Finding the Missing Middle
Event Recap
Is it time to focus on how Arlington's housing market works for its middle-income population?
What can design, and financial and regulatory initiatives do to better serve downsizing seniors, young people, growing families, and newcomers to the community experiencing sticker shock?
AHS convened experts and community members at the Clarendon Ballroom on Thursday, October 13, 2016.
Daniel Parolek of Opticos Design provided an inspiring keynote defining Missing Middle Housing (link to the video or slide presentation), and we heard from panelists on planning/zoning and financial considerations (see video at Making Room for Missing Middle Housing and Making the Numbers Work).
Speakers (see program for bios):
Erik Gutshall, Clarendon Home Services, and Arlington Planning Commission
Bob Brosnan, Catholic University
Scott Matties, Cunningham | Quill Architects
Lisa Nisenson, GreaterPlaces
Robert Burns, City First Enterprises, and Grounded Solutions Network
Richard Donohoe, Fidelity Bank Mortgage
Steven Cover, Arlington Community Planning, Housing, and Development
Noemi Riveira, Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia
David DeCamp, D2 Partners, LLC
Michael Geary, Geary-O'Hara Family Foundation
Guests were treated to a preview of our missing middle design gallery.
Learn more about Missing Middle Housing.
We would like to thank our generous event sponsors.