Topic
Housing Development
98 published works
CEQA Developments
2018 CEQA Fall Update: Recent Legislative, Judicial, And Other Developments
A few recent developments and upcoming events in the CEQA world bear quick mention: The BART Housing Bill: Under AB 2923, BART now has limited land use regulation authority on…
Land Use Developments
New Law Provides Land Use Authority to BART to Create Transit-Oriented Development Near Stations
On September 30, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 2923, which gives the Bay Area Rapid Transit District land use authority for transit-oriented development on the land…
Environmental and Climate
SUPREME COURT FINDS RESIDENTIAL PROJECT INCONSISTENT WITH THE CITY OF ORANGE’S GENERAL PLAN
On December 15, 2016, the Supreme Court filed, Orange Citizens for Parks & Recreation v. Superior Court (2016) __ Cal.App.5th __ (2016 Cal. LEXIS 9595), a unanimous opinion finding a…
Land Use Developments
Recent Reports Highlight Negative Consequences of Local Barriers to New Housing Development, Call for State-Level Solutions
California’s housing crisis is well-understood and documented. A chief culprit is the fact that the state’s coastal urban areas, for various reasons, do not approve enough new housing to accommodate…
Keeping It Real Estate
Planning in principle?
By David Wood
The Government’s drive to get Britain building new homes continues. The recently launched consultation on implementing measures in the Housing and Planning Bill contains a raft of initiatives to speed…
Real Estate & Construction
Appellate Court Rejects Challenges to Redevelopment Project in San Francisco Neighborhood
In a partially published opinion in San Francisco Tomorrow v. City and County of San Francisco, 2014 Cal. App. LEXIS 735, the Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District…
California Land Use & Development Law Report
Perkins Coie Housing Summit: 30,000 Homes by 2020.
On Tuesday April 9, Perkins Coie hosted “Housing Summit: 30,000 Homes by 2020,” the Mayor’s housing plan to build more housing and to make San Francisco housing affordable. The Housing…
Rocky Mountain Real Estate Law
The Downtown Denver Residential Boom – January 2014 Update
Downtown Denver residents are getting new neighbors—lots of them. The DenverInfill Blog has released an updated map of the multi-family residential projects that are recently completed, under construction or proposed…
PropertyProf Blog
How to Build a Cheap House
For twenty years, students in Auburn University's Rural Studio architecture program have been working to perfect the design of a house that can be built for $20,000. They now want…
PropertyProf Blog
No Good Density Goes Unpunished
By propertyprof
The L.A. City Council recently approved new zoning guidelines for some areas of the city that allow for taller buildings near transit hubs. The strategy is intended to cluster new…