Mikie Sherrill Introduces Bill to Use Tax Dollars to Turn Office Buildings, Malls, and Businesses into Low Income, Affordable Housing Complexes in New Jersrey

Washington, DC – Empty office buildings across New Jersey could soon be turned into housing complexes under a federal bill introduced by Rep. Mikie Sherrill—raising concerns about overdevelopment in the most densely populated state in the country.

Sherrill’s new legislation, the INCREASE Housing Affordability Act, proposes using federal tax credits to convert commercial properties into residential units, aiming to address the state’s housing affordability crisis. But as the plan kicks off her broader “Lowering Costs for New Jersey Families Agenda,” some fear it could accelerate unchecked development in already overburdened towns and cities.

New Jersey, which leads the nation in population density, has long struggled with limited land, strained infrastructure, and local resistance to larg