ULI Philadelphia, in partnership with ULI’s Homeless to Housed (H2H) Initiative and the City of Philadelphia’s Office of Homeless Services, will work with two Philadelphia based non-profit organizations currently providing emergency or transitional housing and are considering repositioning their real estate assets to provide supportive housing. Technical Assistance services can offer guidance to organizations on the following issues (including but not limited to):

• How to reconfigure physical spaces and address design challenges in adapting buildings to provide supportive housing;
• Analysis of financial incentives and capital needed to reposition or redevelop blighted, abandoned vacant property and convert it to deeply affordable supportive housing;
• Analysis of financial incentives and capital needed to preserve or develop deeply affordable supportive housing;

The applicant provides key questions for the Panel to address, assembles relevant background information and resources, as well as arranges for stakeholder interviews and site logistics.

ULI Philadelphia assembles a Panel comprised of 8-10 senior-level members representing the specific land use disciplines needed for each assignment. Over an intensive 2-day working session, panelists tour the project or study area, interview stakeholders, and work collaboratively to produce preliminary findings and recommendations. These are presented at the conclusion of the TAP in either a private or public forum.  A complete report follows within about two months with detailed recommendations.

Applications will close Friday, December 1, 2023. After completing a TAP application, members of the H2H Local Leadership Committee and ULI staff will arrange an initial meeting to understand and refine the assignment objectives, as well as identify key issues. Decisions on whether the committee can accept the panel assignment will be determined shortly after receiving the application and the initial meeting.

The TAPs will take place over 2-days in March 2024. Questions about this opportunity? Please contact Christina Chavez, Manager, ULI Philadelphia at [email protected].