1. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
“What’s Up Downtown?!”
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2. The Renaissance of Downtown
Catalytic
Projects – Civic/Cultural
Developments
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Staples Center / L.A. LIVE / Farmers Field
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Walt Disney Concert Hall
Broad Museum & Grand Park
Transportation projects
Police Administration Building
New hotels & offices
Retail & hospitality
Downtown
Los Angeles Business
Improvement Districts
Housing
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The
The Adaptive Re-use Ordinance
Political Championship of the
Importance of Downtown

3. Housing Units Chart 2/25/2014
Market Rate
Market Rate
Market Rate
Affordable
Rental Units
Condo Units
Total Units
Units
Existing as of Dec. 31, 1998
2,426
829
3,255
8,371
11,626
Constructed since Adaptive Reuse Ordinance
(ARO)*
11,653
4,807
16,460
3,443
19,903
Existing Subtotal
14,079
5,636
19,715
11,814
31,529
EXISTING HOUSING
Existing Estimated Population**
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Under Construction
Market Rate
Market Rate
Market Rate
Affordable
Rental Units
Condo Units
Total Units
0
4,941
69
Under Construction Estimated Population**
Existing and Under Construction Grand Total
53,915
Units
4,941
Grand Total
19,020
5,636
24,656
11,883
Existing and Under Construction Total Population
Grand Total
5,010
8,567
36,539
62,482

4. Downtown Los Angeles Housing Map
Before 1999

5. Downtown Los Angeles Housing Map
After 1999

6. Demographic Profile of the Downtowner*
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7. Demographic Profile of the Downtowner*
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8. Demographic Profile of the Downtowner*
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9. DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES
THANK YOU!
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