Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan and
Housing Element Annual Progress Report
for Calendar Year 2025
1 City Council
March 24, 2026
Items 8.4 and 8.5
Erik L. Soliván, Director, Housing Department
Chris Burton, Director, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department Manira Sandhir, Deputy Director, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department Jerad Ferguson, Principal Planner, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department Background
2 • June 2023: Housing Element Adopted and
First Housing Catalyst Work Plan
• January 2024: Certification of Housing
Element by State HCD
• February 2024 and February 2025: Annual
Status Reports on Housing Catalyst Work
Plan to CED Committee
• March 2024 and March 2025: Annual
Status Reports to City Council with Housing
Element Annual Progress Report
Housing
Element
Housing
Catalyst
Team
OEDCA
Housing PBCE
PRNS
Housing Catalyst
Work Plan
3 Market Conditions and Incentive Programs
4 Market Conditions
• The housing market remains high-priced and competitive • Recent data show moderate price softening, after years of rapid growth • Affordability challenges persist amid high baseline prices • Continued limited inventory, in part due to the high cost of development Incentive Programs
Multifamily Housing Incentive Program
Downtown Residential Incentive Program
Linking Land andCapital –
Initial Entitlement Analysis Summary
5 103
Total Deals Entitled
31,375
Total Units Entitled
Council District Applications Units
1 13% 2,825
2 1% 203
3 34% 9,410
4 13% 4,431
5 5% 728
6 21% 4,076
7 4% 1,814
8 0% 0
9 4% 973
10 6% 894
Affordable/Market-Rate Breakdown
6 Project Feasibility/Infeasibility
7 Based on the Cost of Residential Development Study
Housing Element Annual Progress Report
Key Takeaways
• 2025 housing production and cumulative RHNA progress. • Implementation progress on Housing Element programs.
• Actions underway through the Housing Catalyst Work Plan. • Comparison with other jurisdictions.
• Community and Economic Development Committee
discussion focused on how feasibility, incentives, and
implementation tools can help move entitled projects into construction.
8 RHNA Progress
9 Units Permitted in Calendar Year 2025
RHNA Progress Benchmark
10 City
Total RHNA
Allocation
(6th Cycle)
% Through
6th Cycle
Cumulative %
RHNA
Attained
Los Angeles 456,643 37.5% 12.8%
Oakland 26,251 25% 6.9%
Sacramento 45,580 50% 24.8%
San Diego 108,036 50% 26.8%
San Francisco 82,069 25% 5%
San José 62,200 25% 8.3%
General Plan Four-Year Review
11 • Significant 6th Cycle Housing Element (2023-2031) Housing Catalyst Work Items
• Small Multifamily Housing (P-35)
• Evaluation of Urban Village Planning Process (P-40)
• Prepare City for 7th Cycle Housing Element (2031-2040) • Due January 2031
• General Plan Task Force October 2025 to June 2026
• Urban village planning, residential rapacity, small multifamily Completed Items
12 Allow “SB 9” Type Housing on Additional Properties (P-11) Group Homes for Seven or More Persons (P-42)
• January 13th City Council approval
Moderate-Income Housing Strategy (P-15)
• May 2025 CED Committee
State Housing and Community Development
Emphasis on Specific Programs
13 City Infill Housing Ministerial Approval Ordinance (P-7) – Complete Housing Balance Report (I-4) – Complete
• Affordable Housing Tools for North San José (P-4)
• Reevaluate in the future based on annual cost of development • Diridon Affordable Housing Production Goal (P-9) – Ongoing efforts • Small Multifamily Housing (P-35) – Part of GP Four-Year Review • Evaluation of Urban Village Planning Process (P-40) – Part of GP Four-Year Review • Review and Revise Planning Permit Conditions(P-41) – Anticipated by fall 2026 Key Anti-Displacement & Preservation Work Items
14 Preservation and Community Development Capacity Building (N-4) Preservation Notice of Funding Availability (R-2)
Soft Story Program (R-13)
• Eviction Prevention Activities (S-12)
• Tenant Preferences that Help Fight Displacement (S-20) Joint Study Session:
Planning Commission and Housing & Community
Development Commission
15 On February 25, 2026, staff presented to both commissions. The discussion among the commissioners included:
• Questions about the Cost of Residential Development study • Feasibility analysis of entitled projects for construction • Broader housing models and pathways
• Maintaining production, preservation, and anti-displacement strategies • Continue peer-city learning while tailoring to San José's market conditions
Newly Added Items
16 Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and Program Updates (PZ-2) – Complete • Mobilehome Rent Ordinance Updates (SZ-3) – In progress • Linking Land to Capital – Entitlement and Feasibility Analysis – In progress Next Steps
17 • March 24, 2026 – Combined City Council item on Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan and Housing Element Annual
Progress Report
• April 1, 2026 – Submit Annual Progress Report to State Housing and Community Development Department
• Ongoing – Updates to the Housing Catalyst Team Work
Plan on the PBCE dashboard
17 Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan and
Housing Element Annual Progress Report
for Calendar Year 2025
18 City Council
March 24, 2026
Items 8.4 and 8.5
Erik L. Soliván, Director, Housing Department
Chris Burton, Director, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department Manira Sandhir, Deputy Director, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department Jerad Ferguson, Principal Planner, Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department