Abode Communities Briggs and Foothill How Affordable Housing Funding Works
Robbyn Battles, The House Agent, a long-term La Crescenta resident and realtor, digs deep into the details of how Abode Communities' 100% affordable housing project at Briggs & Foothill, known as the La Crescenta Apartments, carries a $67...
How can we make homeownership affordable
We keep hearing about making housing more affordable. But if the real goal is affordable homeownership, the conversation becomes much more complex. Recently, RISMedia covered a Congressional hearing titled “Priced Out of the American Dream.�...
Building the Housing We Need Without Making Renters for Life
Building the Housing We Need Without Making Renters for Life. A pro ownership perspective on affordability, infrastructure, and California’s housing framework. There is no dispute that California, and especially communities like Glendale...
When Housing Density Outruns Safety
Over the past several weeks, a series of events and expert warnings have converged to create a clear and increasingly urgent picture of what State mandated density is creating in the Foothill communities. A recent Los Angeles Times column e...
Nine Density Housing Projects Across the Foothills
Across our Foothill communities, nine major projects will add 485 long term housing units and 16 short term suites, reshaping the corridor far more quickly than our current infrastructure can adapt. These developments stretch from La ...
SB9 Auxillary Dwelling Units and Lot Splits
SB 9 in Our Foothills: Lot Splits, Fire Safety, and Parking Concerns.Why This Matters — If you live in the foothills—La Crescenta, Altadena, La Cañada, Sunland-Tujunga, Glendale—you’ve probably noticed more discussions about ho...
Is L.A. Sacrificing Design and History for Density?
This week, I came across an enlightening article in CityWatch LA, "The Dehumanization of Los Angeles: How Housing Policy Created an Aesthetic and Economic Catastrophe". that raises big questions about Los Angeles’ rush toward dense housin...
Glendales Overlay Plan Simplified
Glendale’s Plan & the “City-Owned Residential Overlay (CORO)” — in one paragraph. The City of Glendale Public Review Draft Land Use Element explains how future growth could be guided across Glendale, CA and introd...