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Community benefits agreements (CBAs) are legally binding contracts between community groups and developers that require developers to provide specific amenities tailored to local needs. Community groups will typically specify their needs in the agreements, such as affordable housing, local hiring, living wages, types of retail, and prioritizing and preserving neighborhood-serving businesses. The purpose of a CBA is to ensure that the community impacted by new development will benefit directly from the project’s development.
Stakeholders
Government or Public Agency
Community Residents
Real Estate Firm or Developer
Strategies in Action
Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) – Detroit, MI
Voters approved Detroit’s Community Benefits Ordinance (CBO) in 2016. When a new development project triggers the ordinance process, a neighborhood advisory council is established with nine representatives from the project’s impact area who work with the [...]
Community and Clergy Coalition’s Community Benefit Agreement – Northwest Bronx, NY
Community and Clergy Coalition’s Community Benefit Agreement
