Updated July 21, 2026
AB 2011 lets qualifying multifamily housing bypass discretionary review and get streamlined, ministerial approval on sites currently zoned for office, retail, or parking — including 100%-affordable projects anywhere on commercially-zoned land, and mixed-income projects fronting a commercial corridor.
The mixed-income path requires the site to abut a commercial corridor with at least 50 feet of frontage, at least 15% of units affordable to lower-income households, and compliance with prevailing wage and objective design standards; in exchange, the city cannot use discretionary hearings to block or delay it.
AB 2011 opened up a real, new category of redevelopment candidate in LA: commercially-zoned strip retail and underused parking lots along corridors that were previously locked out of multifamily use entirely. Sellers holding this kind of site should know whether it qualifies before assuming its only value is as a retail parcel.
From the Sterman LA Multifamily Glossary — defined the way a broker actually uses these terms.
Michael Sterman, Senior Managing Director Investments, Marcus & Millichap.
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