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How CASA Turned an Aging Triplex Into Housing for Post-Foster Care Youth
Photo courtesy of CASA
On a corner lot down the block from Method Community Park, a nonprofit developer transformed a deteriorating 1960s triplex into nine units of permanent housing for young people aging out of foster care, all without a...
From Lot Sizes to Eviction Records: Inside NCHC’s Housing Policy Agenda
North Carolina is in a housing shortage. As a result, there isn’t a single county in our state where someone working full time earning minimum wage can afford a 1 or 2 bedroom apartment at fair market rent without being cost-burdened (spend...
Raleigh Candidate Housing Report Cards
The people elected this November will have a major say in whether Raleigh makes room for more neighbors, expands housing choices, and grows into a more affordable welcoming city.
For the first time ever, half of Raleigh’s City Council will...
YIMBYtown is Coming to Raleigh
The nation’s largest pro-housing conference comes to the South for the first time this November. Here’s why North Carolina is the place to be.
YIMBYtown is hosted by CITYBUILDER in collaboration with a broad coalition of local partner...
Raleigh Found the Missing Middle
Bigger Picture | Five years after legalizing middle housing, Raleigh has approved over 4,000 new homes and prices are falling.
Last year, I wrote a two-part article about how zoning reforms in cities like Raleigh, Durham, and Portland have...
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CITYBUILDER is the pro-housing news and advocacy source for Raleigh, Durham, and central NC. We are a 501(c)(4) focused on housing policy education and outreach.
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Hannah is a Raleigh artist and housing advocate — making work rooted in neuroaesthetics and building coalitions for equitable development in the Triangle.
writing about architecture and urban design
Hello! I am a local Durham resident who is passionate about local politics and land use. I am the chapter lead for the RDU New Liberals
designer of experiences and places 💭📍🖼️ young working mom ✴️🧑👧🧑✴️👶 vocal advocate for housing + transit 🚴🚌🌳🏘️
Designer & builder with a career in historic preservation, green building, affordability and new urbanism. He the founder of Southern Urbanism @aaron_lubeck
Payton Chung, LEED AP ND, CNUa, is developing infill housing in the Raleigh area and is a board member for Greater Greater Washington and Citybuilder NC. He first addressed the Cary town council about smart growth in 1996.
Born and raised in Durham, NC. Nature lover and urban enthusiast.
Lucas Nagel is a Stamps President's Scholar at Georgia Tech pursuing a B.S. in Architecture. He is the author of a ten-part article series for CITYBUILDER NC as a past Allison Ramsey Architects Intentional Community Research Fellow.
NCSU Architecture Student
North Carolina needs more walkable neighborhoods and better family-sized housing options. Single-stair apartments help make that possible, and we’re working to legalize them statewide. Created in partnership with @CITYBUILDERNC
Martin Johnson is a housing advocate based in Chapel Hill. He is a member of the Orange County Affordable Housing Coalition. In 2022, he co-founded Triangle Blog Blog.
Nicole has built two decades of leadership across Raleigh's civic, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors.
Rachel is an affordable housing developer and consultant with more than a decade of experience guiding mission-driven organizations through complex development projects. She is the Founder and Managing Principal of Apiary Community Consulting.
(all views here are my own) NC Native Director of Housing Policy at NC Housing Coalition MPA-MCRP; Mambo Dinamico Dance Co., Pug Mom; reads more than she writes on substack
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