Where L.A. Riots Flared, A Housing Boom

Developers are turning the lots of South Los Angeles into new apartment complexes and condos.

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July 13, 2005, 5:00 AM PDT

"Now, to the surprise of many, developers are turning the lots of South Los Angeles into the city's latest housing boom - erecting new apartment complexes and condos where abandoned factories and homes once stood.

Yet this is not a typical gentrification tale - at least not yet. Even though more for-profit developers are seeking opportunities in South L.A., the majority of what they are building now is affordable housing."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Where L.A. riots flared, a housing boom

Tuesday, July 12, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

Community / Economic Development California

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