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Mixed Use Developments
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We provide Real Estate Master Planning, Planned Unit Developments, Mixed Use Developments, Sustainable Architectural, Sustainable Urban Living, Net Zero Energy Houses and Net Zero Energy Buildings for clients located in:
Atlanta,
Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Beaumont, Texas
Boston, Massachusetts
Boulder, Colorado
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Denver, Colorado
Fort Worth, Texas
Galveston, Texas
Hilton Head, South Carolina
Honolulu, Hawaii
Houston, Texas
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Missouri
Kona, Hawaii
Lake Tahoe, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Los Angeles, California
Miami, Florida
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Phoenix, Arizona
Port Arthur, Texas
Portland, Oregon
Reno, Nevada
Sacramento, California
St. Petersburg, Florida
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington
Tampa, Florida
Waco, Texas
Our clients include real estate developers and investors, cities and municipalities, regional governments, builders, real estate brokers/agents, and families looking to build their "dream home."
THE THIRTEEN POINTS OF TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT
as Developed By: Andres Duany & Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Architects, Inc. (DPZ)
The social and environmental benefits of a Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) result from certain physical and organizational characteristics. An authentic
neighborhood includes most of the following:
1. The Neighborhood has a discernible center. This is often a square or green, and sometimes a busy or memorable street intersection. A transit stop would be located at this center.
2. Most of the dwellings are within a five-minute walk of the center. This distance averages one-quarter of a mile.
3. There is a variety of dwelling types within the Neighborhood. These usually take the form of houses, rowhouses, and apartments, such that younger and older people, singles and families, the poor and the wealthy, may find places to live.
4. There are shops and offices at the edge of the Neighborhood. The shops should be sufficiently varied to supply the weekly needs of a household. A convenience store is the most important among them.
5. A small ancillary building is permitted within the backyard of each house. It may be used as one rental unit, or as a place to work.
6. There is an elementary school close enough so that most children can walk from their dwelling. This distance should not be more than one mile.
7. There are small playgrounds quite near every dwelling. This distance should not be more than one-eighth of a mile.
8. The streets within the Neighborhood are a connected network. This provides a variety of itineraries and disperses traffic congestion.
9. The streets are relatively narrow and shaded by rows of trees. This slows down the traffic, creating an environment for the pedestrian and the bicycle.
10. Buildings at the Neighborhood center are placed close to the street. This creates a strong sense of place.
11. Parking lots and garage doors rarely enfront the streets. Parking is relegated to the rear of the buildings, usually accessed by alleys.
12. Certain prominent sites are reserved for civic buildings. Buildings for meeting, education, religion, or culture are located at the termination of the street vistas or at the Neighborhood center.
13. The Neighborhood is organized to be self-governing. A formal association debates and decides on matters of maintenance, security and physical change.
What
is a mixed-use development?
A "Mixed-use Development" is typically a master planned real estate
development that includes business and industrial parks/developments, stores,
farms, transit-related uses, college campuses, athletic fields, wilderness
areas, and possibly a golf course. A Mixed-use Development is also
described as a master planned development with one zoning that includes
residential (single family and multi-family) uses with commercial and possibly
light-industrial real estate uses.
Planned Unit Development
What
is a Planned Unit Development?
A planned unit development or "PUD" provides for the development of
subdivisions and other land use projects containing various dwelling types,
commercial/retail centers and shopping, off-street parking areas, open spaces
for recreation, and helps to preserve a rural atmosphere. Planned unit
development provisions allow land to be developed in a manner that does not fit
into all the use, bulk, and open space requirements of any of the standard
zoning districts. The PUD allows greater flexibility and innovation than
conventional standards or strict planning and zoning regulations because a
planned unit is regulated as one unit instead of each lot or parcel within the
PUD being regulated separately. A Planned Unit Development is a zoning category
that allows innovation in development by the suspension of standard zoning which
is replaced by negotiated agreements. A project or subdivision that includes
common property that is owned and maintained by a homeowners' association for
the benefit and use of the individual PUD unit owners. A PUD is also a
development of a specific parcel of land that is under unified control and is
planned and developed as a whole in a single development operation or in phases.
