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30 June, 2025

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PD&R Edge, an online magazine, provides you with a snapshot view of our newly released research, periodicals, publications, news, and commentaries on housing and urban development issues.

The front of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.

The inaugural article in the Housing@250 series, introduced in the previous Leadership Message by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary John Gibbs, looks at one of America’s most famous homes, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. In addition to authoring the Declaration of Independence, representing the United States abroad, and serving as the nation’s third president, Jefferson was a self-taught architect. Monticello remains a touchstone of the classical architectural tradition in America and an example of how innovation has been central to the story of housing in the United States in the two and a half centuries since its founding. Jefferson’s home was inspired by the legacy of Roman and Greek architecture, which provides the basis for many civic buildings throughout the country, and his interest in creating a comfortable, well-appointed home led to inventive experimentation and solutions for his Virginia estate.

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John Gibbs. New Research Funding Opportunities From the Office of Policy Development and Research

In the Leadership Message, John Gibbs, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, discusses two new Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs) making available up to $20 million to support research. The first, “Addressing the Housing Affordability Crisis Research Grant Program,” will support research to expand our understanding of the drivers of the housing affordability crisis while identifying actionable solutions at the local, state, and federal levels. The second, “Advancing Building Technology Grant Program,” will help articulate pathways and strategies for adopting or scaling effective innovations that reduce the time and expense of housing construction and deployment, whether through public policy or industry practices.

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Aerial image of a housing campus.

IN PRACTICE

Building on Surplus County Land Helps Affordable Housing Pencil Out in San Diego
Surplus government-owned land can be valuable for addressing local affordable housing needs. In the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego, California, the Levant Senior Cottages, built on a vacant site owned by the county, adds 127 units of affordable housing for seniors aged 55 and older who earn between 25 and 50 percent of the area median income. The use of county-owned land combined with the small unit size helped deliver the project at a per-unit cost significantly below the average price of a new unit in San Diego. A partnership with St. Paul’s PACE program provides services for seniors that help them age in place, reducing the need for moving to costly, service-intensive, long-term nursing care facilities.

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The Nome City Hall building.

TRENDING

Nome, Alaska to Build First 3D-Printed Concrete Home in Sub-Arctic Region
The city of Nome, Alaska, is embarking on an innovative and ambitious housing project, funded by PD&R and supported by a research consortium, to construct the state's first 3D-printed concrete home tailored specifically for subarctic conditions. One of the project’s primary goals is to maximize the use of local resources and minimize reliance on imported construction materials. Central to the project's innovative approach is the development and use of a specialized mobile 3D concrete printing system engineered to operate effectively under harsh weather conditions, including extreme cold, permafrost, short building seasons, and limited transportation infrastructure.

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