There’s a new approach to help address the ongoing affordable housing crisis in St. Johns County and it focuses on filling the gap known as “The Missing Middle.”
Local NewsGreg Burke, who sits on the St. Johns County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee, said building more side-by-side or stacked duplexes, fourplexes, stacked triplexes and live-work homes will help the county address its affordability crisis.–
The Affordable Housing Advisory Committee said during a presentation to St. Johns County Commissioners that nearly 60% of millennials are searching for housing that is currently in short supply in the fast-growing county.“I don’t think exists at all in Florida,” St. Johns County resident Mike told News4JAX. “Rent is like $1,600 a month and you got to bring like $500, $600 home for that then you’re left with like $200 for food.”Greg Burke is a local architect who sits on the St.
That includes things like side-by-side or stacked duplexes, fourplexes, stacked triplexes and live-work homes. Burke said building more of these kinds of homes can create more walkable neighborhoods, create community and they can be highly marketable to millennials, singles and baby boomers and serve as an alternative to a starter home or a way to downsize.“This is a tool that will require some zoning changes to allow for it.
This type of housing already exists in St. Johns County you can find multifamily homes and single-family homes in the same neighborhood. But the idea is to build more of it to meet the need. “My understanding is we’re probably one of the most expensive counties to live in right now with our average home prices. So, if we want to keep the people who serve us, you know, everybody from teachers to nurses, our first responders, the people that work in our restaurants and our hotels, if we want to keep them in town and make their commute back and forth to work reasonable,” Burke said.“That’s really not true,” Burke said when talking about the kind of homes he’s proposing.
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