Joe Cohen
@cohenhouse.bsky.social
Here to solve the Housing Crisis
Tweets mostly about LA and CA land use and development
Tweets mostly about LA and CA land use and development
A banger from @pewilliams.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
A banger from @pewilliams.bsky.social
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🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
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Learning that Annemarie Gray (no relation) of Open New York, NYC's YIMBY group, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Mamdani's housing transition team. This is FANTASTIC news!
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Learning that Annemarie Gray (no relation) of Open New York, NYC's YIMBY group, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Mamdani's housing transition team. This is FANTASTIC news!
My flight today is on a brand-new JetBlue plane where almost half of the entire plane is full-row first class seats
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
My flight today is on a brand-new JetBlue plane where almost half of the entire plane is full-row first class seats
One under-discussed aspect about Uber is that it’s the most accessible “job of last resort”
If you have a decent car/clean record, you can drive for Uber same-day with no barriers to entry
These jobs have been regulated out of existence elsewhere. We need to bring them back.
If you have a decent car/clean record, you can drive for Uber same-day with no barriers to entry
These jobs have been regulated out of existence elsewhere. We need to bring them back.
November 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
One under-discussed aspect about Uber is that it’s the most accessible “job of last resort”
If you have a decent car/clean record, you can drive for Uber same-day with no barriers to entry
These jobs have been regulated out of existence elsewhere. We need to bring them back.
If you have a decent car/clean record, you can drive for Uber same-day with no barriers to entry
These jobs have been regulated out of existence elsewhere. We need to bring them back.
More details about the Woodland Hills project are now on Urbanize.
Interesting that they don’t plan on keeping the rest of the golf course open. Seems like a weird choice
la.urbanize.city/post/398-hom...
Interesting that they don’t plan on keeping the rest of the golf course open. Seems like a weird choice
la.urbanize.city/post/398-hom...
398 homes planned for portion Woodland Hills Country Club property
Arrimus Capital, owner of the Woodland Hills Country Club, is seeking approvals to redevelop the northern portion of the golf course with housing, per an application submitted to the Los Angeles Depar...
la.urbanize.city
November 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
More details about the Woodland Hills project are now on Urbanize.
Interesting that they don’t plan on keeping the rest of the golf course open. Seems like a weird choice
la.urbanize.city/post/398-hom...
Interesting that they don’t plan on keeping the rest of the golf course open. Seems like a weird choice
la.urbanize.city/post/398-hom...
If you live in Santa Monica or Venice, taking the bus is legitimately the easiest way to get to the airport
(let’s not talk about getting to the bus with your luggage)
(let’s not talk about getting to the bus with your luggage)
November 24, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If you live in Santa Monica or Venice, taking the bus is legitimately the easiest way to get to the airport
(let’s not talk about getting to the bus with your luggage)
(let’s not talk about getting to the bus with your luggage)
I forgot why I don’t spent time on Threads, so I opened the app and immediately see this
November 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I forgot why I don’t spent time on Threads, so I opened the app and immediately see this
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The Mayor’s statement is misleading, at best.
This isn’t a Palisades rebuild, it’s a spec house with plans submitted two months before the fire. It was issued a demo permit the morning before it burned down.
This isn’t a Palisades rebuild, it’s a spec house with plans submitted two months before the fire. It was issued a demo permit the morning before it burned down.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The Mayor’s statement is misleading, at best.
This isn’t a Palisades rebuild, it’s a spec house with plans submitted two months before the fire. It was issued a demo permit the morning before it burned down.
This isn’t a Palisades rebuild, it’s a spec house with plans submitted two months before the fire. It was issued a demo permit the morning before it burned down.
I have to say, I'm not a huge fan of basement ADUs with 2'9" light wells, with three stories above them. These are going to get ZERO light
November 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I have to say, I'm not a huge fan of basement ADUs with 2'9" light wells, with three stories above them. These are going to get ZERO light
I'm honestly in awe of this AB 2011 project in Woodland Hills. They identified a niche loophole in state law, and then found a one-in-a-million parcel where the loophole applied that would actually be worth it
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I'm honestly in awe of this AB 2011 project in Woodland Hills. They identified a niche loophole in state law, and then found a one-in-a-million parcel where the loophole applied that would actually be worth it
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The Scooby Doo Theory of Housing states that we can arrest housing price inflation if we only some clever kids are able to unmask the evil villain responsible for making rent go up.
I think this is mostly San Francisco finally shrugging off the pandemic, but it is *really* funny that rent prices in San Francisco shot up *immediately* after the city banned RealPage and other algorithmic price setting software.
My pre trends are incredible!
My pre trends are incredible!
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Scooby Doo Theory of Housing states that we can arrest housing price inflation if we only some clever kids are able to unmask the evil villain responsible for making rent go up.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
Wait, it looks like a developer is actually using the "wish for more wishes" entitlement loophole in CHIP! (no, I will not elaborate)
November 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Wait, it looks like a developer is actually using the "wish for more wishes" entitlement loophole in CHIP! (no, I will not elaborate)
While not many new apartment buildings are getting proposed in LA, most now contain 3 bedroom units, due to the “public benefit” incentive program in CHIP.
