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Evictions
An eviction is a legal process in which a landlord seeks to remove a tenant from a rental property.
Jul 31, 20247 min read
HUD to Explore Direct Cash Payments for Housing Assistance
Last month, the HUD Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development Brian McCabe shared that HUD is exploring a cash housing assistance pi
Jul 29, 20242 min read
Reparations
Reparations: A Comprehensive Overview | What are Reparations | History of Reparations | The Rationale for Reparations in Housing | Reparations Counterarguments | Strategies for Implementing Reparations | How to Apply for Reparations | Innovative Solutions to Advance Racial Equity in Housing | What are Reparations The contemporary concept of reparations primarily refers to compensatory measures proposed or undertaken to redress the injustices and enduring legacies of slave
Jun 17, 20248 min read
New York's successful strategies for adapting commercial space - A Case Study
May 27, 2024 | Office Conversion Case Study What we can take away from New York’s City Adaptive Reuse Strategy - An Ivory Innovations Case Study Katelyn Johnston Addressing Outdated Zoning Regulations New York City's success in its implementation of adaptive reuse and office-to-residential conversions to provide affordable housing can be accredited to several important factors. Firstly, the city took steps to address outdated zoning regulations which had been hindering
May 27, 20242 min read
Calgary Incentivizes Developers to Reconfigure its Downtown - A Case Study
May 20, 2024 | Office Conversion Case Study How is Calgary planning to fill 6 million square feet of vacant office space? - An Ivory Innovations Case Study Greyson Rynders Calgary’s Vacancy Problem Calgary, with a population of over 1.3 million in 2021, is the third largest city in Canada behind Toronto and Montreal. Over the latter half of the 2010s, Calgary experienced gradual economic downturns that caused office vacancies to rise in the downtown area. This was further
May 20, 20242 min read
2024 Ivory Prize Winners
And the winners are... The 2024 Winners Construction & Design Winner: Villa Informing & Empowering Localized Reparations Villa is a...
May 16, 20243 min read
Adaptive Reuse in Chicago - A Case Study
Located in the heart of Chicago, the LaSalle Street corridor has historically served as the city’s financial district.
May 12, 20242 min read
Reparations: when the whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Perspective on reparations in the housing community for Black residents and organizations leading the way.
May 8, 20244 min read
Washington D.C. Office to Residential - A Case Study
As of February, the broader Washington D.C. area had the largest pipeline of planned office-to-apartment conversions
May 6, 20242 min read
Zoning
The Basics of Zoning What is Zoning? Zoning is the process by which local governments regulate the use and development of land. For a given parcel of land, zoning laws dictate what types and sizes of buildings can be built, how those buildings interact with surrounding buildings or parcels of land, and, perhaps most importantly, the purpose for which the parcel or buildings occupying that parcel can be used. Why Do Zoning Regulations Exist? The first formal zoning codes in t
May 1, 20248 min read
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