Los Lirios Community Driven Development on Metro Lots at 1st and Soto

To advocate for economic and social justice in Boyle

Heights and East Los Angeles by building grassroots

leadership, developing affordable housing and neighborhood

assets, and providing access to economic development

opportunities for low and moderate income families.

Our Mission

Development Site

Affordable Housing 101 (May) Overview of Affordable Housing needs and

development process.

• 1/4 mile door to door outreach.

• Mailed over 2,500 fliers

• Emailed 312 individuals

• 150 attendees

Focus Groups (June) • Tenants

• Homeowners and Property Owners

• Small Businesses and Street Vendors

• Arts, Culture, History

• Youth and Education

• 200 attendees total

Community Workshop (August) Presented feedback from focus groups, collected

income information from participants.

• Emailed 312 Individuals

• Mailed 200 invites to all previous

attendees

• Posted on ELACC Social Media

• 81 attendees

Community Organizations (June -July) • Calo Youthbuild

• Self-Help Graphics

• Proyecto Pastoral

• Multicultural Communities for Mobility

• Boyle Heights Historical Society

• From Lot to Spot

• Union de Vecinos

• Legacy LA

• Inner City Struggle

• LA Conservancy

• Organización de Mariachis Unidos de Los Ángeles (OMULA)

Community Meeting (October) Presented 3 options based on feedback and

narrowed down on one option.

• 70 emails to previous participants

• 50 phone call invitations to previous

participants without email

• 50 attendees

Summary of Outreach

Small Business Outreach (September) Surveyed Small Businesses in immediate area to

discuss difficulties of operations and opportunities

in proposed commercial space, and other retail that

could activate and support their business.

Youth and Education

Focus Group

Community Meeting on

Different Options

Community Meetings

Community Meeting on

Different Options

Homeowner and Property

Owner Focus Group

Youth and Education

Focus Group

Community Meeting:

Affordable Housing 101

Design Charrettes

Proposal Highlights Based on Community Input

Deeper Affordability Resident Services Community Space

• Eliminating 60% AMI units and

increased number of 30%-40%

units from 15 to 44.

• Including studios which are

more affordable than 1bd.

Minimum income lowers from

$13,800 to $13,050.

• Commitment from DHS to

provide housing vouchers for

people making less than $13,050

who depend on medical

services from LA County-USC

Medical Center.

• Incorporate our ELACC

Community Wealth

Department to provide

financial services to

residential and commercial

tenants.

• ELACC STARS Program can

provide after-school tutoring.

• Community Room can be

used in partnership with other

organizations to provide

resident and community

services.

• Community Room placed closer

to the station with possibility of

opening towards station. Supports

connection and use of public

space.

• Proposing restoration of Historic

Blue House to be used as office

space for non-profits or space for

community programing.

*Currently discussing the

possibility of moving

house with Metro.

• 5,000 sq ft commercial space is

flexible for uses and uses will be

identified through continuous

community engagement.

Summary of New Proposal

General Description • Mixed Use Affordable Housing and Community Serving Retail • 5 stories of wood framed Type III construction, over one level of sub-terranean garage • Activation of station plaza with public art and other street furniture

Residential • 66 apartments: 65 units of affordable housing + 1 managers unit

• 14 studios • 19 One-Bedrooms • 12 Two-Bedrooms • 21 Three-Bedrooms

• 51 Residential Parking Spaces • Bike storage and bike parking • Serving Incomes between $13,050-$51,500 • Rents from $435-$1079 • Possibility of housing vouchers for families and individuals making les than $13,500

Commercial • 5,000 sq ft of community serving retail identified through a community process • 14 Retail Parking Space (for a total of 65 with Residential)

Affordability of Units

Income Level & Range* Original Proposal (Los Lirios only)

Current Proposal**

Approximate Rents ***

Studio 1bd 2bd 3bd

30% AMI ($13,050 -$30,900)

5 27 $435 $466 $560 $647

40% AMI ($17,430 - $41,200)

10 17 $581 $622 $747 $863

50% AMI ($21,780 - $51,500)

20 21 $726 $778 $933 $1079

60% AMI ($27,990- $61,800)

13 None N/A

Manager’s Unit 1 1 N/A

TOTAL UNITS 49 66

*Income Range for each AMI level is dependent on family size, identified are minimums and maximums.

** Current Proposal is subject to receiving funding sources and negotiating terms with Metro.

***Rents set by Federal Housing Department (HUD).

Site Plan Tenno Sushi

Both Sites: New Massing Compared to Previous Massing

Southwest Corner: New Massing Compared to Previous Massing

Southeast Corner: In discussions with Metro for possible use of site for restoration of Historic Blue House

Next Steps

• Metro Board Meeting (January/February 2016)

• Approval of Exclusive Negotiations Agreement (ENA) to begin negotiations

with Metro for community supported proposal

• Design Outreach (Spring 2016)

• Meeting #1: Architecture Basics, Identify Preferences using Other Buildings

• Meeting #2: Present Design Preferences & Choose Colors

• Meeting #3: Landscape and Signage

• Neighborhood Council (Fall 2016)

• Metro Board Meeting (Winter 2016)

• Approval of Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Metro in order to begin

applying for funding sources