Case Study: City of Philadelphia improves space planning with OpenGov Property Portfolio Software

City of Philadelphia uses OpenGov to evaluate 43% circulation space and avoid a costly redesign

The City of Philadelphia faced a challenge in optimizing its building occupancy and space usage. A specific question arose from the mayor on whether three city departments could share two vacant floors in a new police headquarters, a decision complicated by the building's high circulation space percentage. To address this, the city utilized OpenGov's Enterprise Asset Management software to analyze its property portfolio and make data-driven occupancy decisions.

OpenGov's solution provided the city with floor-aware mapping and analytical capabilities to calculate circulation space percentages on a building-by-building basis. This data allowed for a comparative analysis with other city-owned buildings, revealing that the police headquarters' circulation space was efficient and comparable to other modern buildings. As a result, the city avoided a costly redesign and made a more informed decision not to relocate the departments, achieving more efficient space usage and more accessible layouts.

City of Philadelphia