Houston’s status as an affordable and diverse city is being threatened by inadequate housing. An assessment of current housing trends reveals that speculative development models within Houston’s urban core, such as the proliferation of luxury townhomes in low-income neighborhoods, exacerbate the wealth gap in communities and produce a negative impact on the urban fabric. Meanwhile, large amounts of vacant land in these neighborhoods present an opportunity for imagining a new generation of more equitable housing. This thesis proposes an alternative infill housing typology for Houston’s Third Ward aimed at ensuring long-term social and economic resilience for the neighborhood. In doing so, the project presents an argument for embracing the inherent affordability in collective living and reconceptualizing our territorial relationship with the city.