Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorDesigning Common Spaces for Musicians AND Artists?Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization (CNRC) hosted its first “Creative(s) Dinner” to break bread and talk about housing for Austin’s…Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorDo Away with Single Family Zoning?Lessons learned from Minneapolis, Vancouver and MANY other citiesDec 8, 2018Dec 8, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorWorking the System @ATXHow to get parking reductions without going through the Board of AdjustmentsNov 28, 2018Nov 28, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorHow much parking do you really need?Austin can learn from Portland…again.Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorThe demand for living small is getting biggerAccording to a recent survey, more than half of Americans would consider living in a home that’s less than 600 square feetNov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorGuess Who is Coming to Dinner???Not only is “Guess who is coming to dinner??” one of my favorite Sidney Poitier movies (To Sir With Love is my fave), but this movie title…Oct 31, 2018Oct 31, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorDefining Market for Micro Units“More than 20% of Austin musicians live below the poverty level and more than 50% qualify for Section 8 housing subsidy.” This was one of…Oct 24, 2018Oct 24, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorMicro Unit LivingMicro Units are housing units that are small, or at least smaller than most units. They are close in size to hotel room sizes (250–450…Oct 17, 2018Oct 17, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorHiking and Affordable HousingHiking and Affordable Housing are two topics that you don’t normally see in the same sentence. Given that I am on vacation in Southern…Oct 10, 2018Oct 10, 2018
Sean GarretsoninImpact Hub Austin | Affordability AcceleratorWhat the Affordable Housing Accelerator is All About“So, I got in to the Austin Affordable Housing Accelerator. What’s next?” My project, the Chicon Micro Unit Carless Condo, was into the…Oct 3, 2018Oct 3, 2018