Consultants reveal initial findings to Adirondack communities By Tim Rowland Multiple factors are contributing to the Adirondack housing crisis, but signs of trouble can conceivably be traced to the housing crash and subsequent financial … [Read more...] about Studying the housing problem
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In Tupper Lake, housing becomes a priority
Nonprofit Northern Forest Center to redevelop former hotel By Tim Rowland Tupper Lake is looking to build its defenses against rampant short-term rentals (STRs) with the help of private enterprise, public programming, nonprofits and a … [Read more...] about In Tupper Lake, housing becomes a priority
As home prices soar, so do assessments
Real estate boom presents dilemma for assessors across the Adirondacks By Jeff Platsky When an updated assessment arrived at Anthony Siquier’s residence in Jay, the small business owner was more than a little peeved. The assessed value on … [Read more...] about As home prices soar, so do assessments
In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’
Tensions grow as community weighs options on updating STR regulations By Leigh Hornbeck, Times Union Lake Placid has long been a happy place for the Gajda-Perdon family. Their trips started in the 1970s when there were just two of them, Jo-Ann … [Read more...] about In Lake Placid, short-term rental owners feel ‘vilified’
Lake Placid cooperative housing project seeks members
Nonprofits team up to facilitate affordable housing opportunity By Tim Rowland The Adirondack North Country Association is seeking a handful of individuals to oversee the design, financing and construction of the Lake Placid housing development … [Read more...] about Lake Placid cooperative housing project seeks members
Communities develop solutions to keep people sheltering in place
Planners take long game when addressing housing shortages By Carolyn Shapiro A lab analyst for Bionique Testing Laboratories in Saranac Lake recently quit after a year on the job. A primary reason: He couldn’t find a decent place to … [Read more...] about Communities develop solutions to keep people sheltering in place