AREAS OF NET LOSS IN DWELLING UNITS IN LOS ANGELES

Suggested Citation:

Rodman-Alvarez, Mattheis-Brown, de la Rosa (2020) An Inventory Of Housing Stock And Areas Of Areas Of Net Loss In Dwelling Units In Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA. Pacific Urbanism. Retrieved from https://www.pacificurbanism.com/research-publications/certificates-of-occupancy-analysis

Land use and zoning policies are restricting the construction of dwelling units in the City of Los Angeles. As a result, housing production in Los Angeles has failed to provide sufficient dwelling units to accommodate the city’s population growth. Furthermore, production rates are at 100-year record lows and continue to decrease while large projects above 50 dwelling units per building continue to account for a larger share of an overall declining supply rate. Whereas medium sized, low-rise buildings between 2 and 24 dwelling units per building historically provided the lion’s share of housing in Los Angeles, these types are increasingly restricted by exclusionary land use policies, generally referred to as downzoning. As of 2019, total annual dwelling unit production is eight times less than that required by the Southern California Association of Governments Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) in order to meet the 2029 target.

Certificates of Occupancy (Including Commercial) by Community Plan Area

Certificates of Occupancy by Community Plan Area

Permit Issue Date by Community Plan Area