Amplifying New Housing Solutions

Population growth, mass migration, climate change, a global pandemic, and a civil rights movement have pushed cities around the world to rethink how they can provide a more accessible, affordable, safe housing that fosters health, happiness, and community.

NewCities’ first virtual event, New Housing Solutions LIVE, aimed to respond to the need for new tools, partnerships, and approaches, to address the housing crisis.

Many bold, innovative, and quality solutions emerged from the exchange between a diverse group of experts and engaged participants. This editorial series seeks to harness the creativity put forward at the event, add pertinent voices to the debate, and preserve the momentum generated from the discussions, taking concepts one step further.

Presented by: Citi Bank

New Housing Solutions

“The Unmet Needs of Housing”

Richard Gerwitz

Managing Director, Co-Head, Citi Community Capital

You Can’t Get There From Here: Moving Beyond Traditional Approaches in Addressing the Affordable Housing Crisis

Dr. Eric Anthony Johnson

Chief of Economic Development and Neighborhood Services, City of Dallas

Rethinking Space to Increase Affordability and Quality of Life

Annie Koo

Associate Director of Housing, Sidewalk Labs

Zoning and Land Use Rules are the Key to Affordability

Anthony Flint

Senior Fellow, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

An Alternative Approach to Creating Affordable-Workforce Housing

Reed Marill

Principal & Investor, Mākhers Studio, LLC

The Human Aspect of Housing

Daffney Moore

Chief Opportunity Zone Officer, St. Louis Development Corporation


Associate Fellow, Urban Governance, NewCities

Why Single-Family Suburban Housing Will Always Prevail….Unless

Rafi Rich

CEO & Co-founder, SUiTS (Smarter Urban IT & Strategies) and MidCityLabs

Public Housing Redevelopment Without Needing the Word “Gentrification”

Michael C. Threatt

Founder & President/CEO, Corporation to Develop Communities of America, Inc.

Opening Panel: Rethinking Health and Homes After Coronavirus

Eugene Jones Atlanta Housing AuthorityRichard GerwitzCiti Community CapitalJacqueline WaggonerEnterprise Community PartnersSasha PerigoFreelance Writer

Spotlight on Texas: America’s Housing Crisis Comes to the Sun Belt

Mahesh AiyerCiti Community CapitalSteffen FuchsMcKinsey & CompanyKourtney GarrettDowntown Dallas IncEric JohnsonCity of DallasCatherine CuellarCity of Dallas

Fireside Chat: What’s the Matter with California?

Jonathan WoetzelMcKinsey Global InstituteConor DoughertyThe New York Times

Panel: Millennials’ Missing Middle

Albus BrooksFormer City Councilman DenverIssi RomemMetroSightCraig SauvéCity of MontréalMariela AlfonzoState of Place

Panel: Homes For All? The Future of Public Housing

Angela HurlockChicago Housing AuthorityDaffney MooreSt. Louis Development CorporationMaria VassilakouAdvisor and Advocate for CitiesHeather WayUniversity of Texas Austin Law School

Panel: New Forms, New Functions, New Options: How Technology Enables New Models For Housing

Tatiana BilbaoTatiana Bilbao ESTUDIOYonatan CohenMosaicSteffan JonesCanada Mortgage and Housing CorporationAmaury LamarcheENGIEMarianthi TatariUNStudioGreg LindsayNewCities

Panel: The Future of Suburban is… Urban?

Kristen JeffersThe Black UrbanistElizabeth KneeboneUC BerkeleyJune WilliamsonCity College of New YorkDiana LindArts & Business Council for Greater Philadelphia

Panel: What Happens When the Rent Comes Due?

Daryl J. CarterAvanath Capital Management, LLCLeilani FarhaThe ShiftSacajawea HallCooperation JacksonTara RaghuveerHomes Guarantee, People‘s Action, KC TenantsIan VolnerHarper‘s, Wall Street Journal

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