Are there any places that have these kinds of housing pressure where there are a significant number of free acres of land in town? (I say this sitting in the m

Are there any places that have these kinds of housing pressure where there are a significant number of free acres of land in town? (I say this sitting in the middle of the LA metropolis between two almost undeveloped hillsides of ~10 acres each, haha; and a thousand more people in this neighborhood would be significant for us (maybe? dunno the actual pop count) but nothing to LA as a whole, AFAIK)