From left: 1421 West Adams Boulevard and 926 North Kingsley Drive All of Los Angeles County’s top five most recent proposed residential projects with fewer than 50 units have at least one thing: affordable units. Each of the proposals have set aside at least some affordable units in their construction plan, a move that helps […]
Nonprofit developer wants to add to affordable housing portfolio in Little Tokyo area
Dean Matsubayashi, executive director at Little Tokyo Service Center and 414 Crocker Street A nonprofit affordable housing developer wants to build a residential complex near Little Tokyo on the site of a former rice cake factory. Little Tokyo Service Center plans to replace the existing two-story building with 120 to 150 units of affordable housing, […]
Strength in the suburbs: Homeowners played central role in opposing housing bill
State Senator Anthony Portantino and Glendale A proposed statewide housing bill faced broad opposition, particularly in Los Angeles, but it was single-family homeowners who appear to have had the most influence in squashing it. Suburban homeowners played a central role in state Sen. Anthony Portantino’s decision last week to shelve the bill, according to the […]
Housing construction in LA is down, and developers blame Measure JJJ
LAplus’ Mark Vallianatos Housing production in Los Angeles has slowed since voters passed a measure three years ago requiring that some developers boost worker wages and set aside a portion of units as affordable. Passed in 2016, Measure JJJ mandates that developers who receive a requested change in zoning pay prevailing wages to their workers, […]
Galaxy Commercial returns to San Pedro with 137-unit project
Raffi Cohen and the site Galaxy Commercial Holdings is back in San Pedro with another multifamily development. The firm’s president, Raffi Cohen, filed plans to build a new 137-unit apartment at 511 S. Harbor Boulevard, a 33,300-square-foot lot across from the Battleship USS Iowa Museum. The project would require the demolition of a vacant, 4,200-square-foot […]
Santa Monica prohibits market rate micro apartments
Santa Monica Mayor Gleam Davis and Santa Monica City Hall attached There’s no room in Santa Monica for any more micro units — at least for now. Market-rate apartments under 375 square feet are now permanently banned in the city of Santa Monica, though officials plan to address new housing models again later this year. […]