Jacob K. 2025 | BASIS Independent Manhattan
- Project Title: How Can Cities More Effectively Accommodate and Fund Affordable Housing Systems like those in NYC
- BASIS Independent Advisor: Daniel Tejada
My research examines the potential for urban centers, specifically Los Angeles and Detroit, to enhance their affordable housing stock through the establishment of public trust funds. These funds would be initiated and funded by municipal and state governments, supplemented by federal assistance. The study analyzes the structural and financial mechanisms that could underpin such initiatives, exploring their implications for housing equity and urban resilience.
My Posts
Week 10
June 4, 2025
In this week’s senior project, I have completed the final draft of the project, with the exception of one slide, regarding the City of Vienna housing program. I have run the final presentation by my mother (who frequently works in PowerPoint in her job) and my father (an industry expert who can fact-check/add any final […]
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Week 9
May 29, 2025
In this week’s blog post, I will discuss my accomplishments related to my senior project presentation. I am putting the finishing touches on the PowerPoint slide and will have the final draft ready for Mr. Tejada’s review, as well as my father’s review to double-check all the facts and statistics I have gathered. The finishing […]
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Week 8
May 20, 2025
In this week’s senior project, I have continued to hone my skills in PowerPoint and have now read many research papers relating to RAD and how the early stages of testing have already proven effective in solving affordable housing in small communities. In one particular research paper, a small developer in Dallas, Texas, was approved […]
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Week 7
May 13, 2025
In this week’s senior project, I focused heavily on upcoming solutions and continued putting together my PowerPoint presentation, which I am so excited to be sharing with everyone on how affordable housing can be better managed and run. I have met with several of my father’s co-workers at NYCHA and a few officials from HUD […]
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