Housing Production Strategy
Regional · Housing Policy
Our principals developed a housing production strategy grounded in parcel-level analysis of development capacity, market feasibility, and infrastructure constraints. Most housing strategies begin from a target , units needed by a given date , and work backward to identify where zoning changes could theoretically accommodate that production. This strategy began instead from an honest assessment of where housing could realistically be produced at scale.
Parcel-level analysis identified sites with genuine development capacity: adequate lot size, appropriate infrastructure, market conditions that could support residential development, and zoning that could be modified without requiring wholesale neighborhood transformation. The strategy then designed a regulatory framework to enable production on those sites , rather than simply designating additional residential zones and hoping the market would respond.
Key Elements
- Parcel-level capacity analysis integrating zoning, infrastructure, and market feasibility data
- Site identification methodology distinguishing theoretical capacity from realistic production potential
- Regulatory framework calibrated to the economics of residential development at different scales
- Anti-displacement provisions protecting existing affordable housing stock
- Implementation strategy prioritizing highest-capacity sites with lowest displacement risk