Is the Plan for Transformation a land-grab for developers?
Many residents and advocates have expressed concerns that the Plan for Transformation caters to private developers by affording them access and control of the CHA’s valuable land. Under the Plan, the CHA committed to rebuild mixed-income housing on the footprint of former public housing developments. To uphold that commitment, developers must be able to build on existing CHA land. However, the CHA is not relinquishing full control of public housing land to developers. Instead, it is preserving its interest in these sites through several means, including leasing the land to developers.
