The $600 Per Square Foot Question Nobody Is Asking
About this episode
The episode discusses the high costs of subsidized affordable housing in Portland compared to market-rate construction.
Today we're talking about a question that almost nobody in Portland housing politics seems fully comfortable asking out loud. Why does subsidized affordable housing in Portland often cost dramatically more per square foot than market-rate apartment construction?
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