2013: Housing (1-10-13)
This week, we’ve approached people whose job it is to stay on top of trends, to see the big picture, and to provide solutions that will help strengthen our community. We asked these folks for their view on the year ahead. Read more…

Workforce housing may spur change in zoning (11-30-12)
While the developer of a plan to create a 53-unit workforce housing subdivision on Post Road has not yet formally presented it to the Planning Board, work is under way to tweak the zoning ordinance under which a project such as this could go forward. Read more…

Area needs work-force housing (10-29-12)
Most candidates for state office this year, from governor to state representative, have talked about the importance for New Hampshire to retain its young professionals, as the Granite State is experiencing "brain drain." Read more...

A place to call home (10-23-12)
In a tough rental market, local groups are envisioning ways to boost affordable housing options on the Seacoast. Between rising costs and increased competition, it is more difficult than ever for many families to find an affordable place to live. Read more...

Visioning session crafts two plans for work-force housing project (10-19-12)
An intensive visioning session on how to turn a city-owned property into a work-force housing development appears to have resulted in two promising ideas. A few dozen community members, including architects, engineers, developers, real estate agents, bankers, elected city officials and city staff, took part in the design charrette last Friday. Read more...

Two plans emerge to redevelop Portsmouth site into housing (10-18-12)
An intensive visioning session on how to turn a city-owned property into a workforce housing development appears to have resulted in two promising ideas. Read more...

Workforce housing group meets on Dover Charrette (10-5-12)
Bankers, engineers, real estate developers and architects spent Friday afternoon in the final phase of a charrette hosted by the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast.WHC is a nonprofit, education and outreach initiative which hosts public forums and training sessions to highlight solutions to the region’s housing challenges. Read more...

Charrette ready to envision affordable housing in city neighborhood (10-7-12)
To some, the municipally owned garage on Rock Street resembles a decaying piece of city infrastructure that simply serves the purpose of a storage unit for old traffic signal heads and lawnmower parts.Its exterior walls, covered in overgrowth and worn from years of neglect, consume a 1.42-acre parcel of the dense downtown neighborhood. From most all angles, the structure that abuts the railroad tracks appears abandoned. Read more...

Council supports Charrette on redevelopment of former garage (8-30-12)
The City of Portsmouth is supporting an effort led by the Workforce Housing Coalition to turn a municipally owned garage on Rock Street into an affordable-housing opportunity. Read more...

Workforce housing proposal on its way (6-8-12)
Developer wary of town ordinance. Developer Joseph Falzone and his Harbor Street Limited Partnership have decided to take the next step in trying to bring 25 units of affordable housing to town. "We will be proceeding with the workforce housing plan”, attorney Malcolm McNeill, the... Read more...

Developer will pursue work-force housing in No. Hampton (6-8-12)
Developer Joseph Falzone and his Harbor Street Limited Partnership will take the next step in trying to bring 25 units of affordable housing to town. "We will be proceeding with the work-force housing plan," attorney Malcolm McNeill, the firm's attorney, told the Planning Board...Read more...

Additional affordable city housing worth a look (5-28-12)
The idea of turning an old garage into work-force housing is intriguing in the city of Portsmouth, which has inched further away from being affordable for many workers. The Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast has proposed turning a city-owned garage on Rock Street...Read more...

City garage could become work-force housing (5-25-12)
A proposal to build a work-force housing development near the downtown is beginning to gain support. The project, proposed by the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, would turn a city-owned garage on Rock Street into an affordable-housing opportunity...Read more...

Project tests North Hampton housing policy (5-22-12)
Coalition hopes law yields results. The town's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, designed to set the standard for allowing workforce or affordable housing to be built in the community, has been praised since its inception in 2009...Read more...

Affordable homes plan puts town ordinance to test (5-22-12)
Coalition hopes law yields results NORTH HAMPTON — The town's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, designed to set the standard for allowing work-force or affordable housing to be built in the community, has been praised since its inception in 2009...Read more...

Workforce Housing Coalition hosts annual celebration June 7 (5-12-12)
Economist Dennis Delay of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies will be the keynote speaker at the Workforce Housing Coalition's annual celebration June 7 at Three Chimneys Inn in Durham…Read more...

State's work-force housing law explained (5-11-12)
Municipalities must provide 'reasonable' opportunities. About 40 town officials and developers crammed into the Town Office on Wednesday evening for a special forum on the state's work-force housing statute. A special mock work-force housing development was proposed in the fictional town...Read more...

Mock work-force housing hearing helps explain law (5-9-12)
About 40 town officials and developers crammed into the Town Office on Wednesday evening for a special forum on the state work-force housing statute. A special mock work-force housing development was proposed in the fictional town of Pleasantville, and the audience was walked through a...Read more...

Exeter Around the Town (5-8-12)
Around the Town Affordable-housing law focus of forum. The Workforce Housing Coalition will host a forum on New Hampshire's work-force housing statute from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8, in the Nowak Room of Exeter Town Offices. RSA 674:58-61 outlines specific actions that must be...Read more...

Work-force housing prejudices (5-6-12)
Some 90 residents and members of the North Hampton Planning Board stood in opposition against a proposed 53-home subdivision for a 52-acre parcel off Post Road at a meeting earlier this week. They focused not on its size, density or environmental impact, but on its work-force housing. Planning...Read more...

Forum Tuesday on state's workforce housing law (5-4-12)
The Workforce Housing Coalition will host a forum on New Hampshire's workforce housing statute from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 8 in the Nowak Room of Exeter Town Offices. RSA 674:58-61 outlines specific actions that must be followed by both an applicant and a local land use board when...Read more…