Missing Middle Housing

""The book is well presented, divided into distinct, easily digestible chapters. The diagrams and images are clear and supported by an interesting and persuasive narrative. I would recommend this book for urban housing and transport planners and policy makers and indeed for developers wishing to deliver attractive, affordable and sustainable dwellings.""-- ""Housing Studies"" ""Missing Middle Housing is critical to building a strong town. It's incremental, affordable, financially productive, and built bottom-up using the efforts of many hands. Dan Parolek has long been a thought leader I look to on housing. Having his insights in one book fills an urgent need for local leaders.""--Charles Marohn, engineer and author of ""Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity"" ""Some of the success of the movement toward Missing Middle Housing probably hinges on the ability of Parolek and other champions of Missing Middle Housing to effectively illustrate the concept, and this book is full of colorful, informative graphics and photos.... Missing Middle Housing is coming--this book will ensure that planners will be ready.""-- ""Planetizen: Top Urban Planning Books of 2020"" ""A 'how-to' guide in designing and implementing Missing Middle Housing... Overall, the book an excellent launching pad to start re-thinking and talking about Missing Middle Housing again. In an era of deep political polarization that has spilled over into the land-use debate, finding a respectful balance between large-scale urban condo developments and single-family homes might be the best approach in addressing our ongoing housing crisis.""-- ""New Geography"" ""Missing Middle Housing is an invaluable tool for addressing the attainable-housing crisis and delivering equitable, resilient, and healthy living with walkable urbanism at the neighborhood scale. Communities that want to remove policy and zoning barriers and developers--large or small--who want to prosper while doing good, and be part of the needed change, need to read this book.""--Christopher Coes, Vice President of Land Use and Development, Smart Growth America ""There is a growing need for housing attainable to moderate-income families, as well as demand for innovative, non-single-family product types that appeal to value-seeking buyers and to lifestyle-driven consumers. Missing Middle Housing types effectively respond to these market gaps, and this book clear demonstrates how builders large and small are adapting to deliver these choices.""--Todd LaRue, Managing Director, RCLCO Real Estate Advisors ""We can see the genius of Missing Middle Housing to provide affordability, flexibility, and variety and take pressure off the housing markets where communities are experiencing displacement. If you want to be part of this solution, this book is a must-read.""--Heather Hood, Vice President and Northern California Market Leader, Enterprise Community Partners ""Missing Middle Housing offers clear arguments for building and redeveloping an array of small, multiunit housing types that have historically lined the streets of many American cities. It makes a valuable contribution to discussions on how to build cities in which single-family homes are less dominant and more people can afford to live in neighborhoods that are walkable and rich in amenities. Concrete examples and compelling visuals render the book attractive to many stakeholders involved in local housing conversations, as well as academics and students."" -- ""Journal of Urban Affairs"" ""Timely and valuable... [Missing Middle Housing] belongs on the bookshelf or e-reader of urban planners, architects, builders, developers, code writers, and housing professionals. I can't imagine a more useful--or readable--book will be published on these housing types anytime soon."" -- ""Public Square""