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Micro Housing: Who Needs It?
The document provides information about micro-housing and the need for smaller housing units in the Greater Boston area. It notes that housing costs have risen significantly while incomes have stagnated, leading to affordability issues. Many residents are single or older adults who would benefit from compact housing options. The document outlines examples of micro-housing projects in Boston consisting of studios and small one-bedroom units ranging from 300-700 square feet to address this need. It suggests ways city planning could support increasing the supply of smaller affordable units.
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- 1. ANDREW Age: 25 Architecture KAREN Age: 27 Interiors JUSTIN Age:29 Graphics MicroHousing: Who needs it???
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- 3. What we areseeing… • Increased housing demand • Production not keeping pace What we need… Affordability for emerging workforce, small families, single income households, divorcees and retirees.
- 4. today’s focus • who needsit? • what is micro-housing? • how planning can help
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- 7. 2013 Housing ReportCard Database Special thanks to Barry B and his team at the Dukakis Center for Urban and Public Policy
- 8. 100% 50% 0% Housing Child Care Food College Health Care 2005 – 2011 cost of living going up Percent change from 2005 - 2011 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 * SNEAPA data, percent change from 2000 - 2011 + 14% $ + 16% $ + 28% $ $ + 168% $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ + 66%* $ $
- 9. $1500 $ 1000 $ 500 1990 2000 2010 1990 – 2010 Nominal rents going up 1990 – 2010 Data from Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 Up 80% $642 /month $786 /month $1160 /month
- 10. 2009 – 2013Home prices going up Single Famil y Home +4 % +4% Condominium Annual Median Prices for Greater Boston Metropolitan Area p.41 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 + 46% Double & Triple Deckers 50% 25% 0%
- 11. +15% 0% -15% 2000 – 2011Incomes stagnating/declining Home Owner Income + .9% -13.1% Renter Income 2000 – 2011 Median Income Greater Boston Metropolitan Area p.20 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013
- 12. Housing Cost Burden Over25% are paying more than 50% of their income on rent 1990 – 2010 p.20 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013
- 13. Greater Boston Demographics: 1in 3 are between 20 and 34 years old 1990 – 2010 p.20 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 20-34 yrs 33%
- 14. Over 40% areover 45 years old 45-64 yrs 27% +27% in 10 years 65+ yrs 13% 2011 Data p. 20 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 We need buildings with elevators...
- 15. Nearly 40 %are single person households 2011 p.20 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 Do I want roommates? Not really...
- 16. More small households,fewer children 16.9% Single living with others 37% Live alone 25.3% Families with no children under 18 23.2% Families with children under 18 2011 Data p. 20 Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2013 Over 75% don’t live with children
- 17. Greater Boston housingsupply Postwar neighborhoods built for much larger families
- 18. City of Boston272,000 units * 2007-2011 American Community Survey, Greater Boston 5 county data 1 Bed 25.8% 2 Bed 34.2% 3 Bed 22.5% 4+ Bed 10.8% Studio 6.7% More than 2/3 are larger units Figure 10: Share of Housing Units by Number of Bedrooms 2008-2012 Source: American FactFinder – 2008–2012 American Community Survey
- 19. Greater Boston –1.4 million units 3 Bed 33.6% 4+ Bed 22.9% Studios are only 2.1%! * 2007-2011 American Community Survey, Greater Boston 5 county data More than 80% are 2 Beds or above
- 20. City of Newton– 32,344 units 3 Bed+ 65% 2Bed 23% Studios are only 1%! * 2008 -2012 American Community Survey, Newton data More than 87% are 2 beds or above 1 Bed 11%
- 21. Newton 2030 :Change by age Seniors increase every decade * MAPC Projection Data
- 22. Newton 2030 :Change by household size * MAPC Projection Data
- 23. seniors widows We need smallerunits for moderate income groups! divorcees inno workforce service workers creatives grads undergrads Resulting in a pressing shortage
- 24. Effects of smallunit shortage Students & emerging professionals 2x rent I’d like to live alone * 50% undergrads and 80% graduate students live in market-rate housing, data from Dukakis Family Priced out
- 25. Widows and seniors I wantto downsize Can’t move Family Effects of small unit shortage
- 26. Price wars 2x rent Babyboomers Lots of college debt Leaving suburbs for city Millennials & couples priced out
- 27. Increase the inventoryof small units within the City of Boston * 2007-2011 American Community Survey, Greater Boston 5 county data 1 Bed 25.8% 2 Bed 34.2% 3 Bed 22.5% 4+ Bed 10.8% Studio 6.7% Adding 30,000 studios is only 10%
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- 29. Below the minimum 500 s.f. 750 s.f. 900 s.f. BOSTON UNIT SIZE Studio 1-BR 2-BR ‘METRO UNIT’ 450 s.f. 625 s.f. 850 s.f. Rent at $4 per sf per month $ 2000 $ 3000 $ 3600 Micro 300 s.f. $ 1200 $2000/mo is 60% of a person’s income making $50,000/ year
- 30. ADD Inc researchinitiative Proprietary Research Studies
- 31. How small wouldyou go to live in Boston? 250 SF? 450 SF? Design and price matter more than quantity of space Proprietary Research Studies
- 32. What would youshare? WE DON’T COOK THAT MUCH Proprietary Research Studies
- 33. How about multi-functional furniture? ProprietaryResearch Studies
- 34. What kind ofcommon space? • Small lobby/ party space • Laundry • Outdoor space with bbq grills We don’t need much! Proprietary Research Studies
- 35. Prototype 300 s.fUnit Ma. Building Code (2009 IBC) mandates 220 s.f. occupiable floor area
- 36. WHATS IN 2012 FULLSCALE MOCK-UP MOMU
- 37. 172 units in3 projects KAREN Units at 425 sf 450 sf 350 sf Innovation District
- 38. 380 s.f. studio service workers Divorcee/ widowers Innovation workforce Studios address priority populations 275 Albany Street, South End, Boston
- 39. 399 Congress -Micro Studio with sleeping niche 330 sf
- 40. 1350 Boylston StreetUnits 440 sf Studio
- 41. Compact 1 bedrooms 550s.f. seniors couples divorcees
- 42. Harvard Square Micros 500sf 1 BR K LR BR BATH w s
- 43. 500 sf 1BR
- 44. 1+ bedrooms too! Today’sfamilies 680 s.f.
- 45. 710 sf 1BD + Den 1350 Boylston Street Units
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- 47. Multi-family master planzones near transit 1. Density incentives for smaller units 2. Expedited permitting for more low & middle income units (deed-restricted) 3. Reduced parking ratios 4. Reduced infrastructure improvements (open space, traffic mitigation, stormwater, etc.)
- 48. Educate your town Datais compelling So is design!
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