• New Construction
• Mixed-Use
• Town-homes
• Small-Lot

• Transit Oriented Communities
• Zero Lot Line
• Limited Condominiums
• Throughout California.

DESIGN FOR TOMORROW, TODAY:

Increase the number of EV Automobile Charging Stations.  Go above the State of California Minimums for Parking Spaces ready for Plug-in.

Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect; the area of development which warms the environment through going above Code Minimums for;

• Solar reflective "cool" pavements, with a high albedo
• Provide Shade via increased drought tolerant Trees and other shading Devices such as trellis/carports.
• Solar reflective "cool" roofs, with a high albedo and Green Roofs (Growing a layer of plants, shrubs, grasses, and/or trees)

Capture Rain and Grey-water and utilize to supplement your water needs.

Recycle trash, and keep a separate bin/shoot for food waste to use for composting in a Community Garden.

Install a Photo-voltaic System, that captures all that free "clean" energy and gives back to the community.

Utilize the Sun and Wind to your advantage.  Most of Southern California has a wonderful climate, and each building Site and Orientation can take advantage of this free commodity.

Build a range of Unit types and Rents, providing a middle ground in the Market; Micro Units, Lofts/Studios, One-Bedrooms and Beyond.  With a Range of Rent Prices.

TRANSIT ORIENTED COMMUNITIES (TOC):

 "The state will need anywhere from 1.8 million to 3.5 million new homes by 2025 to absorb existing demand and future population growth. But its current construction pace of fewer than 80,000 new homes per year falls short by 100,000 homes a year of meeting even the lowest estimate of demand."

"The housing shortage costs California $140 billion a year — the equivalent of 6% of gross state product....hat doesn’t include business opportunities or expansions forgone or relocations instituted by employers because they can’t recruit or keep workers in the state’s high-cost housing environment."

"The most visible sign of the crisis is homelessness. One single sampled night in January 2015, California had nearly 116,000 homeless people — 21% of the national total, despite having only 12% of the U.S. population."

Los Angeles Times, by Michael Hiltzik March 29, 2018

Due to this demand, the State has passed several Bills providing developers/builders development incentives along with funds.

The ordinances allow for Density Bonuses and Parking Reduction based on your Site's proximity to Transit and the size and type of Affordable Housing Units you include; a Parking Reduction is possible.  This can allow for a more reduced construction cost.

Rent Stabilization Zones (RSO)/Rent Control are still allowed throughout the State as that Proposition was defeated in the 2018 election.  Therefore any new Housing Constructed in a Rent Stabilization Zones (RSO), shall be required provide replacement and/or incentives for units being replaced and then1 year after the first lease, Rent Stabilization Zones (RSO) is reacted at that time.

AB 2556 also requires that Developers determine if they are currently renting to Affordable Units with tenant incomes, etc.  According to AB 2556, all rental dwelling units that exist at the time of application, or have been vacated or demolished in the five-year period preceding the application date shall be replaced on a one-for-one basis.

Developers should work through this process early to determine Incentives and restrictions.  Work with Land Use Attorneys, Architects, and Housing Authority.

LA SMALL LOT ORDINANCE: