A few months in, affordable housing legislation makes big impact

The Live Local Act is already having an effect as developers begin to take advantage of provisions in the new law aimed at boosting affordable housing.

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 5:00 a.m. November 3, 2023
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CIG Communities considered shelving a Naples apartment project until it learned the Live Local Act could help offset increased costs.
CIG Communities considered shelving a Naples apartment project until it learned the Live Local Act could help offset increased costs.
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While a lot of developers will moan about bureaucratic interference when it comes time to move forward with a project, Gregg Fusaro will tell you that if it wasn’t for lawmakers the site of his company’s new apartment complex would likely be a vacant lot today.

But it isn’t. Thanks to the government.

 

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