In places where land is scarce, and therefore expensive, publicly owned land is an impactful subsidy for affordable housing development. However, as stewards of public lands, municipalities must make careful decisions about disposing of land for housing among other strategic uses.
This presentation showcases a tool for evaluating publicly owned land for different types of housing development - from high-rise to missing middle and from large developers to community land trusts. Underlying the tool are a scripted multifamily housing suitability analysis, case studies of successful development projects that leverage publicly owned land, and best practices for municipalities to match appropriate developers with suitable parcels to meet their housing development goals.
The tool distills the decision-making process for publicly owned land in the Boston area with a replicable process to help planners understand not just the supply of publicly owned land but also how to best navigate the often-complicated processes that accompany disposition and development. What makes an RFP successful? What publicly owned land is best suited for housing development? How does the size and shape of the parcel impact viable development pathways? The presentation explores these questions and how they can be applied in various planning contexts. Closed Captioning
Learning Objectives:
Understand and apply suitability criteria that inform decisions on where to build housing on publicly owned land.
Make strategic decisions in a land-constrained context to incentivize affordable housing where public land provides an impactful subsidy and competitive edge for mission-driven developers.
Approach disposition with strategies to produce affordable housing at various scales and by various developers that takes into consideration different needs for different types of development.
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