Missing Middle Housing Program (MMHP)
Solving for housing variety and affordability through real estate entrepreneurship
Our Missing Middle Housing Program supports city initiatives that streamline development and encourage participation by emerging, local developers such as the standardized plans issued for missing middle typology housing (duplexes, courtyard buildings, and more) which reduce soft costs and time for emerging real estate entrepreneurs.
Beginning in the City of Riverside, we see the MMHP as a way to foster public private partnerships to address gaps in the housing market, increase homeownership opportunities, catalyze local economic opportunity, and increase intergenerational living among residents — all mapping to the vital conditions of health.
Missing Middle Housing Pilot City: Riverside, CA
City of Riverside
The City of Riverside is one of the thirteen cities represented in the California Big City Mayors Coalition alongside Los Angeles, San Francisco, and more. With a growing population of 300,000, and anchored by the University of California, Riverside, it is known as “The City of Arts and Innovation”. They are the first member city in the Western Riverside Council of Government to adopt and implement standardized plans for duplex and courtyard buildings as part of their pro-housing commitment, making it faster and more affordable for emerging developers to develop.
University of California Riverside, Center for Community Solutions
The Center for Community Solutions is a research center housed within the UCR School of Public Policy. They have studied housing policy across California and agreed to partner on this effort, studying the rollout and impacts of missing middle programs both nationally and statewide. The case study is intended to serve as independent third party validation of potential impacts for development.
Parkview Legacy Foundation
The Parkview Legacy Foundation is an independent Public Charity serving the Riverside region. They were a part of the founding story in 2022, and have continued to be a stable partner supporting both the case study report and marketing and awareness efforts.
RADAR
RADAR is a Southern California based architectural firm. They were selected by the City of Riverside Planning Division after a competitive bidding process and designed two sets of plans, include coordinated structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing engineering. The organized a Technical Advisory Committee and Community Advisory Committee, alongside multiple resident surveys and engagement on-sites as recommended at inception to ensure a community informed process.