The development may include streets, circulation ways, utilities, buildings,
open spaces, and other site features and improvements. (also commonly referred
to as a "Master Plan")
A planned unit development is an overlay zoning district that permits land
developments on several parcels to be planned as single units and contain both
residential dwellings and commercial uses. It is usually available to land
owners as a mixed use option to single uses permitted as-of-right by the zoning
ordinance. A PUS subdivision usually has a mandatory Homeowners' Association (HOA).
What
is a mixed-use development?
A "Mixed-use Development" is typically a master planned real estate
development that includes business and industrial parks/developments, stores,
farms, transit-related uses, college campuses, athletic fields, wilderness
areas, and possibly a golf course. A Mixed-use Development is also
described as a master planned development with one zoning that includes
residential (single family and multi-family) uses with commercial and possibly
light-industrial real estate uses.
What is a Real Estate Master Plan?
A
real estate master plan is a roadmap to the future with respect to a specific
real estate location or parcel. There are many different definitions for
describing a Master Plan. Real Estate Master Plan's should provide the
client with:
* A detailed, short-term,
medium-term and long-range plan that determines how the specific real estate
parcel will provide services to the community in the coming years and plan for
future growth.
* Identify all
positive and negative features and attributes of the specific parcel and how it
best fits into the needs and requirements of the community.
* The economics,
and feasibility of the proposed real estate master plan.
* Address issues such as environmental, physical facilities/city services, which will be required during the coming years. i.e. water, wastewater treatment, fire, police, environmental studies/impact of subject parcel, present and future regulatory requirements, and project funding.
* Review and analyze a city's existing planning and zoning laws/regulations that impact, or may affect the specific parcel.
A
Master Plan is a written and a schematic drawing depicting your present real
estate site and any buildings and facilities, as well as parking, trees,
topography, creeks/water features, overhead power lines, easements, streets, and
any other environmental features, and the owner's "vision" or future
plans for expansions, utilities, streets and buildings are overlaid. The plan
also shows phasing of future expansion, for example: when the worship attendance
reaches 400, expand the sanctuary and add classrooms.
The Real Estate Master Plan is, as previously mentioned, a road map to the client's future and vision of the real estate, beginning with where "we" are now, where we've been, and how we achieve the desired dreams and goals of the owner. The Real Estate Master Plan includes specific recommendations, implementation strategies, and the vision of the owner with his/her/their goals and objectives.
Why do we need a Master Plan?
The most important aspect of master planning is for us to professionally interpret the owner's vision and dream into a " road map" for the future for their property. Any property owner that is considering a new site should have a feasibility site study completed.
Many times, a buyer will ask us to perform a feasibility study, which is the first step to a more formal Real Estate Master Plan, and they think they have a great price on a parcel or tract. Without our expertise, the buyer may have actually overpaid for the parcel due to the environmental, planning/zoning, or other unknown variables, and in reality the buyer thinking he was getting a great bargain on 40 acres for the price of 10, was only able to use 5 acres out of the 40 acres, for a real price 60 acres! Our feasibility studies identify these hidden problems and negative attributes of specific parcels, and helps the buyer discover the true value of the site as well as its' future potential.
Every site should be planned before ANY construction begins. Our goal is to help the owner produce an economically viable and profitable project without negatively impacting the opportunities for future development. Excellent master planning avoids costly mistakes and problems in the future.
What's involved in updating the Master Plan?
A Master Plan may be updated every five to ten years. Reasons for updating a Real Estate Master Plan include:
* Growth, development and changes in the size of the community.
* Requirements to expand and upgrade facilities.
* To comply with new regulations.
* To prepare for future, planned growth as well as future financial planning and budgets.
How is a Master Plan developed?
The creation of the Master Plan is a collaborative process. Depending on the size of the project, expert consultants may be required to evaluate a variety of potential technical solutions and develop recommendations. Just as importantly, a stakeholder's outreach program may be required. A stakeholder is anyone that may be positively or negatively impacted as a result of the new Master Plan. Workshops, or a number of "charette's" may be provided for stakeholders to discuss and comment on issues including local/regional planning and zoning, streets, utilities, water quality, air quality, regulatory compliance, wastewater, taxes, and city services, including police/fire/library services.
