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Los Angeles Affordable Housing Conference

Solving The Lingering Problem, Tackling Shortages, Navigating Financing Challenges & Rebuilding LA Faster And Stronger

Hosted Downtown Los Angeles at The Biltmore

Event Ended On: Wednesday May 7 2025

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Speakers and Panels

Fireside Chat

Kenneth Lombard

Kenneth Lombard

President & CEO, BRIDGE Housing

The Plan to House LA

Addressing Housing Needs, Analyzing Opportunities & Addressing The Shortage By Navigating through Challenges, Expanding Access & Spurring Development

Lourdes Castro Ramirez

Lourdes Castro Ramirez

President & CEO, Housing Authority City of Los Angeles (HACLA)
Ted Handel

Ted Handel

CEO, Decro
Carolyn Patton

Carolyn Patton

Director, Real Estate Development, West Angeles Community Development Corporation

Azeen Khanmalek

Executive Director, Abundant Housing LA
Lise Bornstein
Moderator

Lise Bornstein

Partner, KFA

Affordable Housing Development Throughout LA

State Housing Law Update, Legislation & Policy, Solutions Leading To Housing Production, Getting Projects of The Ground, Increasing Units & Rebuilding Efforts

Ekta Naik

SVP, Head of Real Estate, SoLa Impact
Blake Coddington

Blake Coddington

VP, Residential, Primestor
Alan Greenlee

Alan Greenlee

Executive Director, SCANPH (Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing)
Konstantin Daskalov

Konstantin Daskalov

VP, US Operations, STACK Modular
Greg Hayes
Moderator

Greg Hayes

Policy Director & Office Managing Director, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Financing & Funding Affordable Housing in A Volatile Market

Creative Approaches To Financing, Unique Investment Strategies, Funding Projects, Access to Debt & Equity, AB 846, AB 1868

John Williams

John Williams

President, CIO & COO, Avanath Capital Management
Sean Rawson

Sean Rawson

Co-Founder, Head of Acquisitions and Development, Waterford Property Company
Ben Winter

Ben Winter

EVP, Linc Housing
Charly Ligety

Charly Ligety

Director, Housing on Merit
Daniel Mense

Daniel Mense

President, KH Equities
Jeff Kearns
Moderator

Jeff Kearns

Managing Director, Walker & Dunlop

Why You Won't Want To Miss This Conference:

What You’ll Learn: 

  • How will the LA wildfires impact multifamily and affordable housing development for the years ahead?
  • How are current or proposed tariffs on materials like lumber and steel impacting CRE leaders ability to build affordable housing? How are developers adapting? 
  • Tariffs can drive up construction costs, which directly affects the accessibility and availability of affordable housing. What strategies or partnerships can help counterbalance this, especially in underserved communities?
  • When designing trade policy, how should housing affordability be factored into tariff decisions on building materials? What tools do local, state, or federal governments have to soften the blow on affordable housing projects?
  • LA’s restrictive zoning and land use policies reduce the available parcels where housing can be built. What is being done by the city to incentivize developers and investors to build more and get affordable housing projects off the ground?
  • How can the public and private sectors work in tandem to fund and deliver affordable housing projects?
  • How are developers financing affordable housing projects in today’s market?
  • What strategic funding options have been implemented to address the need to deliver more housing?
  • Which submarkets within Los Angeles are being targeted for affordable housing developments?
  • What trends are emerging pertaining to design, layouts and development of new affordable units? 
  • Can fix Los Angeles’s affordable housing problem through converting and repositioning buildings?

 

Good Reads: 

Here are California's affordable housing income limits for 2025

New in 2025: Building more homes, faster

Celebrating a Decade of Affordable Housing Solutions 

Understanding Los Angeles' Complex Affordable Housing Ecosystem

 

 

Who You'll Network With At This Discussion: Owners, Developers, Investors, Architects, Construction, Designers, Brokers, Lawyers, Financial Institutions & Government Officials.

 

How You'll Do More Business From Attending This CRE Event: Join industry leaders as they discuss the current affordable housing landscape, ways to navigate through challenges in today’s volatile market, creative financing strategies, unique approaches to investment, access to debt and equity, collaborating with local housing authorities and the city to move the needle and more.  

 

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to identify opportunities, build your network and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than us.
 

 

For questions, recommendations, comments or press inquiries please email our event producer, Samantha D'Angelo at samantha.dangelo@bisnow.com. To request disability-related accommodations, please contact  thea.parkert@bisnow.com no later than seven business days prior to the event.

Venue

The Biltmore Los Angeles
506 S Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071

Ballroom Name/Floor: Crystal & Tiffany ballroom


Parking Information:

Event valet parking is $35 in the building.

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Agenda

Time Activity
8:00 AM
9:00 AM
Coffee, Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM
9:30 AM
Fireside Chat with Ken Lombard, CEO, BRIDGE Housing
9:30 AM
10:15 AM
The Plan to House LA
Addressing Housing Needs, Analyzing Opportunities & Addressing The Shortage By Navigating through Challenges, Expanding Access & Spurring Development
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Networking Break
10:30 AM
11:15 AM
Affordable Housing Development Throughout LA
State Housing Law Update, Legislation & Policy, Solutions Leading To Housing Production, Getting Projects of The Ground, Increasing Units & Rebuilding Efforts
11:15 AM
12:00 PM
Financing & Funding Affordable Housing in A Volatile Market
Creative Approaches To Financing, Unique Investment Strategies, Funding Projects, Access to Debt & Equity, AB 846, AB 1868
12:00 PM
12:30 PM
More Networking!

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