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GuyNoirPI t1_j1qyc5v wrote

Does that mean they need more permission for affordable units or permission to add to the total number of units?

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9throwawayDERP t1_j1qzgbs wrote

latter. the economics only work with so many market rate units. DC allows you to increase the building, but then you have to add a larger proportion of IZ (inclusive zoning) affordable units.

however this is subject to city and neighborhood approval. if you know anything about some of the neighbors, you know that may be near impossible and open you up to decades of litigation. basically, the residents are mostly lawyers themselves and can bankroll infinite amounts of lawyering.

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