{"id":108357,"date":"2023-12-12T16:26:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_project&#038;p=108357"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:26:58","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T21:26:58","slug":"south-l-a-gentrification-jordan-downs","status":"publish","type":"metro_project","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/projects\/south-l-a-gentrification-jordan-downs\/","title":{"rendered":"How South L.A. Is Fighting Gentrification with Affordable Housing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2503\" height=\"1539\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2023//11//Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1.jpg 2503w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Jordan_Downs_2017_Submittal_Graphics-_Page_1-2048x1259.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2503px) 100vw, 2503px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">December 12, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading size-large\">How South L.A. Is Fighting Gentrification with Affordable Housing<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">As one of Los Angeles&#8217;s poorest areas transforms into a hive of activity, the city&#8217;s housing authority and private developers are redeveloping languishing housing with community support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"//tag//sam-lubell/">Sam Lubell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.facebook.com//sharer//sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fsouth-l-a-gentrification-jordan-downs%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.linkedin.com//sharing//share-offsite//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fsouth-l-a-gentrification-jordan-downs%2F\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"http:////pinterest.com//pin//create//button//?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fsouth-l-a-gentrification-jordan-downs%2F&amp;description=How+South+L.A.+Is+Fighting+Gentrification+with+Affordable+Housing\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M12 0c-6.627 0-12 5.372-12 12 0 5.084 3.163 9.426 7.627 11.174-.105-.949-.2-2.405.042-3.441.218-.937 1.407-5.965 1.407-5.965s-.359-.719-.359-1.782c0-1.668.967-2.914 2.171-2.914 1.023 0 1.518.769 1.518 1.69 0 1.029-.655 2.568-.994 3.995-.283 1.194.599 2.169 1.777 2.169 2.133 0 3.772-2.249 3.772-5.495 0-2.873-2.064-4.882-5.012-4.882-3.414 0-5.418 2.561-5.418 5.207 0 1.031.397 2.138.893 2.738.098.119.112.224.083.345l-.333 1.36c-.053.22-.174.267-.402.161-1.499-.698-2.436-2.889-2.436-4.649 0-3.785 2.75-7.262 7.929-7.262 4.163 0 7.398 2.967 7.398 6.931 0 4.136-2.607 7.464-6.227 7.464-1.216 0-2.359-.631-2.75-1.378l-.748 2.853c-.271 1.043-1.002 2.35-1.492 3.146 1.124.347 2.317.535 3.554.535 6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12 0-6.628-5.373-12-12-12z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=https://metropolismag.com/"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fprojects%2Fsouth-l-a-gentrification-jordan-downs%2F&amp;subject=How+South+L.A.+Is+Fighting+Gentrification+with+Affordable+Housing\%22 target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">South Los Angeles is a very nebulous territory. Its edges are debatable, but you could say it stretches across 40 or 50 square blocks south of the 10 Freeway near the center of the sprawling expanse of the L.A. Basin. Containing some of the poorest areas in the city, it has long suffered from an unfortunate history of institutional racism, public neglect, urban renewal, riots, and violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">But this part of the city has in recent years become, culturally and architecturally, arguably one of its most interesting areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In Inglewood, the Rams and Chargers now play at the impressive So-Fi Stadium, the Clippers are moving into the futuristic Intuit Dome, and the renovated Kia Forum hosts many of the biggest performances in the city. In Exposition Park, George Lucas\u2019s Museum of Narrative Art, a spaceship-like design by MAD Architects, is getting ready to open in 2025. And in Crenshaw, dozens of artists are participating in <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//projects//crenshaw-boulevard-perkins-will///">Destination Crenshaw,<\/a> a unique art and infrastructure undertaking set to open early next year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote size-regular\"><blockquote><p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re about improving the lives of the people we serve. We\u2019re about creating whole communities and giving our residents huge opportunities.\u201d<\/p><\/p><cite>Jenny Scanlin, Chief Strategic Development Officer, HACLA<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Yet while these undertakings have the potential to become exciting catalysts, they won\u2019t substitute for more direct efforts to remedy South L.A.\u2019s biggest challenge:<a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//viewpoints//christopher-hawthorne-los-angeles-homeless-crisis///"> a dire housing and community development crisis<\/a> promulgated by its history of neglect and disinvestment. Not only is too much housing here below standard, but creeping gentrification in one of the city\u2019s few affordable areas is threatening to render quality stock out of reach. In response, the city has launched multiple initiatives to update badly outdated community plans and to ramp up affordable housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jordan Downs Brings Urban Innovation to South Los Angeles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Arguably no effort here has been more substantial than the renewal of <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.hacla.org//en//development-services//development//jordan-downs-redevelopment/">Jordan Downs<\/a>, a 700-unit 1940\u2019s era public housing project in the Watts neighborhood whose cold, institutional environment and steady deterioration had by the 1980s and 90s made it one of the West Coast\u2019s most notorious case studies for the struggles of public housing. Several units still remain; most are shabby, low-lying institutional buildings with bars on the windows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In 