SANTA FE, October 11, 2023 – The City of Santa Fe's housing inventory is increasing, with around 5,000 residential units currently moving through the development pipeline. Keeping up with the progress is convenient and easy with the introduction of an interactive Residential Pipeline Map created by the Planning and Land Use Department's Planning Division to help interested residents and developers track growth in the city.  

"The future of Santa Fe and our community depends on housing for the people who live and work here," said Mayor Alan Webber. "This map is an incredible tool for Santa Feans to visualize our progress toward addressing the critical need for housing in the city. I encourage everyone to follow along as we move forward with these essential projects."

The map tracks residential development at four stages: Under Review, Approved, Under Construction, and Completed. The public can access information on the number of dwelling units (DUs) and affordability mix at the project, council district, and city-wide levels. As of September 2023, there were 848 dwelling units under review, 5,022 approved, 2,686 under Construction, and 1,686 completed since 2017. 

The map displays small to large-scale projects, from 4-lot subdivisions of single-family homes to 200+ unit multifamily developments. The Planning Division also coordinated with the Office of Affordable Housing to ensure data on the affordability mix was included in the map. The map shows projects in the following affordability categories: 

• Small Project Fee developments have ten or few units (homeownership) or twelve units (rentals). This development allows developers to pay a small project fee instead of including affordable homes. 
• Fee in Lieu Of developments are market-rate rental projects that pay a fee in Lieu of including on-site rent-restricted homes, as allowed by resolution in 2019. This only applies to rental projects. 
• Included developments have price restrictions on homes that are set aside for income-qualified renters (15 percent) or homeowners (20 percent). 
• ALT Compliance developments are cases where extreme financial hardship will result from including price restrictions on site, and a developer can prove that a proposed means of alternate compliance will better meet affordable housing needs. 

The City began tracking new housing development projects in 2017 in response to an increase in multifamily residential development projects starting around that time. The interactive Residential Pipeline Map will undergo periodic updates reflecting development progress through the stages of review, approval, Construction, and completion. Questions or comments can be sent to residentialpipeline@santafenm.gov. 

For more information on the City's affordable housing policies and initiatives, click to visit the Office of Affordable Housing webpages. To learn about the City's water management strategies in relation to growth, click to visit the Water Division web pages.