Construction broke ground this week on Phase 1A of Jordan Downs, a massive public housing project in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts. Developed by BRIDGE Housing and The Michaels Organization, the overall $1 billion project "promises to spur economic development across the region and become a national model for the renewal of public housing," say project officials.
Phase 1A, which broke ground June 5, was designed by Santa Ana, CA-based SVA Architects, Inc., and is being built by Cannon Constructors South of Los Angeles. When complete in the third quarter of 2018, this $58.7-million portion of the project will consist of 115 rental apartments in 12 buildings on 3.15 acres.