A real estate master plan can be a quick " sketch" or more formal feasibility study to help a buyer decide if a yet unpurchased piece of land is feasible. It can also be a formal, colored site plan used for presentations and fund raisers. However, a master plan is not an attempt to generate a floor plan for every future building.
How Often Should a Site be Master Planned?
A site should be reviewed before each phase of construction. Businesses, communities, ministries and zoning requirements change over time. Therefore, the long range goals of the site will also change. A master plan is nothing more than a snapshot in time of current conditions and ministries. As times change, so do goals for the site. Hence why exact buildings plans during a master plan are not feasible.
How Do You "Master Plan?"
First a topographic survey of the property is obtained. Next the overall land is analyzed with respect to streets, easements, buffers, zoning, setbacks, flood plains and natural features. The land remaining is the actual usable acreage.
A concept Sketch is first derived by assessing the long range goals of the site and the vision of the buyer/owner. The required parking and building sizes are then estimated and ready for placement on the site. Parking should typically encircle the buildings and not be to one side, aiding in exterior circulation. Interior circulation should be reviewed and building entry points determined.
Grades are reviewed for multiple story facility use. Finally, site amenities such as green space, walking trails, gazebos, playgrounds, gardens, etc. are added in the remaining areas.
The concept is then refined into the final product. Many projects use this final drawing for a marketing or fundraising tool. It is important to remember that while building masses are shown with some detail for visual character, changes to the building shape and overall layout are to expected when each phase is completed.
Conclusion
Every site should be Master Planned before it is purchased and before every phase of construction. Consult an architect or civil engineer for this purpose and you may avoid costly mistakes or purchasing inadequate land.
Master
Plan for the physical, social, and economic development of
A Master Plan is a written and a schematic drawing depicting your current site and facilities, parking, trees, etc. and showing the location of future expansions. The plan also shows phasing of future expansion, for example: when the worship attendance reaches 400, expand the sanctuary and add classrooms.
Master plans allow churches to maximize the utilization of their site, save time and money, and it gives them a tool to use for annual planning, fund raising, etc.
We receive many calls from churches who are now "land locked", and who may have had enough property before building, but because they did not have a Master Plan, the original building was placed in such a way on the site that additions are difficult or impossible. Also, costly demolition may have to be done in order to accommodate an addition that was not considered in a Master Plan before construction began.
What is a Master Plan Feasibility Study?
A Master Plan Feasibility Study is a complete analysis of your current site and facilities, your growth potential, and your financial capability. We gather information from you that allows us to calculate your need for worship, classroom, and other space. We look at your growth history and project your future growth. Then we can calculate the amount of square footage you will need in each area and can estimate the cost for building.
Sometimes a Feasibility Study will reveal that a current site is maximized and that relocation should be considered. With each Feasibility Study, we will present recommendations for you to consider.
Urban
Environmental Accords
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What are the "Urban Environmental Accords?"
Recognizing
that for the first time in history, the majority of the planet’s population
now lives in cities and that continued urbanization will result in one million
people moving to cities each week, thus creating a new set of environmental
challenges and opportunities; and
Believing
that as Mayors of cities around the globe, we have a unique opportunity to
provide leadership to develop truly sustainable urban centers based on
culturally and economically appropriate local actions; and
Recalling
that in 1945 the leaders of 50 nations gathered in San Francisco to develop and
sign the Charter of the United Nations; and
Acknowledging
the importance of the obligations and spirit of the 1972 Stockholm Conference on
the Human Environment, the 1992 Rio Earth Summit (UNCED), the 1996 Istanbul
Conference on Human Settlements, the 2000 Millennium Development Goals, and the
2002 Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development, we see The Urban
Environmental Accords described below as a synergistic extension of the efforts
to advance sustainability, foster vibrant economies, promote social equity, and
protect the planet’s natural systems.
