Population growth in Los Angeles may be slow, but it is drivinginvestment and development decisions. Central Los Angeles ispositioned to see the most population growth over the next fiveyears, and in that time, Central Los Angeles will see more densitywith public transit serving as a central role in new developmentand investment decisions.

"Transit-oriented development and the reinvention of keycorridors are driving forces behind investor activity across themarket," Amber Schiada, senior director ofresearch and insight for California at JLL, tellsGlobeSt.com. "Los Angeles may look like a sprawling suburbanparadise from the outside, but locals know that it's quite urban,and it continues to grow even more dense with infill developmentand redevelopment projects dotting the landscape, particularlybetween the ocean and downtown."