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Mixed-use project in LA’s Boyle Heights combines apartments and a museum
Toledo Capital pitches affordable housing plus Chicano art in development named Xola
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Mixed-use projects usually match homes with offices, shops or restaurants. But Toledo Capital Development wants to combine affordable housing in Boyle Heights with a museum for Chicano art.
The Boyle Heights-based developer led by Alfred Fraijo Jr. has filed plans for a 19-unit apartment building and a six-story museum at 2141 East Cesar Chavez Avenue, Urbanize Los Angeles reported. It would replace a commercial storefront.
Both buildings would be fast-tracked by L.A. Mayor Karen Bass’ Executive Directive 1, which streamlines city approvals for affordable housing.
The project, dubbed Xola, would include a 96-foot-tall Museo de Arte Chicano LA in front, according to plans filed with the city.
In back would be a 10-story, 126-foot-tall complex with 19 one-, two- and three-bedroom affordable apartments set aside for households with moderate-, low- and very low-incomes.
Designed by Mexican architect Tatiana Bilbao, the complex would be built on less than 0.18 acres with buildings sheathed in glass and brick, rooftop decks and a courtyard breezeway.
The Xola development is one of a handful of ED1 projects planned in Boyle Heights, including a 51-unit complex near 1st and Soto streets.
Developers have also proposed mixed-income and market-rate projects, including a 50-unit building at 2115 East Cesar Chavez Avenue.
— Dana Bartholomew
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