Land Bank Priorities
LA County is piloting a Land Bank to help jumpstart permanent affordable housing production in areas where infrastructure investment is increasing the risk of displacement. We want your help finding great sites. We are inviting individuals, community based organizations, religious institutions, developers or property owners to submit parcels to be evaluated and potentially acquired. Read on to learn more about what types of parcels the County is prioritizing and opportunities to participate in site development.
This open “Call for Parcels and Developers” is the first step in a three part process.
The initial parcel submission phase for the pilot of the LA County Land Bank closed on January 31, 2025; however, we will continue to consider parcels on a rolling basis until acquisition funds for the pilot are expended.
You are encouraged to continue submitting parcels and we will review them in the order they are received.
Parcel Submission & Evaluation
Rolling submissions
Reviewed in the order received
Phase 1
Parcel Due Diligence & Acquisition
Ongoing
Phase 2
Parcel Development & Requests for ProposalS
Post acquisition
Phase 3
What kinds of parcels is the County looking for?
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Vacant or underutilized
Near existing or planned Metro rail and Bus Rapid Transit lines
Near future large public investments, including parks and stadiums
Near key amenities, with a preference for grocery stores, pharmacies, libraries, and medical centers.
Could bring new amenities to a community where amenities don’t currently exist (i.e groceries to food deserts, parks to park poor areas, essential on-site services such as childcare)
Near job rich or amenity rich areas
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Known to be heavily contaminated
Oil wells
Existing residential buildings
We acknowledge that naturally occurring affordable housing, covenanted affordable buildings and recently completed multifamily are important parts of the affordable housing ecosystem, however, they are not the focus of the Land Bank pilot, given that limited dollars are available.
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> 0.5 acres OR adjacent to existing County owned property
Walking distance or within a half mile to existing or planned infrastructure / transit
Within zip codes with high equity needs (Justice Equity Needs Index) and access to essential services (Justice Equity Service Index), based on Los Angeles County’s Equity Explorer
Within ZCTA tracts with elevated Tenant Vulnerability Index scores, based on the Equity Explorer
Within census tracts classified as highest, high, or moderate resource areas, according to the 2024 CTCAC/HCD Opportunity Map.
Located within a Difficult Development Area or a Qualified Census Tract
See the map below to locate your parcel and view the map layers with the above data
For detailed information about the parcel assessment process methodology visit the About page
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Anyone can submit a parcel. If, however, you are a community development organization or an experienced developer interested in developing a parcel you submit, please let us know! See the Develop a Parcel page for more details.
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