Generating compelling ideas is essential to shifting the narrative about building more housing in Los Angeles, but built demonstration projects hold special power. Thus, in the second stage of the Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative, the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) will issue a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to award its land to Development Teams to construct innovative prototypes. cityLAB-UCLA, the Los Angeles Housing Department, and the Los Angeles Mayor’s Office will support winning Development Team projects through the design, approvals, entitlements, and permitting processes to help multiple demonstration projects get built.

The projects produced by the Small Lots, Big Impacts initiative will physically demonstrate how similar vacant lots, both publicly- and privately-owned, can be repurposed to expand homeownership across Los Angeles.