A proposed 419-unit development along the Los Angeles River has ignited debate about what projects are appropriate along the once-neglected waterway.
Los Angeles City Councilman Gil Cedillo, whose district includes the 7-acre site, suggests there’s a lot to admire about the proposal, including that it “would be better than seeing a sewage treatment center built on that property.”
The project has yet to receive full approvals. For now, the warring groups are waiting for a completed environmental impact review of the project expected later this year, officials said. Construction could begin within two years. “We’re not NIMBYs. We just can’t imagine a worse proposal in a worse location,” she said. “The land they want to build on is critical to public access to a state park that reflects our needs for open space and access to the river — and it is in a flood plain.”“Unfortunately,” she added, “big development proposals in Los Angeles tend to foreshadow gentrification, and low-income neighborhoods rarely survive it.
State parks officials declined to comment pending completion of the environmental impact review, but Sayles said the company is working with state officials on improving access to Bowtie. Despite that “green rooftop,” the project will add thousands of cars to the area and more hard surfaces to funnel stormwater into the river, impacts that will be analyzed in the environmental review.Casitas Lofts focuses attention on how to anchor a new future for the L.A. River, which has gone through decades of transformations.
“It would take away from the possibilities for developing a world-class river restoration project and great parks on more than 100 acres along the river,” he said. “The city needs to step back and think carefully about who will benefit.”
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