We decided to address affordable housing first in a special edition of our newsletter.  At the May 12 council meeting, the Council will be asked to approve the recommendation of a staff selection committee: a 99-year ground lease for development of an affordable housing project at the “Machado” property, bayside MM88.6; 4 vacant single family zoned lots, a total of 2.42 acres, purchased by the Village in 2021 for $1.8 million. Two lots are mostly scarified, 2 have hardwood hammock.

Last Wednesday, only about 20 residents attended the Comp Plan workshop in person.  Half were there because of the “Machado” affordable housing project.

See both proposals received: PRR-2026-209

The selection committee is recommending the Council give ANF, a large for-profit corporation located in Davie, Florida, a 99-year ground lease, to build and manage affordable housing rental units on the property.  ANF included two “schemes” in their proposal - scheme 1: 32 units which would require a zoning change; scheme 2: 16 units. Current zoning allows 4 affordable housing units on each of the four lots.

In the minutes of the selection committee meeting, it was clarified that while all the units are shown to be on the two scarified lots, the two hammock lots must be considered for density purposes to allow 16 units. The resolution approving the selection did not restrict the location of the dwellings to the scarified lots.

Habitat for Humanity also submitted a proposal, suggesting 9 individual single family ownership homes.  

Ensure Compatibility of New Development: Policy 3-1.6.5

The proposal being recommended for the Machado property is to provide two multi-family buildings, with either 32 units (Scheme 1) or 16 units (Scheme 2).   

Which of the proposals submitted seems to ensure a level of compatibility with the existing single family neighborhood? ANF’s or Habitat’s?