2004CRA/LA in the News

CRA/LA in the news

Daily Breeze- August 2, 2004

L.A. counts on 2 giant projects for downtown
Still angling to ignite a redevelopment renaissance like the ones that have transformed downtowns in Long Beach, Pasadena and San Diego in recent years, Los Angeles officials are pinning their hopes on a burgeoning housing market and a pair of billion-dollar projects that could provide redevelopment bookends to the sputtering city center.

L.A. Garment & Citizen- July 27, 2004

Mixed-Use Project Bows 2nd & Central
Respectfully Offered: Shu Kwan Woo, vice chairman of the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA), bows before a Shinto shrine as Reverend Dr. Alfred Tsuyuki looks on during a July 20 groundbreaking ceremony on a residential and commercial development in Little Tokyo.

L.A. Times- July 21, 2004

Little Tokyo Project to Rise
Ground is broken on a housing/retail complex that backers hope will continue a migration to the central city

L.A. Daily News - July 14, 2004

Big dream for downtown
massive $1 billion hotel, entertainment and residential district for downtown Los Angeles will be announced today, with a towering 55-story hotel-condominium complex dominating the area around Staples Center.

L.A. Times - July 14, 2004

City, Builder to Settle Suit Over Historic House
Deal calls for developer to pay $200,000 for tearing down a 1887 Bunker Hill home.

L.A. Garment & Citizen - July 14, 2004

S. Broadway Affordable Housing Plan Includes Some 4-Bedroom Units.
The Board of Commissioners of the Community Redevelopment Agency of Los Angeles (CRA/LA) has approved a financing plan for a 50-unit affordable housing complex on Broadway south of Downtown--a project that is expected to include units ranging up to four-bedrooms for larger families.