Breaking Middle Ground: How Small-Scale Developers Play Part In City Zoning Push The nationwide housing shortage has spurred political action in every corner of the country. And developers, never strangers to efforts to shape building codes and regulations, find themselves even more engaged in struggles to make development easier, especially those focused on smaller apartment buildings. “Increasingly, developers, multifamily and missing-middle alike, are understanding that if they're not engaged, if they don't seek out a seat at the table, they’re ‘on the menu,’” said Mike Kingsella, CEO of Up for Growth, a member network dedicated to pushing pro-housing policy nationwide. “The de facto trade associations for missing-middle builders really get engaged on these issues. Anything from funding advocacy organizations to participating in that direct advocacy, like signing letters of support, testifying and attending hearings,” he said. 
Developers have become more interested in upzoning and missing-middle policy fights because of the increasing challenge of their work, the rising demand for new housing and, of course, self-interest in doing more development.There is significant demand for more affordable living options. Up for Growth’s housing underproduction report for 2023 found the… Read the full story here. | 
