Full-Service Affordable Housing Development Consulting
From Vision to Move-In: Your Expert Partner in Building Affordable Homes
Creating affordable housing is one of the most complex but critical challenges our communities face. A successful project requires navigating a maze of financial applications, zoning codes, market realities, and community engagement. Many vital projects stall, not from a lack of vision, but from a lack of a specialized guide.
Amarach Planning Services provides comprehensive, hands-on development consulting and project management for non-profits, property owners, and mission-aligned private developers. We act as your expert guide, managing the process from the back-of-the-napkin concept to the day residents receive their keys.
Our mission is to make building high-quality, sustainable, and affordable housing common practice.
Our Consulting Services
We tailor our services to your specific needs, acting as your dedicated project manager, development consultant, or on-call expert. Our expertise includes every stage of the development process:
Initial Project Feasibility: We start by assessing the viability of your vision, analyzing market-rate and affordable housing needs, potential site constraints, and preliminary financial viability.
Site Selection & Entitlements: We help you find the right location and navigate the complex zoning and land use entitlement process, specializing in strategies that reduce reliance on discretionary approvals and mitigate NIMBYism.
Financial Pro Formas & Securing Funding: We are experts in the affordable housing financial stack. We conduct pro forma financial calculations and have a proven track record of preparing successful financing applications to attract the public and private capital needed to move your project forward.
Project Management & Coordination: We lead the planning and development effort on your behalf, coordinating contractors, architects, engineers, and legal teams to ensure your project stays on mission, on time, and on budget.
Specialized Program Design: We design innovative housing solutions tailored to specific community needs, such as alternative pathways to homeownership or permanent supportive housing for veterans and other vulnerable populations.
Policy & Regulatory Analysis: We analyze and leverage complex housing legislation, such as Florida's Live Local Act, to maximize your project's feasibility and community impact.
Our Development Philosophy
We believe in a holistic approach. The goal isn't just to build units; it's to build sustainable, inclusive, and connected homes and communities.
We believe in:
Sustainable Design: Creating energy-efficient homes that are not only better for our planet, but that reduce long-term utility and maintenance costs for residents.
Infill & Redevelopment: Prioritizing development within existing neighborhoods to leverage infrastructure, promote walkability, and support the use of transit.
Lasting Affordability: Structuring projects to ensure affordability in perpetuity, creating a permanent community asset that isn't lost after 30 years.
Holistic Communities: Integrating housing with essential uses like grocery stores, medical offices, and recreation to improve quality of life for all.
Project Spotlight: Veteran Housing Corp
Project: Veteran Housing Corp Permanent Supportive Housing
Location: Ocala, FL
Role: Development Consultant
Summary: Dr. Boston is guiding the Veteran Housing Corp through the entire development process for 100 units of permanent supportive housing, primarily for homeless veterans. As the development consultant, his work includes conducting the initial needs assessment, performing pro forma calculations, preparing financing applications, and leading the planning and development effort to successfully move this critical project forward.
Let's Build a House of Tomorrow.
Do you have an affordable housing project in mind? Whether you're a non-profit with a mission or a landowner with a vision, we can provide the expertise to make it a reality.