Comments on: City Requires Average Price of $186,224 for Canopy Development Affordable Housing

By: Gerri Seay

Gerri Seay — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:36:59 +0000

The housing is affordable based on the AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI). The AMI number is based on the Census Tract or the Precinct. The CPI Consumer Price index and the AMI figure the income level that is consider affordable. So the South Side and French Town neighborhoods would have a completely different figure. The 186+K is affordable for that Census/Precinct Track Not for 32304.And the obverse is true. The 32304 AMI would not be able to afford the 186K.or move to Welaunee.

By: Stephanie Alarco

Stephanie Alarco — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 10:10:01 +0000

How is this exactly supposed to be affordable housing? for the same price I can get an actual house not labeled affordable housing. I am missing what the perks to pay more for less is. Someone really needs to explain this in a better way as to how this is able to pass as affordable housing? I will take my first time home buying self else where unless there are perks to live some where labeled affordable housing while paying about the same for a regular house on the outs-carts of Tallahassee.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:28:24 +0000

In reply to Franklin Thompson. But isn't that number($1300) close to what rent would be on a 3 bedroom(family size) apartment in Tallahassee? Rent will continue to rise - probably a lot faster than a mortgage(insurance and taxes).

By: james Anderson

james Anderson — Wed, 02 May 2018 18:53:38 +0000

Government should never tell private developers what they have to build.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 02 May 2018 00:08:49 +0000

If anyone recalls, one big obama project was to force (I emphasise “force”) so-called “affordable housing” into attractive suburban developments. The goal being to prevent “white flight” to suburbs and thus avoid inner-city high crime and onerous tax rates, etc. So it appears that “Canopy” (odd, since there are no trees there, I have driven through it) is now another gillum-driven (as in “obama-driven”) victim of progressive policies and will suffer the same financial punishment that naturally follows. Once soured at first drive-through, the impression remains for buyers. Sad to say, the city’s forced imposition on such a promising project does not bode well for Canopy’s property values. The advertisements may wail away on the radio, but an experienced home buyer may well avoid it, especially with this forced inclusion of “affordable housing”. We all know what that means, as any of you have been to a big city can attest.

By: JON

JON — Tue, 01 May 2018 15:05:13 +0000

Whats import is the public interest. From a WFSU story quoting Gillum: “To me the only downside should there be one is to the individual who has the home and may wish to sell it after the 10 years expire, that they won’t get the benefit of the full market value of the home. I’m not concerned by that because I think the larger public value is of interest”

Gillum isnt concerned about things like full market value.

By: News Maven

News Maven — Tue, 01 May 2018 01:18:23 +0000

In reply to Martin. Is the builder Persica?

By: rb

rb — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 22:32:22 +0000

LIKE Bernie Sanders said—a government job for everyone—now we shall give subsidized housing to folks making $68400 a year—-and if they don”t sell we taxpayers are going to buy them for housing inventory ????Holy Moly, whose going to pay for all this give away crap ?

By: Snidely Whiplash

Snidely Whiplash — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:05:04 +0000

1100 sq ft is the size of a typical 2 bed bungalow $186K may be OK with 1 acre of land. But not for a 1/4 acre. Then you have to live under the annoying nazi HOA board members … Oh #ell to the NO. No great white way fancy schmancy north side hood would make up for your aggravation you are about to sign up for.
The COT is planning to keep these homes and use them for upper management perve fornication or whatever.

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 30 Apr 2018 01:44:26 +0000

Guess who does the lobbying for Canopy? VancoreJones