A Person with a Disability Could Rent
an ADU at Below Market Rates to a Health Care Professional in Return for Providing
Personal Care Services
The Little
Havana “Me Importa” Master Plan is an action plan whose goal is to benefit tens
of thousands of people who live in the heart of city — by providing a framework
for development, open space, mobility and identity for Miami’s cultural enclave
that includes world-famous Calle Ocho.
PlusUrbia’s context-sensitive design
advocates for historic preservation, adaptive re-use, ADUs and other tools to
reinvigorate and sustain older neighborhoods.
The boutique studio’s
revitalization work in Miami’s Wynwood arts district has received multiple
awards including the American Planning Association’s National Planning
Achievement Award for Economic Development Planning — Gold, in 2017.
“It is a
win-win situation all around: rents average lower than regular units, ADU
renters, in turn, bridge the demographic gap in these older communities which
creates a much-needed infusion of young talent in the inner city.”
Many major
markets are virtually pricing students, even young professionals out of their
housing markets.
ADUs provide
an affordable/attainable addition within the already available housing stock,”
said Mullerat, whose firm dedicates thousands of hours to community-based pro
bono work each year.
Mullerat
said a person with a disability could rent, at significantly below market rates
to a nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy or medical student/ young
professional in return for providing personal care attendant and related
services.
The medical student/professional gets practical training working with
their on-site homeowner, the homeowner gets care, the renter gets affordable
housing and the community benefits from having bright young people in the
neighborhood helping longtime homeowners remain in their home.
