Tag: sean whelan

After more than eight years of delays, legal disputes, and regulatory battles, the 62-unit Residences at Jibboom mixed-use housing project is headed before the Truckee Planning Commission on May 4 for what could be its final required hearing.

A local developer says that the area’s housing crisis will only be made worse by Truckee’s proposal to limit state protections meant to speed up construction.

The town is known for having extremely high development standards. But many claim the hurdles are too high, and sometimes predetermined, for what project success looks like in Truckee.

A workforce housing developer offers his insight into why it’s so hard to get these projects built in Tahoe/Truckee, and suggestions for what can be done to make the process smoother and quicker.

The vacant lot on Jibboom Street in Truckee, known primarily as great summertime parking, was proposed to serve as the location for a housing project back in 2018. Yet it still remains empty. What gives?

One local developer’s take on the hypocrisy of incentive and fee structures for workforce housing.

Legal trouble, evictions, and too many units: Community complaints about Sean Whelan’s proposed Jibboom Street development got personal. He says the project represents the future.