Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to the creation of thousands of apartments across a city clamoring for housing. With the new Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance going into effect this month, many more housing conversions are coming to Los Angeles, Lee said. Jamison Properties is converting this office high-rise on the edge of downtown Los Angeles into housing. People walk through the Union Bank Plaza in downtown Los Angeles in August. The ordinance is not limited to office buildings.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 11, 2026 20:01 UTC