Construction is in the home stretch for a new mixed-use affordable housing complex from Little Tokyo Service Center in Downtown Los Angeles.
The Go for Broke Plaza and the First Street North Residences, located just north of the Japanese American National Museum at 232 Judge John Aiso Street, will feature a combined 248 studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments reserved for households earning between 30 and 80 percent of the Los Angeles area median income level. Plans also call for 80 of the apartments to serve as permanent supportive housing for veterans.
View looking northeast from Judge John Aiso StationUrbanize LA
A portion of the building's ground floor will serve as a permanent home for the Go For Broke National Education Center, which will provide an exhibit focused on the experiences of Japanese-American soldiers during World War II. The existing Go For Broke monument, which pays tribute to the soldiers of the 100th/442nd Regimental combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service, will be the centerpiece of the project's courtyard. "Go For Broke" served as the regiment's motto.
The building's ground floor will also include 40,000 square feet of commercial space, much of which LTSC hopes to lease to legacy Little Tokyo small businesses and organizations.
View of the LTSC-Go For Broke project from Judge John Aiso Street looking southCarde Ten
Carde Ten is designing the contemporary podium-type buildings.
The First Street North site is one of several public properties in Little Tokyo which are likely to be up for redevelopment in the coming years, including the former home of Parker Center, the Mangrove property across Alameda Street and the land surrounding the Little Tokyo/Arts District subway station.
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