Howard Kozloff

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Howard Kozloff is a real estate developer, urban planner, and educator whose work bridges real estate, design, finance, and public-private partnerships. He is CEO and Founder of Noblespace, a development firm focused on innovation campuses, science and technology districts, and mixed-use environments that connect research, entrepreneurship, and community. As Principal and Founder at Agora Partners, Kozloff leads real estate strategy and implementation for public and private clients, shaping development and public space through entrepreneurial planning frameworks that align value creation with public benefit.

He previously co-founded HATCHspaces, a pioneering platform for life-science real estate in emerging innovation markets; and served as Director, Development Strategies and Director of Operations at Hart Howerton, focusing on real estate and planning strategies for large-scale urban and resort communities worldwide. Across these roles, Kozloff has built a reputation for translating complex urban, institutional, and market dynamics into actionable development strategies and memorable places.

Kozloff currently teaches in UCLA’s Master of Real Estate Development program, and previously taught at the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and the University of Southern California. His teaching links design thinking, financial modeling, and civic engagement to emphasize how built environments can be simultaneously economically viable and socially meaningful.

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Design of the Environment from the University of Pennsylvania, a Master in Urban Planning from Harvard University, and a Master of Science in Real Estate Development from Columbia University. Through his professional and academic work, Kozloff continues to champion real estate as both a creative enterprise and a civic catalyst.

Alfred Fraijo Jr.

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Alfred Fraijo Jr. is the founder and CEO of the Somos Group. He founded Somos to
spearhead innovative projects for clients that require multi-disciplinary expertise in
planning and law with the goal of reimagining urban placemaking. He specializes in
managing the design and permitting of complex development projects for government
and private-sector clients.

Under his leadership, a team of planners and lawyers has developed some of the most
transformative planning and research projects in urban communities, spanning
commercial, residential, hospitality, and healthcare sectors. Prior to starting his own
firm, Alfred was a senior partner at Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton, LLP, where
he led the Real Estate and Land Use Practice team in Los Angeles and served on the
firm’s Executive Committee.

Alfred was born and raised in Los Angeles and is passionate about community service
and serves on prominent organizations advancing urban redevelopment and social
equity. He is a leader in the Latinx and LGBTQ communities, serving on the executive
boards of the Los Angeles LGBT Center, the California Community Foundation, the LA
Phil, and For People of Color, a non-profit organization dedicated to growing diversity in
the legal profession. He also serves on the Board of Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit
that advocates for formerly incarcerated individuals who seek to reintegrate into society.
Alfred also is the founder of Inclusive Action for the City Inc., a multidisciplinary nonprofit
organization advocating for equitable land use and sustainable development policies.
Alfred has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a J.D. from Loyola
Marymount University

Michael Manville

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Michael Manville is Professor of Urban Planning at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. His research areas are transportation, land use, and housing, and the interrelationships between those. He has particular interests in road and parking pricing; the determinants of driving and transit use; and the influence of land use regulations on the supply and price of housing.

Dr. Manville’s research has been published in journals of planning, economics, urban studies, and sociology. He has received research funding from University Transportation Centers, from the John Randolph Haynes Foundation, and the TransitCenter, among others. He has consulted for developers, environmental groups, local governments, and the United Nations.

Dr. Manville has an MA and PhD in Urban Planning, both from UCLA Luskin. Prior to joining Luskin as a faculty member, he was Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning at Cornell University.

Selected Publications

Manville, Michael, Mott Smith and Shane Phillips. 2025. The Consequences of Measure ULA: Some Clarifications. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. August.

Manville, Michael and Mott Smith. 2025.  The Unintended Consequences of Measure ULA. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. April.

Manville, Michael, Hannah King, Juan Matute and Theodore Lau. 2024. Neighborhood Change and Transit Ridership. Journal of Transport Geography. 121.

Manville, Michael. 2024. Induced Travel Estimation Revisited.  Report to the Southern California Association of Governments.

Monkkonen, Paavo, Michael Manville and Michael Lens. 2024. Built out Cities? A new approach to Measuring Land Use Regulation. Journal of Housing Economics. 63.

Manville, Michael, Paavo Monkkonen, Nolan Gray and Shane Phillips. 2024. Does Discretion Delay Development? Journal of the American Planning Association. 89(3): 336-347.

Manville, Michael, Paavo Monkkonen, Michael Lens and Richard Green. 2022. Renter Nonpayment and Landlord Response: Evidence from COVID-19.  Housing Policy Debate. 33:6, 1333-13.

Manville, Michael, Gregory Pierce and Bryan Graveline. Guardrails on Priced Lanes: Protecting Equity While PromotingEfficiency. Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Manville, Michael, Brian Taylor, Evelyn Blumenberg, and Andrew Schouten. 2022. Vehicle Access and Falling TransitRidership: Evidence from Southern California. Transportation. 50, 303–329.

Manville, Michael and Miriam Pinski. 2021. The Causes and Consequences of Curb ParkingManagement. Transportation Research Part A. 152 (October): 295-307.

Manville, Michael.  2021. Liberals andHousing: A Study in Ambivalence. Housing Policy Debate. 33:4, 844-864.

Manville, Michael and Paavo Monkkonen. 2021. Unwanted Housing: Localism and the Politics of Development. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 44(2):685-700.

Gabbe, CJ, Michael Manville and Taner Osman. 2021. The Opportunity Cost of Parking Requirements. Journal of Transport and Land Use. 14(1):277-301

Manville, Michael. 2020. Roads, Pricesand Shortages: A Gasoline Parable. UCLA Institute of Transportation Studies Explanatory Essay. October 1.

Manville, Michael, Paavo Monkkonen, and Michael Lens. 2020. It’s Time to End Single Family Zoning. Journal of the American Planning Association. 86 (1); 106-112.

Manville, Michael. 2021. Value Capture Reconsidered. UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies. June 17.

King, David, Michael Smart and Michael Manville. 2019. The Poverty of the Carless: Toward Universal Auto Access. Journal of Planning Education and Research. 42(3):464-481.

Manville, Michael and Emily Goldman. 2017.  Would Congestion Pricing Harm the Poor? Do Free Roads Help the Poor? Journal of Planning Education and Research.

Manville, Michael and Taner Osman. 2017. Motivations for Growth Revolts: Discretion and Pretext. City and Community. 16(1):66-85.

Manville, Michael. 2017. Travel and the Built Environment: Time for Change. Journal of the American Planning Association. 83(1): 29-32.

Manville, Michael. 2017. Bundled Parking and Vehicle Ownership: Evidence from the American Housing Survey. Journal of Transport and Land Use. 10(1): 27–55