These two projects by the same architect show very different approaches to 3br units. One tiny compliance units, the other massive penthouses.
These two projects by the same architect show very different approaches to 3br units. One tiny compliance units, the other massive penthouses.
November 22, 2025 at 6:02 AM
While not many new apartment buildings are getting proposed in LA, most now contain 3 bedroom units, due to the “public benefit” incentive program in CHIP.
These two projects by the same architect show very different approaches to 3br units. One tiny compliance units, the other massive penthouses.
These two projects by the same architect show very different approaches to 3br units. One tiny compliance units, the other massive penthouses.
Unfortunately, Grok refuses to weigh in on this important question about Elon's skills
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Unfortunately, Grok refuses to weigh in on this important question about Elon's skills
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San Rafael residents reacting to the proposal for a 188-unit building in a city of ~60,000.
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
San Rafael residents reacting to the proposal for a 188-unit building in a city of ~60,000.
Battery electric buses are not ready for primetime, and we need to reverse BEB mandates before they result in disastrous service cuts
“The new timetable assumes each bus will spend nearly 45% of its runtime idling at BART (or about 6.2 hours of a 14 hour shift).
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the timetable is being designed around the limitations of the aging [BEB] capacity.”
www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2025/11...
It is hard to escape the conclusion that the timetable is being designed around the limitations of the aging [BEB] capacity.”
www.seamlessbayarea.org/blog/2025/11...
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Battery electric buses are not ready for primetime, and we need to reverse BEB mandates before they result in disastrous service cuts
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LA City Charter Reform Commission just voted to recommend expanding the Los Angeles City Council from 15 to 23-31 seats!!
This will be HUGE for reducing the influence of money in our local politics.
This will be HUGE for reducing the influence of money in our local politics.
November 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
LA City Charter Reform Commission just voted to recommend expanding the Los Angeles City Council from 15 to 23-31 seats!!
This will be HUGE for reducing the influence of money in our local politics.
This will be HUGE for reducing the influence of money in our local politics.
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🚨Scissor Stair Alert🚨🕺 222 St Paul Pl, a 37-story tower in dwntwn Balto. c. 1968 (at one point the tallest in the city) is being converted from a hotel back to original form (apts).
-303 units (49 st, 240 1bd, 14 3bd)
-Original arch: Jewell & Wolf
-Current arch: Urban Design Group
-IZ eligible
-303 units (49 st, 240 1bd, 14 3bd)
-Original arch: Jewell & Wolf
-Current arch: Urban Design Group
-IZ eligible
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🚨Scissor Stair Alert🚨🕺 222 St Paul Pl, a 37-story tower in dwntwn Balto. c. 1968 (at one point the tallest in the city) is being converted from a hotel back to original form (apts).
-303 units (49 st, 240 1bd, 14 3bd)
-Original arch: Jewell & Wolf
-Current arch: Urban Design Group
-IZ eligible
-303 units (49 st, 240 1bd, 14 3bd)
-Original arch: Jewell & Wolf
-Current arch: Urban Design Group
-IZ eligible
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Rounding Out LA's Holy Trinity of Future Rail
YouTube video by nandert
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Culver City's single stair ordinance has been approved by the state, so you can now build single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories
November 19, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Culver City's single stair ordinance has been approved by the state, so you can now build single-stair apartment buildings up to six stories
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A fun thing about single stair is that when you ask people defending the status quo on safety grounds to make a judgment call about whether the small buildings that would be allowed under the proposed reforms are more dangerous than the big ones we currently allow they get mad and refuse to answer.
A 100 unit per floor building at..let's say 800SF per unit = 80,000 NSF per floor
A 8 unit per floor at 800SF = 6,400 NSF per floor
Those are two fundamentally different building types, so I'm not sure they're apples to apples in any meaningful way
A 8 unit per floor at 800SF = 6,400 NSF per floor
Those are two fundamentally different building types, so I'm not sure they're apples to apples in any meaningful way
November 19, 2025 at 3:46 AM
A fun thing about single stair is that when you ask people defending the status quo on safety grounds to make a judgment call about whether the small buildings that would be allowed under the proposed reforms are more dangerous than the big ones we currently allow they get mad and refuse to answer.
Ironic that the WSJ published a story about ED 1 yesterday when the program ends today (which they seem unaware of)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
How Building Affordable Housing Became Hottest Game in L.A.
The city has streamlined the approval process for developers to ease housing shortages.
www.wsj.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Ironic that the WSJ published a story about ED 1 yesterday when the program ends today (which they seem unaware of)
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Here's something you don't see everyday: An AB2011 project for a new 400-unit subdivision in Woodland Hills, replacing part of the Woodland Hills Country Club
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Here's something you don't see everyday: An AB2011 project for a new 400-unit subdivision in Woodland Hills, replacing part of the Woodland Hills Country Club