Repurposing Your Community's Assets: Case Studies of Housing Innovation
Sheri Alber • January 18, 2024
Repurposing Your Community's Assets: Case Studies of Housing Innovation
Learn how Hoppe Development is working on both affordable housing solutions in collaboration with communities and service providers. They are focused on innovation within existing programs to meet the changing community housing needs, incorporating affordable and market rate rental and ownership.

The 80th HomeNE Learning Network featured Jean Van Iperen, who discussed Columbus, Nebraska’s housing challenges and the city’s proactive strategies to address them. Jean highlighted the city’s 7% population growth and a shortage over 4 years of 387 homes, prompting efforts like zoning reform, streamlined permitting, and investment in new developments, including a 238-unit apartment complex. The city is also planning a new housing study, exploring affordable housing options, and considering mixed-use projects to meet evolving community needs. Participants were encouraged to revisit past webinars for insights and to attend the upcoming session on June 19th featuring Michelle Cole. The session emphasized the value of small takeaways from presentations and invited community members to share their stories for future webinars.