Open Space as Redevelopment Strategy Beyond Interim Use Jennifer Kates Philadelphia Land Bank, Board...

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Open Space as Redevelopment

StrategyBeyond Interim Use

Jennifer KatesPhiladelphia Land Bank, Board Office of Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez

Traditional approach: housing as “highest and best use”

Every vacant lot was viewed as a potential future building

Open space, like gardens and side yards, were just temporary placeholders

No consistent disposition options or extended lease terms were available for open space

Shifting the paradigm through data

2010 Econsult study for the Phila Redevelopment Authority

Rewriting policies, opening minds

2012 comprehensive rewrite of the city’s disposition policies created an opening

New algorithmic pricing took into account broad market condition data, not merely comparative sales

Nominal dispositions extended beyond solely affordable housing

Side/rear yard program resurrected and updated

Legislating a Land Bank, institutionalizing reforms

Used City code to ensure continuity between mayoral administrations

Included substantive commitment to support diverse categories of uses The Land Bank may offer properties at less than fair market value where

the Land Bank finds that the proposed use would create beneficial community impact, such as affordable or mixed-income housing that is accessible or visitable; economic development that creates jobs for community residents; community facilities that provide needed services to residents; side and rear-yards; innovation in design and sustainability; urban agriculture; community open space; and any goals established under § 16-710.

Established formal procedures to adopt and update policies, with public comment

A Strategic Plan to guide decisionmaking

Land Bank mandated to adopt and annually update a Strategic Plan Inventory of public surplus properties, and private

delinquent ones Analysis of relative need and availability for each use

category, as well as market conditions Use recommendations Targets for acquisition and disposition, by geography

and use category, considering available funding

Analyzing open spacepp. 86-102

Applying data to decisions

Unlocking data to empower purchasers

Up next: tools to connect interest and opportunity

First city-wide photographic vacancy inventory, inspections

Creating online tools to unlock data and allow complex search parameters PhillyLandWorks.org to be updated in 2016

Improving systems for review and processing of EOIs

Adopting and implementing open data policies Navigating data-sharing barriers

2016: the Land Bank goes live.

Jennifer Kates

Philadelphia Land Bank

Office of Maria Quinones Sanchez

jennifer.kates@phila.gov

@jenniferkates

www.philalandbank.org