Therefore,
be it resolved, today on World Environment Day 2005 in San Francisco, we the
signatory Mayors have come together to write a new chapter in the history of
global cooperation. We commit to promote this collaborative platform and build
an ecologically sustainable, economically dynamic, and socially equitable future
for our urban citizens; and
Be
it further resolved that we call to action our fellow Mayors around the world to
sign the Urban Environmental Accords and collaborate with us to implement these
actions; and
Be
it further resolved that by signing these Urban Environmental Accords, we commit
to encourage our City governments to adopt these Accords and commit our best
efforts to achieve the Actions stated within.
By implementing the Urban Environmental Accords, we aim to realize the
right to a clean, healthy, and safe environment for all members of our society.
The
following 21 actions that comprise the Urban Environmental Accords are organized
by urban themes. They are proven first steps toward environmental
sustainability. However, to achieve
long-term sustainability, cities will have to progressively improve performance
in all thematic areas.
Implementing
the Urban Environmental Accords will require an open transparent, and
participatory dialogue between government, community groups, business, academic
institutions, and other key partners. Accords
implementation will benefit where decisions are made on the basis of a careful
assessment of available alternatives using the best available science.
The
call to action set forth in the Accords will most often result in cost savings
as a result of diminished resource consumption and improvements in the health
and general well-being of city residents. Implementation
of the Accords can leverage each city’s purchasing power to promote and even
require responsible environmental, labor and human rights practices from
vendors.
Between
now and the World Environment Day 2012, cities shall work to implement as many
of the 21 Actions as possible. The
ability of cities to enact local environmental laws and policies differs
greatly. However, the success of
the Accords will ultimately be judged on the basis of actions taken.
Therefore, the Accords can be implemented through programs and activities
even where cities lack the requisite legislative authority to adopt laws.
The
goal is for cities to pick three actions to adopt each year.
In order to recognize the progress of Cities to implement the Accords a
City Green Star Program will be created.
At
the end of the seven years, a city that has implemented:
19
– 21 Actions shall be recognized as a ««««
City
15
– 18 Actions shall be recognized as a «««
City
12
– 17 Actions shall be recognized as a ««
City
8
– 11 Actions shall be recognized as a «
City
Energy
Action
1 - Adopt and implement a policy to increase the use of renewable energy to meet
ten per cent of the city’s peak electrical load within seven years.
Action
2 - Adopt and implement a policy to reduce the city’s peak electric load by
ten per cent within seven years seven years through energy efficiency, shifting
the timing of energy demands, and conservation measures.
Action
3 - Adopt a citywide green house gas reduction plan the reduces the
jurisdictions emissions by twenty five percent by 2030, and which includes a
system for accounting and auditing greenhouse gas emissions.
Action
4 - Establish a policy to achieve zero waste to landfills and incinerators by
2040.
Action
5 - Adopt a citywide law that reduces the use of a disposable, toxic or
non-renewable product category by at least per cent in seven years.
Action
6 - Implemented “user-friendly” recycling and composting programs, with the
goal of reducing by twenty per cent per capita solid waste disposal to landfill
and incineration in seven years.
Action
7 - Adopt a policy that mandates a green building rating system standard that
applies to all new municipal buildings.
Action
8 - Adopt urban planning principles that advance higher density, mixed use,
walkable, bikeable and disabled-accessible neighborhoods which coordinate land
use and transportation with open space systems for
recreation and ecological restoration.
Action
9 - Adopt a policy or implement a program that creates environmentally
beneficial jobs in slums and/or low-income neighborhoods.
Urban
Nature
Action
10 - Ensure that there is an accessible park or recreational open space within
half-a-kilometer of every city resident by 2015.
Action
11 - Conduct an inventory of existing canopy coverage in the city; and then
establish a goal based on ecological and community considerations to plant and
maintain canopy coverage in not less than fifty per cent of all available
sidewalk plating sites.
Action
12 - Pass legislation that protects critical habitat corridors and other key
habitat characteristics (e.g. water features, food bearing plants, shelter for
wildlife, use of native species, etc.) from unsustainable development.
Action
13 - Develop and implement a policy which expands affordable public
transportation coverage to within half-a-kilometer of all city residents in ten
years.
