Housing Demolition and Redevelopment in Los Angeles

To the extent Los Angeles is meeting its housing production goals, is it doing so by building on underused sites, with minimal loss to the existing housing stock and minimal community disruption? Or are we often simply trading older, more affordable homes for newer, more expensive ones? The answers to these questions should inform the city and region’s housing policy going forward. If new homes are mostly supplementing rather than replacing the existing housing stock, then our policies may be on the right track. But if losses to the existing housing stock are high, especially of units with more affordable rents, a course change may be warranted.

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