Green St., Ithaca, NY 14850
Whether you are curious or concerned about infill development, interested in becoming a small developer for a project in your neighborhood, or an advocate/local leader encouraging better building in your community, all are welcome at this free event. If you can’t attend the event in person a video of the presentation will be made available at http://tompkinscountyny.gov/planning/community-planning.
Who Should Attend?
- Individuals in construction, design, planning or real estate looking to either enhance their current practice or make career transitions
- Volunteers or professionals in business associations, main streets associations, historic preservation groups, and neighborhood improvement groups looking to champion incremental development in their communities
- Professionals in city, village, town management, economic development, planning, and related agencies who are looking to make it easier for small scale development in their cities
- Nonprofit development professionals working in organizations, churches, and community or housing development who need new strategies for small lot development
- Private banking professionals specializing in mortgages, commercial real estate loans, or SBA loans and professionals at Community Development Financial Institutions and Community Foundations who want to become more effective investors
The workshop is presented by the Incremental Development Alliance, a national nonprofit working to build local wealth in neighborhoods through ground-up real estate development. http://www.incrementaldevelopment.org/events/ithacalecture
To learn more about the Incremental Development Alliance, click here.
Contact: David West. Senior Planner, Department of Planning and Sustainability, 607-274-5560
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REALTORS® along with many community members have been asking: What can we do together to facilitate the development of owner-occupied housing for our workforce; and is it possible to identify clear pathways, initiatives and partnerships to overcome barriers preventing the creation of owner-occupied workforce housing in Tompkins County?
On Thursday, November 29, 2018 over 100 community members representing: housing, planning, municipalities, financial institutions, and employers worked together to develop ideas about how to address barriers to housing development in Tompkins County. Below are materials that were distributed at the event.
Learning from our Neighbors
Profile of the Workforce Home Buyer and Current Housing Market Conditions
Obstacles and Opportunities for Workforce Home Ownership
Johanna Anderson – Executive Director INHS, Buzz Dolph, Owner Tiny Timbers, Susan Ritter, Director of Planning Town of Ithaca, Chris Werner, VP of Mortgage Operations CFCU, Seph Murtagh, Ithaca Common Council 2nd Ward
Moderated by: Dr. Sean Eversley Bradwell Director of IDEAS and MLK Scholars Program at Ithaca College
White Paper Documents
B. Dolph – Tompkins County Proposed Office of Coordination
Obstacles and Opportunities for Creating Workforce Owner-Occupied Housing
Ithaca Board of REALTORS®, Inc. 