Action 14 - Pass a law or implement a program that eliminates leaded gasoline
(where it is still used); and that phases down sulfur levels in diesel and
gasoline fuels, concurrent with using advanced emission controls on all buses,
taxis, and public fleets to reduce particulate matter and smog-forming emissions
from those fleets by fifty per cent in seven years.
Action
15 -
Implement a policy to reduce the percentage of commute trips by single occupancy
vehicles by ten per cent in seven years.
Environmental
Health
Action
16 - Every year, identify one product, chemicals, or compounds that is used
within the city that represents the greatest risk to human health and adopt a
law to provide incentives to reduce or eliminate its use by the municipal
government.
Action
17 - Promote the public health and environmental benefits of supporting organic
foods . Ensure that twenty per cent
of all city facilities (including schools) serve locally grown and organic food
within seven years.
Action
18 - Establish an Air Quality Index (AQI) to measure the level of air pollution
and set the goal of reducing by ten per cent
in seven years the number of days categorized in the AQI range as
"unhealthy" to "hazardous."
Action
19 - Develop policies to increase adequate access to safe drinking water, aiming
at access for all by 2015. For
cities with potable water consumption greater than 100 liters per capita per
day, adopt and implement policies to reduce consumption by ten per cent by 2015.
Action
20 - Protect the ecological integrity of the city’s primary drinking water
sources (i.e. aquifers, rivers, lakes, wetlands and associated eco-systems).
Action 21 - Adopt municipal wastewater management guidelines and reduce the volume of untreated wastewater discharge by ten per cent in seven years through the expanded use of recycled water and the implementation of sustainable urban watershed planning process that includes participants of all affected communities and is based on sound economic, social, and environmental principles.
Sustainable
Urbanization
What is Sustainable Urbanization?
According to Gary Pivo (chair of the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington), Sustainable development also referred to as "Sustainable Urbanization" has been defined as development that "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987).
Only in recent years has the concept of sustainable development begun to be applied to the field of urban planning. Government agencies at all levels are adopting plans to make urban growth more sustainable. A close examination of such plans shows six basic principles derived from research -we might call them the six C's — being applied.
1. Compactness. The first principle is that more compact, densely developed cities are less auto dependent, less expensive to serve with infrastructure, and put less pressure on nearby farm, forest, and environmentally sensitive areas. One of my own studies has shown that the percentage of people who bus to work increases as the population density rises in the city where they live. A1994 report on growth options for King County concluded that an urban containment strategy would save taxpayers money over the long run. In Oregon, research has shown that farms and forests are more effectively sustained when urban growth is more compact.
2. Completeness. A second principle of sustainable urbanization is that communities should be made more complete. A complete community is one in which the segregation of urban activities has been reduced. The residents of a complete community have the opportunity to work and shop in close proximity to their homes. The elimination of long commutes reduces traffic congestion, air pollution, energy use, and water pollution — to say nothing of psychic stress.
3. Conservation. A third principle of sustainable urbanization — conservation — involves the use of a number of tools (in addition to development regulations) to protect environmentally sensitive areas. Such tools may include tax incentives, fee-simple and less-than-fee-simple land acquisition, cluster development, and the use of transferable development rights, to name just a few. In the category of development regulations, we know that the elimination of free or abundant parking promotes alternatives to single-occupancy driving, thereby saving energy, reducing air pollution, and helping to control the buildup of greenhouse gases.
4-6. Comfort, coordination and collaboration. Comfort takes note of the fact that it is important to create public spaces and routes that are pleasant for pedestrians and for non-auto users, such as bicyclists. A study in Portland found that more people walk when there are continuous sidewalks, streets are easy to cross and not confusing, and the topography is conducive to walking.
Coordination involves joint planning by numerous jurisdictions. One example is creating a land use and transportation plan for Oregon's Willamette Valley from Portland to Eugene. The same project — Partnership for the Willamette Valley's Future - illustrates the principle of collaboration. Funded by the state of Oregon, federal agencies and private foundations, this effort is bringing together Oregon community leaders from many interest sectors in order to establish ongoing dialogue about issues of common concern in the Willamette Valley.
