The program encourages private-public partnerships that develop new, attainably priced housing on vacant and blighted lots.
A public-private partnership program in Tampa, Florida is helping Black developers gain a foothold in the city and bringing more ‘attainable’ housing onto the market for prospective homeowners.
As Fadia Patterson explains in an article for Bay News 9, the Infill Housing Program awards vacant lots to developers that plan to build new housing. In the second phase of the program, over 60 percent of developers awarded properties were Black-owned.
According to Patterson, “That shift isn’t accidental — it’s part of a broader conversation about who gets to shape Tampa’s future. Elevating Black and minority builders was a key topic at the 2025 Congress for the New Urbanism Florida Summit in Tampa, where industry leaders stressed that representation in development matters.”
Read the full story: Tampa’s Infill Housing Program helps build homes — and minority developers
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