Legalizing Mid-Rise Single-Stair Housing in Massachusetts
Description
Utile teamed up with Boston Indicators (the research center at the Boston Foundation) and The Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University to produce an architectural research report on single-egress building code thresholds as they relate to housing design and development in Boston and New England.
Titled, “Legalizing Mid-Rise Single-Stair Housing in Massachusetts: A Report on the Impact of Allowing Mid- Rise Point Access Blocks on Housing Design and Development in Greater Boston and Beyond,” the paper explores in graphic and prose at length the history of building codes in our region, the limitations of status quo multifamily development, and the potentials for allowing higher single-stair buildings on both design and density. Utile co-authors Sam Naylor and Tim Love discussed key findings at the report release event in October 2024 at the Boston Foundation, which has subsequently received media attention from a number of outlets.
