The parameters set forth in the RFP highlight housing as the primary priority and even included a minimum level of affordable housing that must be included in the project. Both the City of Los Angeles and LA County both recently adopted Housing Elements that include policies to help boost housing construction, reduce homelessness, and protect tenants at risk of displacement. For example, the City must identify properties that could be developed for 455,000 new units of housing, including nearly 185,000 units for lower-income residents. That’s five times the number of new homes  the City had to plan for during the last Housing Element period from 2012 to 2019. Learn more about the City’s housing element here. Learn more about Los Angeles County’s Housing Element here.