To help us achieve 30,000 units of housing, Mayor Parker charged the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) with engaging internal and external stakeholders to review existing development approval processes and policies and provide concrete, data-driven recommendations for reform. This effort will be referred to as the HOME-OP Plan to differentiate it from the overall H.O.M.E. Initiative to create and preserve 30,000 units of housing. The “OP” in HOME-OP stands for “Optimization.”

This is the initial report to the Mayor pursuant to Mayor’s Executive Order 3-25, compiling stakeholder recommendations for promoting affordable luxury and reducing the time, cost, and uncertainty of developing housing in the City of Philadelphia.