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Boyle Heights native developing affordable housing across from Mariachi Plaza
"The homelessness picture is people like my uncle, who just can’t afford somewhere to live," she says.
New Sixth Street bridge delayed another two years
Whenever it’s finished, the new bridge, designed by architect Michael Maltzan, will connect Boyle Heights and the Arts District and cross over a new public art plaza and park.
Dolores Huerta deserves more than a square
Compared to Cesar Chavez, Huerta is still vastly under-honored in Los Angeles.
Arts District—not Boyle Heights—to get sculpture of ‘LA’ fingers under Sixth Street bridge
The LA hands are often associated with city’s Latino community, making the decision "super disappointing."
Redeveloper of Boyle Heights Sears looking for project partner
The Shomof Group is planning more than 1,000 new units, plus shops and offices in the old Art Deco building.
County supervisors move ahead with plan to reuse County General Hospital as housing
The hospital could help fill the "tremendous need for homeless, low income, and high-need population residential options."
New exhibit captures memories of ’90s teen culture in East LA
Guadalupe Rosales is creating a new historical record—where the people included control the narrative.
Lush park to shield Boyle Heights residents from 12-lane freeway
Some residents live 100 feet from the busy interstate.
Taking a look at the under-construction Sixth Street Bridge
The first pieces of the viaduct’s swoopy arches will be appearing on the site later this month.
Boyle Heights affordable housing complex finally moves forward
But a lawsuit still may be on the horizon
Boyle Heights mariachis, landlord cut deal ending months-long rent strike
The deal will allow residents to negotiate with their landlord as a union. It could be a model for other LA renters to follow.
Two affordable housing developments in Boyle Heights move toward approval
One would rise at historic Mariachi Plaza, where Metro once planned to put a large medical office complex.
LA should dismantle its freeways
It’s unhealthy to build housing next to freeways. Homes aren’t the problem—cars are.
The game-changing development proposals of 2017
A look back at the most dramatic real estate proposals of the year.
Curbed Cup 1st round: (7) Boyle Heights vs. (10) Hollywood
Which neighborhood should advance? Vote now!
You won't find these beautiful Virgin of Guadalupe shrines in church
They adorn homes, burrito stands, and markets, from Santa Ana to Boyle Heights.
Boyle Heights affordable housing complex nearly set to rise on Metro-owned land
It would bring 77 new units of housing to the neighborhood, along with 8,000 square feet of commercial space.
Housing for homeless college students to rise on city-owned Boyle Heights property
One in five community college students is homeless.
See the massive transformation in store for the Boyle Heights Sears complex
The mixed-user will have it all, from a food hall to offices to 1,030 live-work units.
New apartment complex would house the homeless—but some Boyle Heights residents don’t support it
The 49-unit project might be hitting the skids in the midst of a housing shortage and homelessness crisis.
New documentary explores gentrification in LA
Boyle Heights, Long Beach, and South Central LA are three of the communities highlighted in the KCET doc.
Fly around the flashy new Sixth Street bridge with this video
The video shows off a huge, spiraling ramp that will allow you to walk from new street-level parks and onto the bridge.
Three Mariachi Plaza storefronts in Boyle Heights are for sale for $6.2M
A parking lot and a house on Boyle Avenue are also for sale. Marketing materials advertise the site as a "rare development opportunity."
What $725K buys you in LA
See how far that budget gets you in Los Angeles.
Report: Home prices are surging in LA’s priciest neighborhoods
Sale prices are also up in North Inglewood and Boyle Heights.
Mariachis are planning to protest in Boyle Heights tonight over rent hikes
The mariachis "are the fabric of our neighborhood."
Plans revealed for public park below new Sixth Street bridge
The city wants feedback on three different designs for the park, which will include bike and walking trails, an athletic field, and an art plaza.
Targeted by anti-gentrification activists, Boyle Heights art gallery shutters
Activists have succeeded in forcing out one gallery: "We hope the rest of the galleries follow the example set by PSSST [and] leave Boyle Heights."
Metro considering new development plan for Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights
The last plan wasn’t popular with Boyle Heights residents. Now, on the one-acre property Metro owns next to the Gold Line stop, it wants to put up to 60 units of affordable housing plus a park and space for mariachi musicians to store their instruments.
New Sixth Street bridge will be delayed until late 2020
Work is already underway to replace the old Sixth Street Viaduct with a new one designed by local starchitect Michael Maltzan. But the project will cost a bit more than previously expected, and will take eight months longer to finish.
Curbed Cup Elite Eight: (2) Boyle Heights vs. (10) Koreatown
Which neighborhood should advance? Vote now!
76 affordable apartments planned for Boyle Heights
Just a couple blocks from the Gold Line, this proposed project would bring 76 units to the area on Metro-owned land. They’ll rent to residents making 30 to 60 percent of median income in the area.
Curbed Cup 1st round: (2) Boyle Heights vs. (16) Watts
Which neighborhood should advance? Vote now!
'Gente-fied' will bring Boyle Heights to Sundance Film Festival
Gente-fied—a seven-episode video series dealing with the hot topic of gentrification in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights neighborhood—will screen at the Sundance Film Festival next year.
LA’s final home for the homeless is a green corner of historic Boyle Heights
The cemetery where thousands of unclaimed bodies are buried occupies what was originally the southernmost corner of historic and sadly decrepit Evergreen Cemetery, the oldest graveyard in Los Angeles.
Housing developers eyeing Boyle Heights lot across from Mariachi Plaza
An empty lot at the southeast corner of Boyle Avenue and First Street in the heart of Downtown-adjacent Boyle Heights could become a mixed-user with affordable housing.
New web series ‘Gente-fied’ tells the story of gentrification in Boyle Heights
The bilingual show was shot on and around Boyle Heights' historic 1st Street. The show’s costar told Curbed, "it humanizes an issue that otherwise ... if it doesn't touch you directly, then you wouldn't turn to look at it and to think about it."
LAPD investigating tagging of Boyle Heights art galleries as possible hate crime
But activists say the real hate crime is gentrification