2013 the city approved a master plan for Jordan Downs\u2019 redevelopment, led by the <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.hacla.org//en/">Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles <\/a>(HACLA) along with private developers <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////tmo.com///">The Michaels Organization<\/a> and <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////bridgehousing.com///">Bridge Housing<\/a>. The 60-acre project was dogged by early delays, but it\u2019s now more than halfway to completion, and when finished it will include over 1,500 units of new mixed-income housing, 100,000 square feet of retail, a community center, park space, and new roads and infrastructure. It\u2019s basically the most expansive development in the city since Playa Vista, a new west side neighborhood that sprang up on land that once belonged to Howard Hughes\u2019 aerospace empire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Already Jordan Downs Urban Village, as its developers have rebranded it, is showing signs of promise. &nbsp;While the architecture isn\u2019t formally cutting edge, it boasts a number of important innovations and is starting to feel like a significant, very livable place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1253\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2023//12//Jordan-Downs_1-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"An aerial view of Jordan Downs\" class=\"wp-image-108796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_1-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_1-1024x501.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_1-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_1-1536x752.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_1-2048x1003.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An aerial view of Jordan Downs, showing the different scales of building.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The development has been divided into six phases, each with its own set of typologies, densities, and approaches. There is a mix of affordable rental and owner properties, and a limited amount of market rate units. Overall the design style, as dictated by the master plan, is \u201cMediterranean-influenced,\u201d an effort, cites the plan, to reflect local historic buildings and the area\u2019s modest bungalows. \u201cThe community really felt that having something that was Mediterranean or Spanish style was important to create a thread of connection,\u201d notes Jenny Scanlin, HACLA\u2019s Chief Strategic Development Officer. But each architect and developer team\u2019s interpretation of Mediterranean differs substantially. Earlier phases tend to be more traditional, with tile roofs and &nbsp;warm colors, while later ones are more stripped back, even modern.<strong> \u201c<\/strong>We don\u2019t want everything to look exactly the same. If you go to the rest of the city every building doesn\u2019t look the same,\u201d says Geoff Moen, HACLA\u2019s Director of Development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The scale of the site\u2019s buildings is lower along its outer edges to meet the neighborhood\u2019s surrounding single family houses and becomes taller toward its center. In order to take advantage of the mild weather and provide for former residents, who often had their own private outdoor spaces, many buildings consist of two- or three-story townhomes with direct access from the street, while larger buildings have outdoor walkways, balconies, shade structures, large green courtyards, and other connections to the outdoors. Masses are broken down via varying textures, colors, massing modulations, and materials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainability and Connections to the Urban Fabric<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cThe negative space became one of the key design features,\u201d says Keith McClosky, Associate Principal at<a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////ktgy.com///"> KTGY<\/a>, who have designed several buildings for Bridge Housing. \u201cPassive, thoughtful ways to open up buildings and create connections.\u201d AC Martin Associate Principal Jeff Mertzel adds that their project (also for Bridge Housing) has more detailing than a lot of the firm\u2019s market rate multifamily work. \u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have this scale of modulation, the differing levels, terraces, and breezeways\u201d he says. Approvals moved faster than his other work as well, Mertzel says, because the building department established its own team for the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1254\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2023//12//Jordan-Downs_3b-scaled.jpg/" alt=\"A rendering of a park at Jordan Downs\" class=\"wp-image-108795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_3b-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_3b-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_3b-1024x502.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_3b-768x376.jpg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_3b-1536x752.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Jordan-Downs_3b-2048x1003.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green spaces and pocket parks are planned throughout the Jordan Downs redevelopment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Outside of architecture, it\u2019s the urban innovations at Jordan Downs that are setting it apart, helping provide the energy, softness, and connection that the area had long lacked. This includes connecting what were super blocks to the rest of the city via a through grid of streets, installing a new main thoroughfare via an extension of Century Boulevard. There\u2019s also new street level retail and Freedom Plaza, a handsome shopping center by <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.nadelarc.com///">Nadel Architects<\/a> incorporating public art, landscape, and stylish colors and materials. The removal of an industrial site that once bisected the development has paved the way for more housing and a large central park, which is still seeking funding. Each phase contains its own smaller green spaces and pocket parks, helping create mini communities within the larger