FWIW, I have never understood "affordable" housing to have that connotation. In my experience, as appears to be the case here, local governments often "encoura

FWIW, I have never understood "affordable" housing to have that connotation. In my experience, as appears to be the case here, local governments often "encourage" developers to offer below-market-rate housing as part of the residential zoning rules. Here's an example: http://gothamist.com/2015/12/18/de_blasio_zoning_affordable.php http://gothamist.com/2015/12/18/de_blasio_zoning_affordable....