Built by people who build.
We started Brickwork because the most important question in LA real estate — what can this lot actually hold? — used to take a land-use consultant weeks and thousands of dollars to answer. We thought it should take days, for a fraction of the cost.
A maze, by design.
Over the last few years, California has stacked dozens of state housing laws — SB 9, SB 684, AB 2011, density bonus, ADUs, transit upzoning — on top of LA's existing zoning code. Each one can dramatically change what a lot is allowed to hold. Almost none of it is visible from the city's own zoning portal.
That gap is expensive. Owners sell parcels for far less than their entitled value. Agents lose listings to buyers who did the homework first. Developers burn weeks of due diligence on sites that were never going to pencil. We built Brickwork to close it.
The people behind the reports.
A small team of researchers, engineers, and builders — based in Los Angeles.
John Jung
Founder
Alex Irvine
Founder
Donavan Chau
Head of Partnerships
Anton Amirkhanian
Senior Analyst
Anahi Chavarria
Architectural Analyst
Carlos Lovato
Senior Analyst
Kevin Birnbaum
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