A proposal to create as many as 625 units in five buildings to replace Steeplegate Mall is the latest in a series of large, multi-use developments proposed for Concord that could bring well over 1,600 apartments and condominiums to the city.

For three decades economists have signaled that New Hampshire has a “housing mismatch” – or an Econ 101 issue where demand supersedes supply of available houses. But new numbers released by New Hampshire Housing illustrate what a vast discrepancy this has become. Estimates say that the state will need 60,000 units by 2030 to meet current demand. By 2040, that number will grow to 90,000.

Monitor Way, a proposed mixed-use project in Concord with about 650 housing units, is set to get bigger.

The development team behind a plan to construct some 650 housing units on 95 acres in Concord has grown by one partner and taken an option to purchase 40 more acres of abutting property.

Developers hoping to build about 650 housing units on 95 acres near the Concord Monitor building have taken an option on 40 more acres located between the project area and the new Merchant’s Way development and Wheelabrator trash-to-energy plant.

The day Kate West’s landlord gave 30 days’ notice to vacate her apartment, she went online to look for a new place to live. Immediately, she knew she was facing a problem.

Finding a new job in New Hampshire is often easier than finding an affordable place to live, and zoning ordinances, while not the only issue, are a big part of the problem, according to planning experts.

With mail tucked into his waistband and a container of tomato vegetable soup in his hand, Dave Carstairs maneuvered along the sidewalks and crosswalks on a weekday of light traffic and low humidity.

Since signing a purchase of sale agreement for a 95-acre parcel behind the Monitor building, Kevin Lacasse, CEO of New England Family Housing, has gotten to work.