HousingWorks Austin and the Urban Land Institute Austin hosted a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) on March 31 and April 1 to explore strategies to develop, finance and market housing that is affordable to middle income families.  While many people think of “missing middle” as a product type (e.g. duplexes, triplexes, condos, etc.), we challenged our panelists to think about “missing middle” as housing that actual serves middle income households and families.

Our panel of experts included nonprofit and for-profit developers, as well as Abe Farkas with ECONorthwest (the affordability subconsultant on CodeNEXT).   In preparation for the day long TAP, panelists spent an intensive day digging into demographics, housing trends, and land development code challenges.  We wrapped up our presentations with a two hour tour of missing middle housing product along the Burnet and N. Lamar corridors, as well as the North Loop and Mueller neighborhoods.

The group brainstormed some preliminary recommendations which will be refined and organized into a detailed report. To view the report click here.