“Missing middle” housing — including duplexes, fourplexes, and townhomes — is increasingly permitted in cities across the Bay Area but is rarely built. Panelists will explore various policy, construction, regulation, and financing barriers, offering tools to incentivize smaller-scale multi-family homes over single-family housing. The discussion will cover how building and residential code distinctions and entitlement costs affect feasibility, as well as emerging financing models and how modular construction may help scale development.

Speakers:

• Moderator: Lori Droste / Planning and Housing Policy Director, SPUR
• Ben Bear / CEO and Co-founder, Build Casa
• Adam Briones / Director of Housing Security Initiative, The Sobrato Organization
• Kristen Clements / Senior Policy and Advocacy Leader, Housing Trust Silicon Valley
• Jia Li / Junior Partner, AlphaX RE Capital