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Commissioners, consultants flag aging housing stock, rising rents and enforcement gaps in Eastpointe
Summary
At the June 10 meeting TPMA and commissioners discussed housing-condition concerns: a large share of homes built before 1960, rising rents, a median renter income gap and vacant units; commissioners asked staff for ordinance changes and stepped-up enforcement.
At a June 10 special meeting of the Eastpointe Planning Commission, consultants and commissioners focused substantial discussion on housing, land use and code enforcement, highlighting an aging housing stock, rising rents and concerns about investor-owned rentals and vacant properties.
TPMA cited that more than three-quarters of Eastpointe homes were built before 1960 and said gross rent had increased about 30% over a roughly 13-year period; the firm presented a 2023 median gross rent of about $1,335 and a 2023 median renter household income of…
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