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Find Real Estate

The City of Los Angeles can help you find property within city limits or buy or lease publicly-owned property.

Search for Property in the City of Los Angeles

The Department of City Planning provides a web-based Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows users to retrieve comprehensive property information from across the City of Los Angeles. ZIMAS provides zoning information as well as Business Incentive Zone designations. When looking for a location for your business, it is critical that the zoning regulations accommodate your business type. For more information on zoning, contact the Department of City Planning.

• Zone Information & Map Access System (ZIMAS)

The Bureau of Engineering provides a web-based mapping application that delivers maps and reports based on data supplied by various City departments, Los Angeles County, and Thomas Bros. Maps.

• Navigate LA

Buy or Lease City-Owned Property

OPTION ONE: If you are interested in buying surplus city property, leasing city-owned property, or responding to a RFP for city property management, please contact the Asset Management Division of the General Services Department (GSD).

• General Service Department
  Asset Management Division
  Phone: (213) 922-8500
  www.lacity.org/gsd/asset/asset.htm

OPTION TWO: If you are interested in the licensing or leasing of property on electrical transmission line rights of way for agricultural uses, vehicle parking, truck storage, telecommunications, or RV parking, contact the Real Estate Business Unit of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.

• LA Department of Water & Power
  Real Estate Business Unit
  Phone: (213) 367-0564
  www.ladwp.com/ladwp/cms/ladwp004081.jsp