Editor’s Note: This is an analysis of the latest revisions to the Center City Housing Incentive Policy (CCHIP), which the City Council has not yet discussed. The council is scheduled to discuss the changes you’re about to learn about on Dec. 12, and vote on them Dec. 13.
In a set of revisions meant to appease Mayor Ron Nirenberg’s concern about a lack of true affordable housing being produced, the downtown housing incentives policy, which is responsible for the flurry of new apartments in the center city