Small MF



Small Multifamily Housing

Matt Sterling, our go-to guy for small multifamily housing, wrote this about Making the Case for a Duplex.  MPC has repeatedly said that the market does not want duplexes.  In this short working paper, he presents data on the true cause for their absence in the market.  Unsurprisingly, it's zoning.

Another resource is a MPC draft on design standards for small multi-family.

Exclusionary Zoning and Recode

Exclusionary zoning restricts the production of new housing and caps the number of people who can live in a desirable urban area.  The wealt...