"Working and middle-class folks in this community are having a really hard time not only staying, but also finding places to live,"
"Luxury housing, which is mostly what is being built here, it is not serving the needs of our community. And our community is being displaced because of this housing,"
"Our community is being displaced because of this housing"
The Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan will add roughly 4,600 housing units along Atlantic Avenue, with about 40% classified as affordable. The rezoning covers vacant lots, self-storage facilities, auto-related businesses and an industrial district formerly limited to low-rise buildings. The City Council approved Option 1, requiring 25% of units in new buildings to be affordable across a broader income range set at 60% AMI, rather than Option 3’s 20% targeted at 40% AMI. Tenant activists and residents say the plan prioritizes luxury development, will worsen displacement, and will not meet the needs of working- and middle-class households.
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