#33 - The Case For Building Small
The fastest path to housing abundance
Brendan’s Newsletter
Brendan’s Newsletter
Latest episodes
#32 - Gremlins
How to tell if your project is infested.
#31 - On Development Reporting
How To Impress Your Investors
#30 - More Rules for Great Facade Design
A quick design tune-up on a real project
#29 - 2025 Year In Review
In This Issue
#28 - Are Interior Bedrooms Bad?
A surprisingly polarizing question
#27 - When Land Is Worthless
And why affordable housing is suddenly the highest-and-best use for many sites
#26 - Family-Sized Apartments
How can we encourage young families to stay in the city?
#25 - Can The Market Provide Affordable Housing?
Why abundant market housing is necessary for general affordability
#24 - Does Europe Really Build For Less?
A Case Study: 18 rue Pradier, Paris
#23 - Developer vs. Dirt-Flipper
Who decides what “developer” really means?
#22 - Sponsor-Based vs. Asset-Based Lending
And what it means for housing affordability
#21 - Construction Close-Out
An Underrated Risk in Rental Development
#20 - In Defense of Traditional Architecture
All architecture is traditional. You need to know which tradition you are in.
#19 - Is It A Good Time To Build Rental Housing?
It depends on who you are and how you underwrite.
#18 - Is The Housing Crisis Our Fault?
Outdated ideas prevent us from achieving our potential
#17 - Three Rules for Great Facade Design
In This Issue
#16 - Condo To Rental Conversions
It's like building an airplane while flying it
#15 - "Time and Money" Housing Policy
To build more, we need to build faster & cheaper
#14 - Apartment Financing
A quick look at US and Canadian federal loan programs