Affordable Housing

Inclusionary Housing

DRA is recognized as one of the leading firms nationally and internationally in the structuring, economic assessment and design of inclusionary housing programs at the local government level. Over more than 30 years, DRA has helped more than 60 communities research and develop inclusionary zoning programs and develop regulatory reforms to increase production and preservation of affordable housing. DRA developed a unique method of quantifying the cost of inclusionary housing, the value of incentives that may offset those costs, and programs to optimize production. DRA’s services include:

• Developing affordable housing inclusionary zoning programs and policies;
• Quantifying the economic value of incentives, both cash and non-cash, which may be used to offset the cost of complying with affordable housing inclusionary obligations;
• Quantifying Residual Land Value to determine financial feasibility:
• Designing compliance programs for redevelopment agencies’ inclusionary housing obligations;
• Designing real world compliance strategies for housing elements of state and local governments;
• Advising regional planning agencies and associations of government regarding affordable housing fair share, balanced growth, jobs/housing balance land use planning and policy development;
• Advising non-profit and for-profit developers on compliance with inclusionary housing obligations of planned communities, subdivisions and other developments; and
• Structuring, quantifying and establishing incentives for commercial development and affordable housing development.