If we view the principles above in the light of trends, we see that, over the past few decades, Mainstreet Cascadia's "average citizen" has experienced less compactness (and slightly more completeness). The development of many new low-density settlements on the urban fringe has offset increasing density in some older communities and has consumed amounts of land at rates two to three times the rate of population growth.
Not only are many people living in non-compact communities, but the density at which they are living is generally too low to be effectively served by public transportation.
My own studies have shown that, in 1970, about one in three people in Washington was living at densities high enough to support public transit. By 1990, only one person in five was living in such places. In addition, job growth in suburbs and along freeway corridors has reduced the relevance of commuting into the central city. In Greater Vancouver, for example, downtown Vancouver's share of its region's jobs fell from 51 percent in 1971 to only 39 percent in 1991.
Despite these trends, some towns and cities can be studied as models for other communities to follow in seeking to achieve greater sustainability.
Seattle, already Washington's most compact and complete community along Mainstreet Cascadia, has adopted a policy of putting people in compact villages served by public transit. Across Lake Washington, the city of Kirkland is unusual for the number of residents who also work in Kirkland (about 23 percent) and use bus transit to get to work (about 12 percent). It's the most compact and complete suburb in Washington.
In order to assist political and other leaders in developing policy directions, work has been done to locate other "low-impact cities" in the region under discussion. Communities were rated for housing density, job density, jobs and housing in proximity, and housing and shopping/service opportunities in proximity.
The "winners" turned out to represent a variety of community types, from a large city like Seattle or Vancouver, B.C., to a small town like Bothell or a rural center like St. Helens, Ore., (population 7,500). Research showed that for the most compact and complete communities, a median of nearly 30 percent of workers work near where they live, compared to under 10 percent in other communities. Other studies have shown that there is an unmet demand for housing close to where people work. Public policies are needed that enable potential housing sites that are close to jobs to compete for development with sites in more remote locations.
While increasing housing density has been controversial policy, various demographic trends and new research suggest that there is room for progress toward more compact communities. We know that shifts are occurring in the average age of populations and in household structures. People are getting older and households are getting smaller. This is causing an increase in demand for smaller housing units and for attached types of housing.
In addition, design studies have reached two conclusions:
• One is that traditional, single-family housing can be built at densities much higher than those currently being achieved that still provide the privacy, open space, and other features associated with single-family living. For instance, Kirkland has used half as much land as other King County cities for each new single-family lot it created between the mid-'80s and '90s.
• The other design conclusion is that the perception of density and actual density are two very different things. People perceive a place to be lower in density if there is greater building articulation, less "facade" area, and smaller, "house-like" dwellings.
Of this we can be certain: Unless we work to incorporate principles of sustainability into our planning, we face a future of more traffic, more environmental loss and pollution, and increasingly deficient infrastructures. Past and current patterns of urban growth cannot sustain the high quality of life that we associate with Mainstreet
Cascadia.
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Redevelopment
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What is Community Redevelopment?
Community redevelopment is an economic development strategy which many local governments are currently using
to successfully eliminate and prevent conditions of blight within their communities.
Our company serves communities across the U.S. by guiding redevelopment activities that create a vibrant downtown core and
revitalize neighborhoods through our "Sustainable Urban Living"
planning and design services.
We
adhere to our guiding principles that incorporate our 21st century
"Sustainable Building Technologies" which create safer, healthier,
environmentally-friendly and energy efficient houses and commercial buildings
that are resistant to:
earthquakes
fire
hurricanes
mold
termites
tornados (to 155 mph winds)
and simultaneously use about 75% less power and energy than
Some
of the problems we help communities overcome include:
deteriorating neighborhoods
dwindling commercial activity and job opportunities
concentration and persistence of criminal activity
inappropriate or obsolete land uses
poor transportation routes
expensive, unreliable and "dirty" brown power and energy from
carbon-based utility companies
extraordinary consumption of public services
The above problems are characteristics of a community's blighted areas.
When these problems go unresolved, these conditions often lead to reduced property values, impairment of sound growth, retardation of the provision of housing and loss of private investor
confidence and often are contagious and spread to other areas within the
community.
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