We need HOME to support new investment in Anchorage, just like the updated code for Downtown has helped with extensive new development in Downtown.
On March 29, I stood in the sunlit common room of the new Block 96 apartments on 8th Avenue and K Street listening to Shaun and Megan Debenham share an emotional story of collective hard work in building 44 new market-rate housing units. Special thanks went to everyone involved in the project, including Anchorage Community Development Authority , the Municipality of Anchorage and a local Anchorage bank, all willing to share the risk.
Elizabeth Place was built at 7th Avenue and I Street. The Duke’s remodel to Qanchi Place followed. Thank you, Cook Inlet Housing Authority. The Alaska Railroad started the rail townhouse project. Wow! Municipal contributions included “Our Downtown: Anchorage Downtown District Plan, 2022,” with action items and tools for progress. A new Title 21, “Chapter 11: Downtown” followed removing unnecessary code requirements. It’s now easier and more cost-effective to build. The plan and code projects were my responsibility to complete with a team of experts who used the code daily and intrinsically understood its issues and strengths.
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