Category: New Development

Habitat for Humanity volunteers and future homeowners work on new houses in Arvada

Habitat for Humanity’s Griffith Station Project in Arvada Adds 20 Denver Metro Homes and Offers Future Owners a Route to Affordable Housing

 Joshua Adkins  September 27, 2026

Future homeowners are helping build the Arvada development, which is expected to keep construction going through next summer.

Woodridge Apartments in Arcata where tenants say management problems and safety concerns have grown

Arcata Woodridge Apartments Tenants Say Conditions Have Worsened Since Asset Living Took Over as Leases, Utilities and Safety Problems Mount

 Joshua Adkins  September 26, 2026

Residents say the second-largest property manager in the U.S. brought lease confusion, billing disputes and a frightening overnight incident.

A man sits inside a homeless shelter as vacant affordable apartments remain out of reach

Across Austin, Denver and Portland, Low-Income Apartments Are Sitting Vacant While the Country’s Poorest Renters Face a Severe Shortage of Housing They Can Actually Afford

 Joshua Adkins  September 21, 2026

Affordable units aimed at moderate-income renters are filling up more easily than homes for extremely low-income households, leaving many of the poorest Americans stuck in shelters or waiting lists.

Kitchen sponge near a sink with cleaning supplies in a New York apartment

New Research on Household Germs Finds Kitchen Sponges, Indoor Air and Dust Can Make New York Homes Dirtier Than Residents Expect

 Joshua Adkins  September 20, 2026

Studies cited by a Queens cleaning company point to sponges, dust and indoor air as the biggest hidden health issues in apartments and houses.

Rialto Apartments in Orlando after cracks and sinkhole damage forced evacuations

New Engineering Report Says Sinkhole Under Orlando Rialto Apartments Caused Building to Sink Slowly During March Evacuation of Nearly 200 Families

 Joshua Adkins  September 18, 2026

Inspectors found cracking, a gap beneath the structure and signs of instability before fire rescue ordered residents out.

New condominium buildings in a California city with apartments and dense housing nearby

California Condo Production Has Fallen Since the Early 2000s as a 2002 Liability Law, Rising Costs and Failed Reform Leave First-Time Buyers With Fewer Options

 Joshua Adkins  September 12, 2026

Housing advocates say condos once offered a path to ownership, but California has built far fewer of them for more than a decade.

Firefighters respond to an apartment fire in New Brunswick as students are displaced from nearby housing

New Brunswick Apartment Fire Displaces 35 Rutgers Students, Injures Three Firefighters, and Leaves Campus Housing Damage as Red Cross Pledges Aid

 Joshua Adkins  September 10, 2026

Rutgers said students in one building and a neighboring complex were affected after a blaze on Louis Street spread water damage and forced emergency housing help.

New Camellia Court Apartments in Pharr with 80 units and a pool

Pharr Housing Authority Opens 80-Unit Camellia Court Apartments as About 800 People Wait for Government-Assisted Housing in South Texas

 Joshua Adkins  September 8, 2026

The new complex is expected to add relief to a long public housing waitlist, with move-ins possible by October after final inspections.

Empty apartment building balconies in a city with affordable housing vacancies

In Austin, Texas, Hundreds of Extremely Low-Income Renters Still Cannot Find Housing as Thousands of Affordable Apartments Sit Empty and Rents Near Market Rates

 Joshua Adkins  September 8, 2026

A national shortage of deeply affordable homes is colliding with vacancies in units aimed at higher-income renters.

Survivors and organizers at the groundbreaking site for Chicago’s Washington Park torture memorial

Chicago Torture Survivors Break Ground on Washington Park Memorial After Decade-Long Delay, Marking First State-Sponsored Monument in the United States for Law Enforcement Violence

 Joshua Adkins  September 7, 2026

The Chicago memorial will honor survivors tortured under former police Commander Jon Burge and is expected to open in early 2027.