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City of Pittsburgh – Department of City City of Pittsburgh – Department of City PlanningPlanning
The Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Stories
John CarpenterREDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITYof the CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
Kim GrazianiOFFICE OF THE MAYORof the CITY OF PITTSBURGH
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Pittsburgh Philadelphia
Total Miles 55.42 sq mi 135.09 sq mi
Total Neighborhoods 90 neighborhoods 155 neighborhoods
Total Population 333,527 1,540,351
Population Loss over 50 Years
343,278 or 50 % 452,703 or 23%*
Median Sales Prices for Single Family Homes
$66,562 $130,400
Percent of Homeownership
52% 59.3%
Approx. Total Taxable Parcels
126,732 570,000
Amount of Tax Delinquency (total parcels ≥ 2 Years Tax Delinquent )
17,780 or 14 % 100,000 or 18%
Abandonment (total parcels ≥ 5 Years Tax Delinquent )
8,690 or 6.8% ?
Foreclosures 2008 1,199 (0.7%) ≈ 5,500 (1%)7430 (2009)
Vacancy (lots and structures)
14,000 vacant lots (9,826 parcels publicly-owned)
6,000 or12% vacant buildings
40-60,000 vacant properties
(10,000 publicly-owned)
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It’s Everywhere• 40-60,000 Vacant Properties (estimates vary)
It’s Expensive
Jumbled Ownership• Hard to Assemble Parcels
Private vs. Public Ownership
Philadelphia Vacant Land Story
DEFINITION OF THE DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEMPROBLEM
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City-Wide VacanciesPhiladelphia Vacancy
Density
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IT’S EXPENSIVEIT’S EXPENSIVE
$69.4 Million (to date)
$11.3 Million (L&I FY2008)
Blighted properties reduce the value of nearby properties by up to 20%
Lost revenue from failed real estate tax collection
Maintenance of vacant properties by City
Diminished value resulting from vacant properties
Philadelphia: Definition of the Problem
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Jumbled Ownership
Status
Privately Owned Tax Delinquent
City Owned Vacant Parcels
Privately Owned Vacant Parcels
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Philadelphia: Definition of the Problem
Private OwnershipTax-Delinquent
Public OwnershipFragmented
Private Ownership vs. Public Ownership
1 out of 5: Publicly Owned1 out of 5: Publicly Owned
PublicPublic
4 out of 5: Privately 4 out of 5: Privately ownedowned
PrivatePrivate
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Private Ownership = 4 out of 5
1 year = $1.4 Million
2 -10 years = $6.2 Million
11 + years = $61.8 Million
Most of the older delinquencies are considered uncollectable.
Total Private Ownership =
4 out of 5
Vacant Properties
Over half are tax delinquent,
a total of $69.4 million
PrivatePrivate
Philadelphia: Definition of the Problem
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Fragmented Public
Ownership
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
PHDC PHA RDA City
Total Public Ownership =
1 out of 5 Vacant Properties
50%50%
27%27%
15%15%
8%8%
PublicPublic
Philadelphia: Definition of the Problem
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Philadelphia: Goal
Unified system of: Tax foreclosure
Property maintenance
Effective marketing for reuse
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Websites with property lists
Broker Sale Pilot
Coordinated RFPs
Simplified Documents
More Predictability
Recent Progress
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City-Wide Vacant Land Work Group
Convened by the Mayor
How We’re Fixing the Problem
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Lessons Learned
Key Linkage Between:
Tax Tax Collection Collection
PolicyPolicy
Land Re-Land Re-use use
OpportunitOpportunityy
Everyone is a Stakeholder:
• Homeowners
• Landlords
• Non-profits
• Government
Differing Interests
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1986-1990
Pittsburgh: Definition of the Problem
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1991-1995
Pittsburgh: Definition of the Problem
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1996-2000
Pittsburgh: Definition of the Problem
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2001-2005
Pittsburgh: Definition of the Problem
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City of Pittsburgh – Department of City City of Pittsburgh – Department of City PlanningPlanning
2006-2010
Pittsburgh: Definition of the Problem
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Pittsburgh: Definition of Problem
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City of Pittsburgh – Department of City City of Pittsburgh – Department of City PlanningPlanning
Pittsburgh: Definition of the Problem
Scale and effect of decline in certain
neighborhoods
Cost to acquire, maintain and responsibly reuse
Local community capacity
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Current Resources to Address the Problem
Pittsburgh Land Reserve
Mayor’s Green Up Pittsburgh Program
Comprehensive and Local Plans
Increased demolitions
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Goal
Create a more comprehensive system to recycle tax delinquent and abandoned parcels by:
improving the current system that works if there is
an end user/market;
creating a system to deal with properties with no market; and
develop a sustainable funding mechanism
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Larimer45% of neighborhood is tax delinquent (1,977 out of 4,348 taxable parcels)
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Larimer Green Zone Total Costs
2004-2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
Public Acquisitions $123,379 $148,232 $19,250 $290,861
Private Acquisitions $196,108 $110,837 $306,945
Holding Costs $500 $532 $2,578 $272 $3,882
Demolition $133,067 $2,945 $136,012
Community Support Greening $27,175 $30,000 $30,000 $87,175
Organizational/Programmatic ELCCC/Kingsley $67,825 $15,000 $82,825
Hosanna Industries Homeface Program $100,000 $100,000
Total $123,879 $243,764 $496,003 $144,054$1,007,70
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Total Cost: $1MillionTotal Acreage Under Public Control: 7.85 (13.5 acre zone)
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Larimer45% of neighborhood is tax delinquent (1,977 out of 4,348 taxable parcels)
Before
After
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Process to Achieve Our Goal Mayor Ravenstahl is leading the charge via the Land
Recycling Task Force
Members of the Task Force include:
City Representatives County Representatives State Representatives School Representatives Local Authorities Community Development Professionals Real Estate Attorneys Advocates
Task Force meets quarterly Pilot projects
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Lessons Learned
Focus on tax policy
Costs of blight
Benefits of stabilizing communities
Involve community
Support creative reuse strategies
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Comments/Questions?
Cindy Daley: [email protected]
Dan Kildee: [email protected]
John Carpenter: [email protected]
Kim Graziani: [email protected]
GO STEELERS!Thank
you.