community. The project has also become the city\u2019s second LEED Neighborhood Development, after Playa Vista, thanks to its collection of LEED certified buildings, green spaces, and complete streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">HACLA\u2019s efforts to improve the public realm go beyond the site, notes Scanlin. This includes working with partner organizations to rehabilitate hundreds of homes in the immediate vicinity, planting more street trees, building a new bikeway, and even helping green local schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cWe are a housing authority, but we\u2019re about improving the lives of the people we serve,\u201d says Scanlin. \u201cWe\u2019re about creating whole communities and giving our residents huge opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Community-First Approach to Development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Much of the project came a result of a rigorous dialogue consisting of dozens of community meetings with residents to provide regular feedback. Among the results was the assurance that no one would be displaced by the development. All residents are being moved to new facilities before their previous lodgings are removed, which explains why some of Jordan Downs\u2019 buildings remain, like frozen museum pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cHACLA got residents to buy in from day one, and that has made all the difference,\u201d noted Sierra Atilano, Executive Vice President at Bridge Housing. \u201cWhen you see the head of HACLA at resident meetings asking about residents\u2019 children and how they\u2019re doing it says a lot. I\u2019ve seen them go above and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1537\" height=\"953\" src=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////metropolismag.com//wp-content//uploads//2023//12//Cedar-Grove-Walk-Way.jpg/" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-108797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cedar-Grove-Walk-Way.jpg 1537w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cedar-Grove-Walk-Way-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cedar-Grove-Walk-Way-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Cedar-Grove-Walk-Way-768x476.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1537px) 100vw, 1537px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The apartments at Cedar Grove were part of an early phase of the development, adhering to a more traditional aesthetic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Denise Penegar, a Jordan Downs resident now living on the in a new apartment called Park Place, has lived in Jordan Downs for 18 years. She was one of several \u201ccommunity coaches\u201d who went to all local meetings and were part of discussions with city leaders on behalf of the development. Penegar had her doubts that the project would ever happen (\u201cI used to say I\u2019ll be dead and gone by the day this finishes,\u201d she says) and has been pleasantly surprised that she and her neighbors\u2019 needs were prioritized. She\u2019s happy with her new fifth floor apartment, which replaces a small yard for a balcony and views. She finds it much cleaner and safer than her old unit. But she\u2019s critical that it does not have its own washer and dryer. (She shares that facility with others on her floor.) Future residents are set to have their own laundry, she notes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cI knew we couldn\u2019t have everything,\u201d she says, adding that friends in other public housing developments want HACLA to update their lodgings now too. (HACLA is planning major redevelopments in a number of its more deteriorated public housing developments, including Ranch San Pedro, a 21-acre site in L.A.\u2019s San Pedro neighborhood; Rose Hill Courts in El Sereno; and William Mead Homes in Chinatown.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Spaces at Jordan Downs Aim for Longevity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">This community-first approach is a key recipe for success in a place where top down planning and architecture has long been the norm. At nearby Nickerson Gardens, also in Watts, the musician Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Donny Joubert, co-founder of the <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////www.wattsgangtaskforce.com///">Watts Gangs Task Force<\/a>, have collaborated with the community and HACLA to create a new park that has replaced what was a decaying series of unused concrete and metal play spaces, a couple of benches, and a single pull up bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The new design, created pro-bono by NBBJ\u2019s experience design studio, <a href=https://metropolismag.com/"https:////esidesign.nbbj.com///">ESI Design<\/a>, draws on the flowing design of the dilapidated park that came before. But it\u2019s floored with warmly colorful, and recyclable, rubber composite, and filled with state-of-the art offerings like misting poles, shading canopies, swings, and a slide, netted play structure, carousel, and indoor adult fitness center. The opening of the park, says Kristen Svorka, senior project manager at ESI Design, was celebrated with a concert featuring the Chili Peppers and local rapper Jay Rock, who lives in Nickerson Gardens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">As the deterioration of the old park demonstrated, another key to ensuring the success of Jordan Downs will be upkeep. This was, of course, another Achilles heel of midcentury public housing. At Nickerson\u2019s new park equipment is extra durable and easily cleanable and replaceable, says Svorka. At Jordan Downs, HACLA has developed the New Century Association, which requires all property owners to pay into the association for general area maintenance, trash collection, and landscaping costs. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to bring it up to modern standards,\u201d said HACLA\u2019s Moen. \u201cI would go a step further and say as good as anywhere else in the city. It should be better. It should be a place people are happy and excited about. We think we\u2019re well on our way toward it.\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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