Specifications include, but are not limited to: Task 1 – Identify and Assess Existing Conditions 1) Review status of prior planning efforts and ongoing/master plans in order to ensure consistency, including the City of New Orleans Housing Ecosystem Plan. 2) Describe the current geography, history, historic resources, economic development opportunities, and existing housing market data including NORA’s commissioned market study of the City of New Orleans. 3) Provide demographic information on population, employment, property attributes, land use, zoning, property values, building floor area, height, housing conditions and number of units. 4) Review data collection on housing stock, education, infrastructure and commercial markets. 5) Conduct Urban Design/Development Analysis in conjunction with HANO’s Department of Development and Modernization, Strategic Planning, and Asset Management departments. 6) Identify and map neighborhood, commercial, recreational, and social assets and key institutional anchors. Task 2 - Analyze Issues and Needs Within Property Areas 1) Analyze data collected on housing needs to include conditions, affordability, and vacancies. 2) Analyze data on neighborhood needs to include amenities, jobs, goods/services, public space, mobility/transportation.
