District 9 is at the center of Austin's debate over how to make housing more affordable. Yet, the two candidates running to lead this part of Austin differ on how to solve the skyrocketing cost of housing — and what is to blame. | AKMcGlinchy
Guerrero and Qadri are competing to represent some of Austin’s oldest and priciest neighborhoods: Hyde Park, Travis Heights, downtown and the UT Austin campus, among others. Residents here pay some of the highest rents in the city, and homes sell for nearly $800,000.
Thirty-two-year-old Qadri, who until recently worked on campaigns for various Democratic politicians including U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, said the monthly rent on his downtown apartment rose by nearly $600 this year.Austin's District 9 runs from E. 51st St. through much of downtown, stopping at E. Oltorf St. in South Austin.As in other
In the ZIP code that includes the Govalle and Holly neighborhoods, homes sell for 79% more than they did seven years ago, according to data from the Austin Board of Realtors. This is a set of rules that says what can be built on a given piece of land in the city. These rules govern details like height, square footage and how far back from the road a house needs to sit; in short, Austin’s land development code explains why the city looks the way it does.Residents examine proposed new land development code maps at an open house in 2017.
Developers came before the City Council asking to build more in Austin’s Hancock neighborhood, just north of UT Austin. The project, dubbed Cady Lofts, would include about 100 apartments for people experiencing homelessness.
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