In addition to owning and operating Rolland Curtis Gardens, Abode Communities offers their signature Beyond Home resident services program for residents of the development. In several charrette sessions, “participants identified a need to create training and wealth building opportunities in addition to economic opportunities for community members.” Residents also indicated that health care was a top priority, so the developers responded by adding a Federally Qualified Health Center and a locally owned market with a café to Rolland Curtis Gardens. They decided to renovate the property, relying on input from community members about what features and amenities they wanted in their neighborhood. South LA purchased Rolland Curtis Gardens in July 2012 for $8.33 million, removing the property from Los Angeles’ competitive real estate market. Credit: Abode CommunitiesĪbode Communities and T.R.U.S.T. Rolland Curtis Gardens features onsite amenities such as an outdoor courtyard, playground, gardens, a barbecuing area, and a resident services center. Building amenities include a playground, a community garden, a barbecue area, and a resident services center. The development is affordable for families earning between 30 percent and 60 percent of the area median income, with monthly rents ranging from $633 to $1,757. Two additional units are reserved for onsite managers. The development offers 138 affordable housing units consisting of 12 one-bedroom, 81 two-bedroom, and 45 three-bedroom apartments. Rolland Curtis Gardens was designed to meet the needs of multicultural, working-class households and small businesses. Surrounding Rolland Curtis Gardens is the renowned Exposition Park, home of cultural and community institutions such as the California African American Museum and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, a host site for the 19 Olympic Games.īuilding Housing for Families and Community The complex is a transit-oriented development (TOD) conveniently located approximately 100 feet from the Expo/Vermont Los Angeles Metro station.
South Los Angeles, a community land trust. Abode Communities, an affordable housing developer, developed the project in collaboration with T.R.U.S.T. The mixed-use development features 140 residential units and 8,000 square feet of commercial space that houses a community health clinic and a locally owned market and cafe. Rolland Curtis Gardens opened in the Spring of 2019 in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Rolland Curtis Gardens is a transit-oriented affordable housing development in the Exposition Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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